My gauge is reading pretty close at running temp (180), but stays above 90 when
the engine's cold (we've had a cold snap
here in the SF Bay Area--some nights it even gets down below 40--pretty rough).
So ... anything I do to get the 'bottom end' recagibritated?
Bob
On 12/30/2012 3:50 AM, BJ8 Healeys wrote:
> Bob, I calibrated my gauge just as Kees recommends: I found it reading 10
> degrees too high (kind of explains my "overheating" problem). Putting the
> needle back on so that it was exactly between the two dots at 212 deg.
> while the sensor was immersed in boiling water fixed it.
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> Havelock, NC USA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Bob Spidell
> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2012 1:14 AM
> To: healeylist
> Subject: [Healeys] Smith's Temp Gauge
>
> Anyone got info on how to calibrate the Smiths temp gauge? I know about
> immersing in boiling water, etc., but I think there might be a couple screws
> or a wire to bend or something.
>
> Bob
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