Super Mini Mad
Posted 13 July 2020 - 10:26 PM
One way to get around all these problems is to buy yourself a mechanical capillary gauge. These are generally much more accurate than the electrical gauge and will show a temperature number rather than hot/cold.
I have a Durite gauge that has the 5/8 unf fitting. https://www.ebay.co....p4AAOSwOudZ15od
This you can screw into the block temporarily to get an accurate reading. This will tell you if the car is actually running hot/cold or if you need to replace the sender/wire/gauge.
Super Mini Mad
Posted 19 July 2020 - 11:51 AM
If normal temperature is showing as just above hot, it wouldn't give you much warning if it did overheat. It might be worth checking that you have just 10v coming out of the voltage stabilizer.
Or failing that, the gauges come apart very easily and you could bend the bi-metal strip that operates the needle, a tad to bring it to show normal.
Of course the gauge could be faulty and they are pretty crude, so taking it apart may show a problem.
Agree with you on that point, almost every issue I have had about temp gauges always ended up not with a faulty gauge, but the voltage stabiliser. now I always fit a solid state stabiliser, cheaper than areplacement one, more reliable and easy as pie to fit.
One Carb Or Two?
Posted 21 July 2020 - 08:50 PM
If normal temperature is showing as just above hot, it wouldn't give you much warning if it did overheat. It might be worth checking that you have just 10v coming out of the voltage stabilizer.
Or failing that, the gauges come apart very easily and you could bend the bi-metal strip that operates the needle, a tad to bring it to show normal.
Of course the gauge could be faulty and they are pretty crude, so taking it apart may show a problem.
Agree with you on that point, almost every issue I have had about temp gauges always ended up not with a faulty gauge, but the voltage stabiliser. now I always fit a solid state stabiliser, cheaper than areplacement one, more reliable and easy as pie to fit.
Can the fuel gauge read OK even though the temp gauge is wrong due to a faulty voltage reg? Both use that same reg.
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