SWINGER TEMPERTURE GAUGE

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DEAR LORDS AND LADIES ; WE HAVE ADDED A TEMP GAUGE (INEXPENSIVE) VIZ :$27.00 WITH GOOD RESULTS. WHATS UNIQUE ABOUT THIS IS A SMALL SPRING LOADED BRASS HINGE ATTACHED TO THE GAUGE . A GENTILE TOUCH AND IT FLIPS UNDER THE PANEL SECURELY. THE PROBE,SILVER SOLDERED INTO THE BACK ENGINE PANEL GIVES A DIRECT READOUT AND IS RUNNING AT AT 150 DEGREES . WHEN IT IS SHUT DOWN ,IT SLOWLY GOES UP TO 190 DEGREES WITH A LITTLE SPUTTERING AND THEN COOLS DOWN,RATHER QUICKLY. THIS IS AT 80 DEGREES O.A.TEMP. ABSOLUTELY THRILLED BECAUSE WE RETAIN THE ORIGINALITY STUFF BUT MONITER TEMP WHILE DRIVING. STILL MONITERING OUR NEWLY DESIGNED THERMOSTAT AND WAITING FOR THOSE 90 DEGREE DAYS BEFORE WE FEEL OK . RUNNING WELL AT THIS TIME. BTW THE TEMP GAUGE HAS A BLACKGROUND WITH A RED INDICATOR NEEDLE AND EASY IS TO READ. TALLY HO! THOM COLLINS

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DEAR MARK;WE WILL BE PUTTING THE INFO TOGETHER FOR OUR MEMBERS' USE. THE TEMP GAUGE HAS THE f DEGREE READOUT WHICH IS MORE FAMILIAR. BUT I AM SURE IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN CENTIGRADE. MOST ANY AUTO PARTS STORE SHOULD CARRY THE " CHAMP" 7-109 DELUXE MECHANICAL WATER TEMPERATURE GAUGE SOLD BY CHAMP SERVICE LINE -DIV OF STANDARDMOTOR PRODUCTS,INC-EDWARDSVILLE,KANSAS 66111. THE HINGE WAS AN OLD BRASS SPRING LOADED KITCHEN CABINET HINGE THAT WE FOUND IN OUR JUNK BOX BUT WAS PERFECT FOR ATTACHING TO THE CUSTOMIZED PANEL INSERT THAT COMES WITH THE KIT. BTW THE GAUGE IS ANGLED TOWARDS THE DRIVER, FOR READABILITY. THE WHOLE PROCESS TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR TO PUT TOGETHER. IFF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED WE WILL CHECK OUT HOME DEPOT FOR A DUPLICATE OF THE HINGE AND LET YOU KNOW. I AM STILL GRININ IN DA WIND OVER THIS GAUGE. TALLY HO! THOM COLLINS