Re: Water temp gauge - reads hot

[James Carruthers <spitlist@mintylamb.co.uk>]

You will know if its your stabilizer if your fuel tank reads + 1/4 of a 
tank. ie you run out when it says you've got a 1/4 left...




Ken Strayhorn wrote:

> Friends -
>
> The water temp gauge in my '72 Spitfire IV reads hot - as in all the 
> way against the peg on the right side of the gauge.
>
> The water - as tested with a candy thermometer after a run - is 180 
> degrees F, pretty good here in the hot and humid South.
>
> Where do I start to find the fault? The Haynes manual says only to 
> "replace defective units as they are not repairable." I'd hate to 
> replace the sender, gauge and stabilizer all at once!
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Ken Strayhorn
> Hillsborough NC