Good Point!!!
Bayrock, Michael wrote:
>
> So far, everyone has given good advice. One thing that hasn't been
> mentioned yet is to replace the voltage regulator that is on the back of
> the speedo. I had a similar problem on my GT6, and after I changed
> *everything* and still had no resolution, I discovered this little
> silver box. I changed it, and the gauges have been fine since.
>
> That being said, I did need to change the water pump, hoses, and rebuild
> the rad anyway, so all was not lost.
>
> Incidentally, the way I discovered that I had a voltage regulator
> problem was that I noticed that the temp and fuel gauges would go up
> with increased engine RPM.
>
> Michael
> 70&71 GT6s
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: SpitfireKP@aol.com [SMTP:SpitfireKP@aol.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, November 19, 1998 3:08 PM
> > To: spitfires@Autox.Team.Net
> > Subject: Hot or not?
> >
> > When driving my Spit for the first time this summer, I kept pulling
> > over to
> > the side of the road whenever the temperature gauge reached its max,
> > which was
> > roughly every 5 minutes. I couldn't figure out the problem, b/c it was
> > full of
> > coolant and oil, and everything seemed to be in order. I decided to
> > test the
> > sending unit, so I boiled some water and poured it into a thermos and
> > stuck a
> > thermometer and the sending unit in it. The thermometer read 170
> > degrees, i
> > believe, and the sending unit was at its max again. I assumed the
> > sending unit
> > was bad. However, I bought a new one and the problem is still there.
> > In the
> > winter, this rarely occurs, but it still reads b/w 3/4 and max all the
> > time. I
> > imagine in the summer it will be hotter. Is this normal? I would like
> > to know,
> > b/c it is extremely frustrating, and I dont want to inadvertantly run
> > my
> > engine hot for too long.
> >
> > KRis Powell
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