Temp Gauge-Replace Capilary Tube at Home?

Is it feasible to fix a temp gauge with a cut off capillary tube without sending it out to be repaired? Special tools?

 

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

there ya go!

 

I was looking into this, it looks pretty straight forward, Paul Windshield here on the HAMB did it

 

Did he take photos?

 

Great link Tinman.

 

Yeah, I read that but the pics were too small to see on my phone. I'll check it out when I get home.

 

Awesome thread!! Everytime I try to get a replacement 47-54 Chevy truck water temp guage they never work because almost all the threads are cut off to make it "look correct", and they never seat/seal up.

 

Thanks for the great link.

 

Someone please try this and post up a bunch of pictures. Those are a bit hard for me to see what's going on.

 

I did it following that procedure.

No problem- works great once you recalibrate (ie bend the mechanism that moves the needle itself) as needed.

 

I did it on my 54 chevy, used that link as well. Its an easy deal, just take your time and follow the step by step. I wish I had taken pictures when I did it.

 

Just wanted to say that we did the above posted procedure and it worked like a charm, very very easy

 

Where did you guys find tubing small enough for the sleeve?


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nice!

 

Any hardware store will have the brass tubing for the sleeve. I have done several of these..... I will say this, some come out easy and some don't. Also, If you are going for "period correct" on the tubing and wound covering, it won't be easy. The new donors you get at Autozone or wherever don't look "period correct" at all. There is a reason people pay 200 + to have these done right.

 

Yep, the hardware store.

 

I've looked but the smallest tubing is 1/4" and that's to big.


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An RC Hobby shop will have the small tubing, going tomorrow to get a tube to
fix a rochester 4-jet tht is missing 2 vent tubes.

 

Ace hardware has all the way down to 1/8, looks online grangers or McMaster Car, sure the quantity you have to by is bigger but not sure, also try a "real" auto parts store, when i worked at the parts store we stocked all the way down to 1/8.

 

Thanks fellas I was at one of the bigger stores. Ill hunt some down today and have a project for this evening.


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ACE Hardware, Orchard Supply Hardware, Hobby People, all have the small tubing in 12" lengths - different sizes.

 

I have a '39 Ford gauge with a good (looks good) tube but the liquid inside is missing. is there anyway to replace it?

 

If its missing it probably leaked out somwhere so you have a hole somewhere that needs to be fixed, im not sure on that type of gauge what is done but i know a person can put either back in the capilary tube of the needle type gauges.

jeff