[TR] Temp Gauge failing?

[William Pugh]

Bingo!!  Exactly the reason …. new Smiths gauge now on the way …



> On Oct 20, 2019, at 3:33 PM, Randall <TR3driver at 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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