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Subject:Re: Normal temp?
From:David Beierl
Date:Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:30:37 -0400

At 11:14 PM 8/10/2009, Jim Arnott wrote:
>87 degree Waller thermostat and in 15 miles highway driving, the
>temperature gauge gets to just above the 1/4" white bar at the bottom
>of the gauge.  Is this 'normal' for the later gauge?

When I got Scamp ('89) that's about where the gauge sat.  Thermostat
was starting to open at the correct temp, but opening fully much too
soon.  New thermostat and new gauge sender from Ken Wilford (and new
T-II sender as well, it was also bad along with the radiator fan
stage-I switch), and the gauge now gets to a couple needle-widths
above the LED when the fan starts up.  Otherwise it's between the
center of the LED and about a needle-width above it.

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David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'89 Po' White Star "Scamp"