On Tue, 6 Jul 1999, David Wood wrote:
> One thing I did do was leave the heater valve open; I had heard
> somewhere that the rear cylinder does not get properly cooled if this is
> closed. Can anyone tell me if it is true or not? When I closed it for
> a short time the temperature did climb. I have been thinking of
> bypassing the heater box.
There was a recent discussion on this list about this. I may have even
been the one who brought it up. Some posts in the discussion almost have
me convinced that it is an urban Spridget myth...
>
> One the "Fuel Guage" there is talk of maybe the guages not being
> connected to the voltage regulator and directly to the battary. Could
> this be plausible in my case? I have not checked out the wiring in
> detail.
If you have the original gauge, it is mechanical, not electric.
You could test it with a pot of boiling water (212F).
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