[Healeys] Temp guage accuracy

[Dan Stromquist]

I boiled water and tested mine just as I took it off the stove and it showed
212 F. right on the button.
Dan

-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Mirek Sharp
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 7:59 PM
To: Healey List
Subject: [Healeys] Temp guage accuracy

In a recent post,  Dave Porter wrote: "The old temp gauges are horribly
inaccurate".

I am not sure what Dave means by "old" (just 4 bangers or all Healeys?), and
I
only have experience with one, but when I had my gauge and sending unit out
I
tested it out of curiosity using a laboratory thermometer (highly accurate)
and a pot of water I brought to boiling on the cooktop.

When the gauge read 160 degrees, the temp was actually 159.8, and when it
indicated 190 degrees it was actually 189.

I was impressed!

I am not disputing that in general they may be inaccurate, but mine is great
-
anyone else got any hard data?

cheers,

Mirek
1969 BT7 (and I am sticking to it until my Heritage Certificate is replaced)
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