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08-25-2010, 12:35 PM | #1 |
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Cheap $ Temp Gauge
Went for a spin in the coupe last evening. Radiator shell felt a little to hot.
Not sure the accuracy of my motometer since it flew off the car when new. So here is my tip: Sneak past the wife and break out the turkey temp gauge from the kitchen and place it in the radiator neck for a fast and accurate reading. |
08-25-2010, 01:45 PM | #2 |
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Or...to avoid that taste of glycol in your turkey, get yourself one of those Digital Infrared Laser Thermometer LCD Guns.
Quick and easy to measure the difference in temperature of your water outlet pipe, vs upper and lower rad....or just about anything else. Point & Shoot.
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08-25-2010, 02:05 PM | #3 |
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in MHO , put a temp guage in it ............... steve
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08-25-2010, 02:55 PM | #4 |
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Tractor Supply sells a cheap temp gauge that is easily installed in the upper radiator hose. Just buy a couple of washers that fit the outside diameter of the provided outlet fitting for the sender and a toilet tank nut to fit the threads of the outlet. Poke a hole in the upper hose, slip a washer on the outlet, push the outlet fitting through the hose, put a washer on the inside of the hose on the outlet fitting and then clamp it all together with the upper half of a toilet tank nut (I cut mine in half with a hacksaw because it was too thick). Mount the gauge under the instrument panel with one of those cheap gauge brackets all the venders sell, snake the tubing through the firewall and screw the sender into the outlet fitting. Cheap, quick and no leaks!
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08-25-2010, 02:58 PM | #5 | |
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08-25-2010, 06:56 PM | #6 |
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08-25-2010, 10:57 PM | #7 |
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I bought a Temperature Gauge from my local auto parts dealer, installed it in my "A",
mounted the gauge on the steering column just under the steering wheel. As I recall it was just over $30.00, 1/2 the price of the model A parts dealers. Works great, barely noticeable. I just have to cast my eyes down to check the temp. |
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So, if you could sketch it, scan it, and post it ... please. Thanks! |
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08-26-2010, 12:03 PM | #9 |
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Here's mine with a matching oil pressure gauge. Note that I fabbed a piece of metal to hide the sides of the gauges.
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08-26-2010, 07:44 PM | #10 |
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Here is a picture I hope.
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08-27-2010, 07:54 AM | #13 |
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You can find just what you want, and just what is pictured by others in this thread by looking in a W.W. Granger on-site catalog. All my gages came from ancillary 'pick-ups' left over from industrial auctions in closed down factories like this Ashcroft instrument. skip. |
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