Jeff - if it isn't registering at all then the cap tube is probably broken
somewhere. Only options are:
1) find a working gauge (since the tube is an integral part) -- GOOD
LUCK
2) purchase new from somewhere (about $180 if you can find one)
3) send yours off to be rebuilt (about $125-150)
4) convert to an electric (early TR4) gauge - different type of sending
unit and different gauge with electrical connections in between. (cost me
about $40 for the setup)
I opted for #3 on my driver.
Later,
Carl F. Musson,
You can't tell which way the car went by just looking at the road...
TR3A's - TS25264L ('58 Almost Daily Driver)
& TS81802LO - ('61 Concours d'Wannabe)
Tampa, Florida (USA)
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff A Williamson [mailto:Jeff.A.Williamson@jci.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 12:47 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Broken TR3 Temp Gauge ?
I fired up the engine on my TR3A last night, just to make
sure everything was
OK before preparing to put the body back on. I hooked up the
temp gauge to make
sure the coolant was flowing and cooling properly. After the
engine heated up,
the coolant was hot (steaming but not boiling) in both the
engine and the
radiator, so I know the coolant was circulating, but the
temp gauge was still
pegged at the minimum reading and did not seem to be
registering at all. The
thermocouple was screwed tightly into the thermostat
housing, and the capillary
tube did not appear to be broken anywhere.
What is the probable cause of the problem? Bad thermocouple,
bad gauge, or
something else?
Neither Moss or Vicky Brit have the temp gauge or it's
components. What can I
do, if anything?
Jeff Williamson
Belleville, MI
'58 TR3A
'60 TR3A
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