drovak Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 My temperature gauge in my 1931 Buick 8-86 is constantly reading 140 degrees F, even when cold. I haven't yet pulled the sensor from the manifold. I would certainly like to find a functional temperature gauge; are these available? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 You send them out to be fixed. Not a big deal. Some people repair them at home. I have never tried. There use to be a guy in Hemmings ........”The temperature guage guy” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drovak Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 21 hours ago, edinmass said: You send them out to be fixed. Not a big deal. Some people repair them at home. I have never tried. There use to be a guy in Hemmings ........”The temperature guage guy” I took it out of the car, and it turns out the unit does work, but the needle is very sticky, likely from the very dirty looking mechanism. Something looks bent about the dial face, too. Doing some light cleaning and gently coaxing the needle does get it to move up to boiling, and back upon cooling. Hrm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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