TRY BRITISH MOTOR CARS LTD, 325 E. BROADWAY, MADISONVILLE, KY 42431. PROP. PAUL
OGLESBY 502-825-2994, 502-821-7050, 502-821-6351.
HE HAS REBUILT TR3 WATER TEMPERATURE GAUGES SITTING ON THE SHELF FOR AROUND
$100-110 USD EXCHANGE. THE REBUILT GAUGE IS A WORK OF ART. IT IS A SHAME TO PUT
IT IN THE CAR, YOU SHOULD DISPLAY IT ON YOUR MANTLE. NO FINANCAL INTEREST, JUST
A VERY SATISIFIED CUSTOMER.
BOB ANNAND TR3A TS57799L
Musson, Carl wrote:
> 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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