Bingo!! Exactly the reason â?¦. new Smiths gauge now on the way â?¦
> On Oct 20, 2019, at 3:33 PM, Randall <TR3driver@ca.rr.com> wrote:
>
> I'm with Andrew. My guess is that the act of changing the thermostat caused
> a tiny crack in the capillary tube, which has been slowly letting ether gas
> escape. Yesterday there was enough ether left inside to push the gauge to
> 120F (even though the coolant was probably much hotter), today there isn't
> enough to move it at all.
>
> Getting your gauge rebuilt may be marginally cheaper than a new one, but
> still not cheap.
>
> -- Randall
> 56 TR3 TS13571L once and future daily driver
> 71 Stag LE1473 - awaiting engine rebuild
> 71-2-3 Stag - awaiting gearbox rebuild
>
>> But (as already suggested), go buy one of
>> those sensors and see what the thermostat housing temp is
>> when the gauge is reading zero. Then replace the gauge :-)
>>
>
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