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O.K. I was going thru my console parts and came accross this gauge ,

I has a scale that goes from 0 to 5 , above that it says kgf/cm /

It's a 2 inch gauge probably for a 911 , right ????

Dave

I can't recall a gauge in a 911 that was only 2". A console gauge from a 924? Early Audi?

First thought is boost gauge, but that measurement is somewhat similar to PSI... maybe intake vaccuum?

kgf/cm sounds like a pressure gauge, right? something close to "kilograms of force per square centimeter" maybe?

A picture would help

well the unit is kilograms of force per centimeter. There are torque, suction, pressure, and other gauges that measure with those units, but I really can't tell without a pic what yours is for. Maybe it's for fuel or oil pressure?

Uhhhhh...no.

Pressure would be kgf/cm2 (force per unit area)

i love starting these conversations - nice to see the collective knowledge slowly refine the definitions and the conversation become more specific.

Oh yeah my bad! I forgot that the unit wasn't squared.

Kgf/cm measures torque. like lbs/ft. You sure that that "cm" isn't squared Dave?

Not sure how a gauge like that could measure torque...

Doing some digging. Kgf/cm is roughly 1 bar or 14 psi.

Oil Pressure ?

Uhhhh...no.

Torque is force x length. It's not lbs per foot (lbs/ft). It's ft-lbs, where the hyphen means multiply.

Yeah I know , I'm not contributing to helping the gauge question. I just can't stand to see units of measurement get massacred.

Photo's added on 1st page. Dave

Does yours have a part number on the back?

Here's one on eBay listed as a 924 gauge.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/EXCELLENT-O...E-/370240671788

944 oil pressure gauge

Pressure gauge. 0-5 kgf/cm2 = 0-70 psi