Projects 1955 Chevy 3100 temp gauge capillary tube

Does anyone know if you can get a capillary tube for 1955 chevy 3100 second series? My truck is missing the capillary tube and ***uming the head that screws into the motor too. I can't seem to locate just the tube without buying the whole mechanical gauge and tube in one. Thanks

 

That's because it's all one piece. How did you plan to reconnect the tube, and fill it with fluid, anyways?

common trick is to find a 56-59 gauge, which is electric, and a TS-6 sending unit.

 

Darn....ok I will get the electrical one. Thank you

 

First, check the size of the hole in the cylinder head....if the head is original then it might take some work to adapt the electric sender. The sender is 1/2" pipe thread, which is about 7/8" diameter.

 

What is also different about the 55 Chevrolet, cars and trucks, is the temp gauge capillary tube is short. It plugs into the head at the rear of the head/intake manifold; all other years after, 56 on, had the sending unit in the front of the engine/head/intake. Get the 56-59 style gauge (electrical). There are plenty of aftermarket gauges you could also add on. I am Butch/56sedandelivery.

 

You can have your mechanical temperature gauge line rebuilt to just about any length, or go the electric route, whatever your preference is.

 

Williams in Chester, AR can not only fix tube type sensors, but make them the length you specify.

 

Fraze,,,thats "Williamsons"........^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

There was an article in "Skinned Knuckles" magazine years ago about how to replace a broken capillary tube on a gauge. Basically you buy an aftermarket gauge, cheap works just fine. Then you put the bulb end in dry ice so all the fluid/vapor inside is pulled into the bulb. Cut the tube and then solder to the old gauge. The trick is not plugging the tube with solder when you do it. You also would have to recalibrate the gauge.

 

Here is a repair tech:

http://www.ply33.com/Repair/tempgauge