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Fuel Pressure Tester Help - Schrader Valve Size?

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Fuel Pressure Tester Help - Schrader Valve Size?

Postby Erntster » April 23rd, 2021, 6:54 pm

2000 Mercruiser 350 Mag MPI Horizon, MEFI 3 - Serial #OL394802
I’m trying to connect a fuel pressure tester to the schrader valve on the front/end of the fuel rail. This seemed simple enough...
I rented a tester from O’Reillys, with many sizes of adapters, clamps, hoses, etc. Nothing in the “kit” fit the threads on this schrader valve. Most were too big. The closest was a “Ford Schrader Valve Adapter.” It appears to be somewhere between 1/4” and 5/16”...or maybe an M8?
Are these an odd “marine” specialty size?
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Re: Fuel Pressure Tester Help - Schrader Valve Size?

Postby Viper » April 23rd, 2021, 6:59 pm

Merc's kit has the right size but so does one of the kits Snap-On sells. Don't recall the size though.

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Re: Fuel Pressure Tester Help - Schrader Valve Size?

Postby tomschauer » April 24th, 2021, 12:33 am

Its some crazy odd size, and not a regular flare type schrader. I removed that 3/8" mip fitting and installed a standard 3/8" mip to 1/4' Schrader fitting on my mercs. I did the same on several fuel injected outboards in the past so I could use my pressure gauge.
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Re: Fuel Pressure Tester Help - Schrader Valve Size?

Postby edw » April 25th, 2021, 8:13 am

If it is a normal Shrader valve, this is what you need: https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/ ... seneck.php

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