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RE: broken sleeved thermostat

To: "triumphs" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: broken sleeved thermostat
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 16:04:50 -0700
> Agreeing with Randall, BUT.....
>
> <<Then stick the thermometer into the radiator neck so the sensor is
> immersed
> in the moving water.>>
>
> Slide a short piece of rubber tubing over probe!!!!
>
> Don't want IT to be resting on the neck<G>!!

My apologies, left that part out.  Ed is quite right, the probe needs to not
touch metal as the metal may be cooler than the water.

Of course you can just hold it so it doesn't, as it should only take a few
seconds for the reading to stop moving, but rubber tubing would work too.

Randall




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