Changed the stat

[dixiebabes]

No difference still runs at 65 degrees, me thinks the gague is not reading as it should. Tested the old stat and it opened up no probsn could there be any other issues lads???


Dix

[chedder]

Might be worthwhile changing the sender unit to the gauge, mine used to over-read and give me palpitations, changed the sender and gauge now reads 30*f lower.

Chedder

[Trickie Dickie]

I am sure I have a spare sender that I bought off Fleabay
but has a different thread size on a 400 so no use to me

Let me know if you want me to send you it Jeff
unless you are coming down to Cars In The Park
at Newby Hall Ripon next week

Cheers Rich

[gingerclive]

Someone told me the sender is matched to the gauge, my guage is doing strange things & I suspect the sender, how do you check this?

Clive

[Alexdaredevilz]

Thermometer and resistors is what you need

[dixiebabes]

Trickie Dickie said:

I am sure I have a spare sender that I bought off Fleabay
but has a different thread size on a 400 so no use to me

Let me know if you want me to send you it Jeff
unless you are coming down to Cars In The Park
at Newby Hall Ripon next week

Cheers Rich

Yes please Rich ill PM you buddy.

[Trickie Dickie]

dixiebabes said:

Yes please Rich ill PM you buddy.

Got it, found it and will post Monday 1st class

Glad to help Marra

Cheers
Trickie

[HOTTY]

gingerclive said:

Someone told me the sender is matched to the gauge, my guage is doing strange things & I suspect the sender, how do you check this?

Clive

Yes was told by Richard Thorpe from RT racing a couple of weeks ago.

best ring him and ask the question direct

[Trickie Dickie]

When I managed to get a sender that fitted the hole in the block on the 400 then
it was reading too low (or high can't remember which) so on the advice
of Richard Thorpe we just fitted an adjustable rheostat(?) that you get for pence from Halfrauds
that you let the car get up to running temp then set at 90 degrees

You can't get the correct sender for the 400s anymore so this is the only easy solution
and since then mine has worked superbly.

HTH
Richard

[dixiebabes]

Cheers Rich much appreciated bud.

Dix