Rob,
I may be all wet....and if I am, I am positive the list will correct me, so
here goes.....
If I recall correctly, the Smiths temp gauge has an adjusting screw on the
back. However, prior to adjusting, follow Theo's advice and check your
voltage regulator. I checked the calibration on my temp gauge by getting
the car up to temperature and comparing the readings on the Smith's against
a Temp Probe attached to my Fluke meter. Mine tested out OK, so there was
no reason to adjust it.
Regards,
Allan
B9472373
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-tigers@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-tigers@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of BlueGolfer@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 1999 10:32 AM
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Calibrating water temp gauges
I suspect my original Smiths water temperature gauge is not accurate. It
slowly works it way up to 250+ and pegs out. The water temp. (75%
antifreeze)
does not appear to be boiling. The needle motion is jerky. I tried
grounding
the sender line and the gauge pegged out. It took about 30 seconds to do
so,
and did it in a series of jerky motions. Now, I'm trying an experiment. I
rigged up a mechanical gauge to the line next to the electrical sending
unit.
I'm going to run the motor and compare the two temperatures. If the
electrical gauge is off, is there a way to recalibrate it?
Rob Kempinski
Melbourne Fl
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