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Re: Temp Gauge and 948cc Engine

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The Minor cooling system is WAY over specified.......
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Re: Temp Gauge and 948cc Engine

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It was 50 years ago, a lot of water has gone under the bridge since then!

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Re: Temp Gauge and 948cc Engine

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Re: Temp Gauge and 948cc Engine

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As I do not have a heater fitted I installed my temperature sensor at the back of the engine.

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Re: Temp Gauge and 948cc Engine

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I prefer to have the benefit of the heater... The engine soon tells you if it's overheating.
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Re: Temp Gauge and 948cc Engine

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What country is this car in?

Note the heater can act as a secondary radiator if the temperature creeps up.
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Re: Temp Gauge and 948cc Engine

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The car is in Port Elizabeth, South Africa .

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Re: Temp Gauge and 948cc Engine

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It might be that the thermostat is faulty, if it only reads 72 deg.
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Re: Temp Gauge and 948cc Engine

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That would be spot-on for a standard thermostat!
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Re: Temp Gauge and 948cc Engine

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Re: Temp Gauge and 948cc Engine

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Just need the ammeter now....... :)
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Re: Temp Gauge and 948cc Engine

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Seen several solutions here. For the 1098 engine, is this the right location for a temp sensor?
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Re: Temp Gauge and 948cc Engine

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Yes!
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Re: Temp Gauge and 948cc Engine

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I bought a Smith temp gauge with sensor, according to the seller for a Mini. I expected the sensor would fit, but the thread is different. The sensor is from Lucas. Is it located somewhere else on the Mini?
I assume making an adaptor will bring the sensor further away from the main water flow, so that wil give inaccurate results. Any good suggestion?[frame]Image[/frame]
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Re: Temp Gauge and 948cc Engine

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Not like any Mini sensor I have ever seen.... Perhaps for a MINI ??? Not much use on your Minor I fear...
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Re: Temp Gauge and 948cc Engine

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bmcecosse wrote:I used the cut bottom hose method many many moons ago.
The bottom hose will give you an incorrect reading since it takes the cool water from the rad back into the engine. You need to fit the sensor to the top hose or fit a tapped thread into the header tank if there is room, since this will measure the temperature of the hot water from the engine into the rad. There is room on a Series MM or Series II rad
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Re: Temp Gauge and 948cc Engine

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He means cut a bottom hose to use as a top hose, then fit the sensor in the pipe that would be from the heater.

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Re: Temp Gauge and 948cc Engine

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Re: Temp Gauge and 948cc Engine

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My 1960 convertible has one of those temperature sensors with wire curled all round the length of the connecting line from sensor to gauge. It is obviously an "add on" and leads from a thermostat housing with an integral take off point. The thing is that it doesn't work. I have read somewhere that this is a mercury filled tube and presumably not available (H&S). Any ideas folks. Is converting to electric gauge the only answer? Chris.
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Re: Temp Gauge and 948cc Engine

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The temperature gauge you are describing is of the capillary type.

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If the gauge is not working you will have to replace the complete gauge, capillary tube and sensor.
New Smiths capillary gauges are available at a price but fitting an electric transmitter and gauge is perfectly satisfactory and the electric type will be a lot cheaper.

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