Jamie,
I too was looking for a temp gauge that gave me an exact degree. The one I
found is made by AUTO METER, they have a web site @
http://www.autometer.com/ I checked them out here then ordered one through
JEGS. It fit nice next to my oil pressure gauge where the radio went. I
wanted to keep the stock one so I drilled and tapped a hole on the side of
the water pump below the thermostat, it works like a champ. If you don't
want to keep the original you can use the hole that's already in the pump,
the gauge kit comes with a host of adapters.
Good Luck
N.A. Campiglia III
'67 Spitfire MKIII
'74 Spitfire 1500
http://camalott.com/~spitdrvr
----- Original Message -----
From: <Metallian6@aol.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 09, 1999 8:18 PM
Subject: Cooling fan questions
>
> Hello fellow listers. I am still having a small cooling problem with my
1979
> Spitfire 1500 "Judas". I had the radiator repaired as the bottom was
crushed.
> It has no thermostat. I flushed the radiator and block. I also wired the
fan
> to a toggle switch because it was not running when it got hot. On my stock
> gage it still reads past the ideal mark which would be the middle line. It
> goes almost to the next line after the middle one. Is this normal or is
there
> something I'm not doing right? I know I need to put a thermostat it him
but I
> don't think that would be causing my problem. If nothing else is there a
way
> to convert over to a clutch fan and if so how much work would be involved?
> Also is there a temp gage I can install that reads in numbers instead of
> lines? Thanks in advance.
>
> Jamie
> 1979 Spitfire 1500 "Judas" (Daily driver)
> 1976 Spitfire 1500 (Body shell)
> 1962 AH Sprite "Nightcrawler" (Restoration in progress)
> 1979 Trans Am "Demonic Angel" (In need of rebuild)
> Web site link: <A
> HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/darkside/mycar.html";>1962 Austin-Healey
> Sprite Restoration
> </A>
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