Stu,
My "clue" that MIke's temperature gauge was reading twenty degrees too high
was his observation, similar to yours, that his temperature ran twenty
degrees over the nominal thermostat control temperature for two different
thermostats and temperatures. In your case I would bet that your gauge is
reading about ten degrees too high. Most thermostats seem to control the
temperature at pretty close to the set point . . . provided, of course, the
cooling system is not a limitation. If you want to calibrate your
temperature gauge, you might want to start with the tech tips on Mark
Olson's Web page on this subject.
TTFN,
Bob
At 10:40 PM 6/10/99 -0400, Stu Brennan wrote:
>A couple questions. Where did you put the thermocouple? Right in the
>coolant next to the sensor, or somewhere else?
>
>When you are running in cold weather, or rain, where you have great
>cooling and your system is riding at the thermostat temperature, how
>does the gauge reading compare to your thermostat temperature? Mine,
>for instance, stabilizes about 10 degrees F above the thermostat temp.
>It did this with my 160 thermostat, and does it now with my 180. The
>gauges are crude, so it's possible this is just calibration error. I've
>never tried it with a TC. Mine is the stock setup for the gauge and
>sensor.
>
>Stu Brennan
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