Spent $18 on a vacuum gauge for my $1,200 beater and it paid for itself in a weekend

Christopher Wilson · 2026-10-06T11:20:03.297234+00:00

Picked up a 98 Corolla off a guy in Modesto for $1,200 that was running rough and stalling at stops. I grabbed an $18 vacuum gauge off Amazon and found a cracked intake hose in about 10 minutes, a $12 part. Before that I was ready to throw a $90 fuel pump at it and hope. Curious what cheap tool you guys reach for first when a beater runs like junk.

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