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Re: Temperature Gauge Quiver

To: "Brad Kahler" <Brad.Kahler@141.com>, triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: Temperature Gauge Quiver
From: tomomalley@hey.net (Tom O'Malley)
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 21:12:26 GMT
References: <19980328182328901.AAA103@Fatman>
Brad writes...

>When I first start my Spitfire Mk1 the temperature gauge needle 
>quivers like crazy.  After the engine starts getting hotter the 
>needle settles down and seems to perform ok.  Has anyone seen 
>anything like this before?

This is a new one on me.  The gauge is a heater and is specifically
designed to react very slowly.  Can't think of any electrical fault
that would cause this.  Best guess is that the gauge itself has gone
bad and whatever is loose tightens up when it gets hot.

Cheers!

Tom O'Malley
'74, '77 Spits




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