I think (but not sure) that the '78's and beyond had a wire instead of a
capillary tube. Not sure how to do the swap, but since mine is also bad, I'd be
interested to know how as well.
adrian
Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 8/4/99 11:33:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> gottstein@erols.com writes:
>
> << This weekend on a super-hot day, my water temperature gauge started
> moving
> toward Cold rather than Hot as time went on. Then it stopped working all
> together. I found that the wire (the one with the coil around it) had
> snapped right where it meets the radiator at this connection that come to a
> point that the wire sticks into. Do I need to replace the whole apparatus,
> or do I just need to stick the wire back in? I couldn't get the nut off the
> radiator with moderate pressure, so I figured I wouldn't play with it in
> care coolant went shooting everywhere. >>
>
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>
> OOPS! That sounds like a capillary tube rather than a wire. The stuff
> inside has now leaked out. You have to replace the whole thing, or send it
> out to have it rebuilt.
>
> Does anybody know what model years of Midgets used the water temp gauge with
> the capillary tube? I know my '77 has it, and it's the dual gauge with the
> oil temp on top.
>
> Allen Hefner
> '77 Midget
> '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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