Re: Gauges
Tony Leeming (tleeming(at)island.net)
Fri, 10 Jul 1998 09:53:34 -0700
I had a similar experience with my BGT ( yes, I'm sorry..I do own one)
I got fed up with the high temp. readings so I set up the sender and
the gauge on the bench with a 12v power supply and calibrated the gauge
by adjusting it on the back. When I put it on the car, it was wrong
because of the voltage stabilizer in the instrument circuit.
I finally calibrated the gauge on the car using a thermometer in the top
of the rad.
All of a sudden my overheating problem dissappeared.
When I did my series II, I did it on the bench with the full 12V... no
problem when I put it back on the car.
So....for those with overheating problems... start off by sticking a
thermometer in the top of the rad. and compare the reading with your
temp. guage....I struggled with what I thought was an overheating
problem for a couple of years before I did this simple thing !!
Tony Leeming
Series II - Real cool
BGT - not quite as cool
Jarrid Gross (Yorba Linda, CA) wrote:
> Rex wrote,
>
> > I don't know of a sure way to ID the sensors,
> >other than to order them from Rick.
>
> Wrong gauge/sender is probably a major source of grief among
> people that think they are overheating.
>
> Measure the resistances at room temp, and boiling.
> Publish the data on one/all the rootes web pages.
>
> Sounds like a good excersise, anyone at sea level got both?
>
> Jarrid