Capillary Water Temperature Gauge Repair

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Capillary water temperature gauge repair. We can repair and recalibrate to original specification most types of smiths capillary type gauges from the smith s range of instruments. If you are going to repair a gauge yourself be sure to use a soldering iron not a torch so that it doesn t go boom. It should indicate about 210 f 220 f. An easy method to repair a temperature gauge.

Capillary gauge repair posted in problems questions and technical. Does anyone know of anywhere that could repair this and refill the ethanol. Test your gauge with boiling water. External diameter of a 078 to 08 a capillary tube can be found on ebay or in an old gas refrigerator or in a old gas water boiler.

I ve had mo ma instruments repair many early sw gauges. I have a smiths water temperature gauge on which the capillary bulb has split around the solder. For my two gauges both leaks had occurred near the brass bulb one at the soldered joint and the other through a split capillary which i removed by shortening it by an inch or so. About 100 f to 230 f for diethyl ether.

A capillary tube if you cannot afford to use the remaining length on your broken gauge. The fogger fogger nov 28 2008. Or you could try and fix it yourself look on tinternet for capillary gauge repair or somthing like that bacicaly you find where the tube is leaking mine was at the water pipe end so i could cut. Click here for non standard repair contact us for more information.

Who can i get to install a longer capillary tube on my 1934 plymouth water temp. Old sensor the gauge with a piece of capillary tube and the connecting sleeve or termination a. I found the best way to insert the fluid into the brass bulb was to drill a small hole around 1 1 5 mm diameter through the tip of the bulb large enough to insert a hypodermic syringe needle and inject a couple. Go to the search feature and type in capillary repair all the threads come up oldchevyseller nov 28 2008.

Capillary temperature gauges capillary temperature speedometer tachometer gauge cable sender sale repair restoration and re manufacture from the early 1900 s through to current models along with the sale and installation of vehicle control systems are the cornerstone s of our business. A vapor pressure temperature gauge works best when there is some fluid in the bulb and some evaporated boiled vapor in the capillary tube and pressure gauge e g.