On Tue, 31 Oct 1995, LMD/T/TB Peter Thorsen wrote:
> I have a '70 Spitfire with a 1500 engine fitted (a Triumph but not
> a Spitfire engine). The engine seems to be running at correct temperature
> (probably around 90 degrees Celcius, with the termostat (82 C) opening fine.
> The temperature gauge however only reaches about 1/5 of the maximum, so I want
> to check the gauge and the termometer in the waterpump. Does anybody know
I'd be willing to bet the sender is bad.
> Also, can the new engine be 'incompatible' with the termometer, that is
> using a different voltage range?
Possible, but not likely. I think the senders were virtually the same
for all electrically driven temperature gauges.
> I used to have the original 1300 engine and with that the temperature gauge
> would typically stabilise a little past the N (halfway to max)
That sounds about right.
>
> Thanks, Peter
>
You're welcome!
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