Jack W Drews wrote:
>
> Peter L Krause wrote:
> >
> > Another .02 worth... I think Jack's problem with his TR 4 is, in fact,
> > condensation internally due to temp changes. Here in the South (I'm at
> > Roebling Road in Savannah this weekend teaching a BMWCCA school) the
> > morning temps of below fifty and the afternoon temps above seventy cause
> > water to condensate on the inside of engines, particularly all alloy
> > Alfa engines...(ask me how I know...) I think Jack doesn't have a
> > problem and should quit trying to find one where none is...Run the piss
> > out of it and take a look... -Peter Krause (SVRA Professional Mechanic
> > of the Year 1993)
>
> Hey, Peter, I like your solution. I'll take it. The car has never run
> better so I'm sure not going to re-ring it, but I will run a leakdown
> test next time I get the engine hot, just to satisfy my curiosity. Guess
> I'll also take one more pass at fixing my oil temp gage too. (You TR
> guys know the problem -- getting an original equipment gage, cobbled up
> from three different gages, to work with the voltage regulator and
> sending unit -- three tries and I quit trying!)
> --
> uncle jack
> TR4 Rallye Replica vintage racer
Jack,
I have found electrical temp and pressure gages to be inaccurate/and/or
not as reliable as I would like, therefore I have a mechanical oil
pressure gage in the Boss- never installed the water temp gage, and have
mechanical oil press and water temp gages in the Truck. They are rock
solid. You might consider foregoing a little bit of the originality for
reliability.
Just my 2 cents.
Bill D.
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