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Old 03-26-2013, 09:46 AM
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There are water FLOW alarms available. I would think that more useful than coolant pressure.
Under power I am usually on autopilot and the gauges are not in my line of sight, so I like the alarms.

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Originally Posted by romantic comedy View Post
What about a water pressure alarm.

I have wondered about this. Do people use them? If a hose breaks or the engine loses water, what happens?

I dont use any alarms. Maybe I should. I have had all sorts of gauges on my cars, but never had a failure. As a mechanic, there are so few times when an alarm could have helped an engine failure.

I have a water temp gauge, and an oil pressure gauge mounted in plain sight, on the aft cabin. I dont get the point of the panels mounted down low. You cant see the gauges.

Maybe I will hook up an oil pressure alarm after I rebuild the engine. It is sure to fail then.
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