Mechanical Water Temp Gauge Not Working

Problem is the bulb is too long and bottoms out on the water jacket. Web if i started it from over night and let it idle for an hour it would not get up to normal temp only if i drove it and that was with the grille covered 100%. Autometer’s advanced bourdon tube meter movement provides unparalleled performance in the most demanding applications. Web 236k views 6 years ago. I'm wondering if i might have a bad gauge, bad sensor/sender or some other issue.

25k views 2 years ago #pontiac #autometer #garagebuilt. Accurate mercury thermometer (could use any known thermometer) infrared etc. So, my coolant temp gauge isn't working. Not positive on the thread but it looked to me to be 3/4 pipe thread. Take the wire off the sending unit and ground it, gauge should peg out hot.

Web removed the standard electrical sender for water temp and tried fitting the bulb in its place. Web #2 · apr 7, 2011. Photo #1&2 use paint can opener to carefully uncrimp bezel. Yesterday i change my heater hoses, well actually i rerouted one to feed my clifford intake. Any discrepancy (or failure to read altogether) likely indicates a bad gauge.

Disconnect the stock gauge, make sure the aftermarket is hooked up to the right one (single spade connector), replace the thermistor (like $12, maybe). To reset the sunroof, follow these steps: This morning i get in it, and take off for work. The only port i know of for water temp is the one where the stock sender is. Accurate mercury thermometer (could use any known thermometer) infrared etc.

I've got a water temp gauge that i've not seen move yet. Need 2 people, one on seat, key on, engine off. Web 236k views 6 years ago. So, my coolant temp gauge isn't working.

Disconnect The Stock Gauge, Make Sure The Aftermarket Is Hooked Up To The Right One (Single Spade Connector), Replace The Thermistor (Like $12, Maybe).

Web i pretty much ignore the water temp gauge for the first ten to twenty minutes (fan is running any way) and then it just sort of pops into reading correctly. I suspect the sending unit or wiring is bad. This morning i get in it, and take off for work. You can always give it the official engineers tap (that's three taps gently on.

I'm Wondering If I Might Have A Bad Gauge, Bad Sensor/Sender Or Some Other Issue.

#3 unscrew nut to disassemble gauge. Web any known fix for a broken capillary tube on a mechanical stewart warner temp gauge where the sender screws into the engine? It's time to install mechanical gauges, because i'm sick of troubleshooting my sending units, and i want the true value. Accurate mercury thermometer (could use any known thermometer) infrared etc.

This Is How I Corrected It.

I have also tried this fitting, te5 which is supposed to provide enough depth for the bulb but the internal diameter of this part is too small for the bulb!! Web when the needle hits about 212 degrees f, the water should be boiling. Well, there are really only three parts to it, so follow these steps to figure out. Need 2 people, one on seat, key on, engine off.

I Chalk It Up To Not Working Or Loading The Engine So It Will Not Make Any Heat.

My 2 5/8 stewart warner mechanical temp gauge was reading 35 degrees low. Working on your car can be messy, especially when you’re working with. Web mechanical temperature gauges do not utilize a replaceable sender, and are typically not repairable. Web removed the standard electrical sender for water temp and tried fitting the bulb in its place.

Needle all the way to the bottom. Before you get too far check that the stock sender isn't unplugged, for some reason the connector for it is the only one on the truck that isn't hard to pull apart. Replace it with a new stock unit. Photo #1&2 use paint can opener to carefully uncrimp bezel. There was a hamb thread on this subject and tom c has done one based on the thread read.