At 10:52 PM 5/8/2012, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >Within a few moments the temp gauge started climbing. Obviously the >engine, which had been on for fewer than 15 seconds, was overheating. > >So what was the gauge reading? It was reading the output of that crappy old coolant-level controller that sends a continuous instead of pulsed overheat signal to the gauge. Get one of the newer square ones, you'll be glad. The light will blink for low level in the pressure bottle, but the needle won't move appreciably. >Suggestions from anyone other than David Bereil are welcome. He told me >to test the new radiator by jamming a screwdriver through the coils. I'm >not sure I can trust him any more. Wonder who dat guy is? What a maroon! Funny, his name is somewhat similar to mine (Beierl, means clodhopper er, ah, Bavaria in plattdeutsch). I did mention a screwdriver in connection with the new radiator but that was an installation step, not for testing. For testing I always say you can't beat a crossbow. Yr obdt et cetera et cetera, Skimbleshanks |
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