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clo2jim · 09-19-2014, 08:49 PM

I have an original 1930 Town Sedan with 29,000 miles. It has a quail with a thermometer. I have had this car for 5 years and have driven it 1,000 miles only. This year is the only time when I have seen the thermometer register. This was after going up a long mile long hill out of our town. I was surprised to see it register because I didn't think it worked. Now I know better - the car just had to get heated up a bit. The radiator is in great shape with no issues. So it may just be a situation where the car just has to get heated up a bit.

You may want to put the motometer in hot water on a stove and heat the water up to see if anything registers. I bet you will see it register

09-19-2014, 08:49 PM	#2
clo2jim Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northern Ontario, Canada Posts: 175	Re: Motometer does not seem to register anything I have an original 1930 Town Sedan with 29,000 miles. It has a quail with a thermometer. I have had this car for 5 years and have driven it 1,000 miles only. This year is the only time when I have seen the thermometer register. This was after going up a long mile long hill out of our town. I was surprised to see it register because I didn't think it worked. Now I know better - the car just had to get heated up a bit. The radiator is in great shape with no issues. So it may just be a situation where the car just has to get heated up a bit. You may want to put the motometer in hot water on a stove and heat the water up to see if anything registers. I bet you will see it register