OK, I've got a few questions for you guys. 1. I took my car to a show today and on the way back it ran 230º, stopped and cooled it down half way home (it went right back to 230º) and when I got home I put a thermometer in the radiator and when the gauge (new S/W with new sending unit, no tape on the sending unit, I even hooked a jumper cable from the base of the sending unit to the neg side of the battery to make sure it was grounded) read 230º, the thermometer read 175º (I put a new 160º thermostat in). I have the correct sending unit for the gauge and the gauge reads from far left (cold) to far right (hot). Is there a way to check the sending unit or do I just ***ume it's bad and buy another new one? I can't find anywhere that shows what the ohm reading should be. 2. I have a big gap between the front of the hood and the grill. The right side is also a little higher than the left side. How would I bring the hood forward and lower the right side? right side, a little high. left side sets pretty good. Last question, I bought new rubber for the front of the quarter windows. They are fabric covered and I can't get them in the slot. If they were rubber I would try to lube them and slip them in. I don't want to try and bend the entire length to get them in. Any help?
Sounds like the temp gauge could be wrong, but if there is no flow it could explain the temp difference between the radiator and where the sensor is mounted. The way I check thermocouples at work is by boiling water and seeing it read 212 degrees. I don't know how feasible that would be. Also the air dam that goes from the top the radiator to the hood seem pretty important too. Like the photos.
There is flow so I'm thinking it's the sending unit. I have to wait till Monday to call Summit or Stewart Warner to see if there's a way to check the sending unit.
As far as the window seal, first clean out any old stuff in the channel. Take the seal (you may have to cut it to length) insert in one side of the channel and with a wide flat tool like a stiff putty knife press the other side into the channel. Go slow and be careful so you don't cut the fabric covering. I think that is how I did the same thing on my 54. The alternative is to use lots of silicone and slide it down the channel. Not sure this is possible. You will have to have the window down partially starting at the top or all the way down and start at the bottom..
To lower the corners of the hood, lower the rubber bumpers on each side, and the latch. To move it frontwards, loosen the six bolts and slide in on the hinges, but that also affects the gap to the cowl. Many adjustments to make, hard to get them all right, and almost imposible to do it alone.
If your car is like mine the bumper adjustment did not help I noticed a difference in gap at door to front fender, loosened bolts and lifted fender helped but did not cure the problem! Still looking. Tony
Well, thanks to Jeff, (meknow63), I know the problem with the temp gauge is the sending unit. He used his infrared heat sensor gun and when the gauge shows 230º-240º, the engine block is between 165º-175º. I'll be ordering another one. Tomorrow I'll try installing the weather seal, thanks Paul2748. During the next week I'll try adjusting the hood like Ole don said. My GPS speedometer should be here tomorrow so that will go in soon.
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