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[TR] Tr3, conversion from capillary tube to electrically sensedwater tem

Subject: [TR] Tr3, conversion from capillary tube to electrically sensedwater temperature gauge
From: terryrs at comcast.net (TERRY SMITH)
Date: Thu, 3 May 2018 20:14:11 -0400 (EDT)
References: <83F96043-3CB3-48B6-9CC8-B9FDA712D023@gmail.com> <019501d3672e$50aa9730$f1ffc590$@uprichard.net> <0D2C712F7BE9488C8E9000914CE8D92F@RYPC> <CAMp=J_rbOkAWjZ-GrbDpw35U8N4n7Cih1sjfyUZc-mpO_zTbrw@mail.gmail.com> <1d2a5b17-484f-44d4-8362-f526b736dd5b@verizon.net>
For the non-purists like me, I switched all my guages (not speedo or rpm) to 
Sunpro.  The Sunpro has an electronic sensor that fits perfectly into the 
thermostat.


Terry

> On May 3, 2018 at 9:34 AM Carl-TR <cfmtr3a at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
>     If you're not interested in keeping it original, you could always switch 
> over to a TR4 gauge and sensor setup.
> 
>     Sent from BlueMail http://www.bluemail.me/r?b=12874
>     On May 3, 2018, at 12:27 AM, Hoyt Duff <hoytduff at gmail.com 
> mailto:hoytduff at gmail.com > wrote:
> 
>         > > 
> >         Isn't there a "fix" to replace the tube with a part from NAPA? Not 
> > the
> >         entire gauge, but just the capillary tube? I remember reading about
> >         such a fix, but can't find it in my bookmarks.
> > 
> >         On 11/27/17, Randall <TR3driver at ca.rr.com> wrote:
> > 
> >             > > >             The "capillary" tube is mostly filled with 
> > ether, a very volatile
> > >             substance.
> > >             The tiniest crack will let it leak out, ruining the gauge. I 
> > > have also had
> > >             several movements fail from overheating. One of the posters 
> > > on another
> > >             forum has suggested that the movement comes apart inside when 
> > > needle hits
> > >             the top of the scale, but I have not investigated that.
> > > 
> > >         > > 
> > 
> >             > > >             -- Randall
> > > 
> > >         > > 
> >     > 


 

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