When my 72B had similar symptoms, it turned out to be a poorly grounded
voltage stabilizer. On my 72B, it is mounted on the wall behind the dash
and above my feet (LHD). Make sure it is not loosely mounted and maybe
clean the metal surfaces where it mounts to insure you are getting a
good ground. If that does not fix it, you could try replacing the
voltage stabilizer and maybe the temperature sender. Both are fairly
inexpensive parts.
David Councill
67 BGT
72 B
-----Original Message-----
From: mgs-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:mgs-bounces@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Matthew Milkevitch
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 9:37 AM
To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: [Mgs] Cooling issue, revisited
Fellow Listers;
Thanks to everyone for all the helpful comments and advice. It
appears that what I thought was an issue really wasn't, until
yesterday....
Yesterday I started up the B and took her out. Temp was around 85 F
(with low humidity) here in Philadelphia. What occurred before didn't
happen this time at all.
First of all, it seemed like the car got to "N" on the temp gauge in
about 3 minutes. Somehow, I don't think this is normal.
Second, instead of just settling a little to the right of "N", the
temp needle went to exactly half-way between "N" and "H." I took it for
a short drive, and it started to inch up toward "H." It stopped exactly
to the left of "H." Not on "H," just a hair-width to the left. It
would not come down off of "H" as I drove normally.
I brought it home and let it cool down some. I then removed the
radiator cap and started up the car. I confirmed that I was getting
flow through the radiator (I could see the coolant moving).
I ran the car (at idle) for about 10 min. I measured the temperature
of the coolant using a candy thermometer (don't tell the wife!). I
topped out at 185 deg F. My thermostat is 165 F.
No steam, no leaks anywhere.
I am assuming I've either got a bad sender or gauge? Any thoughts
with this new information??
Thanks for your input,
Matt
Willow Grove, PA
74 BGT
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