Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 08/04/1999 7:03:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Lancer7676
> writes:
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> << Cant you stick the working end (the radiator end) in a pot of boiling
> water and see if the temp guage rises to 212 degrees to tell whether the cap
> tube has been evaced? >>
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> Not if you are buying it by mail order or off of someone on the list who is
> across the country. And when I go to a flea market I don't carry a bucket of
> boiling water. It's just not possible to be sure until you have it in your
> shop.
AH but yes you can check it out on the spot. Hit the bulb with a match
for about 10 seconds, if the needle moves it works. Calibration can be
done with a pot of boiling water.
Like the one I bought for a buck at an american car swap meet.
--
Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
Bugeye Sprite
67 Sprite
59 A40
http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut/
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