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temp guage
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 1:30 am
by mach2
hey all
how easy is it to fit a tempreture guage to a standard 1098 engine?
thanks
Re: temp guage
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 8:02 am
by MarkyB
About one and a half spanners.
What tools and experience do you have?
Re: temp guage
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 7:24 pm
by mach2
well my dads an engineer and i have been working on old cars since i was about 5 years old and i can get a hold of most tools
Re: temp guage
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 8:47 pm
by bmcecosse
5 minute job then ! Avoid the electric gauges.......
Re: temp guage
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 11:14 pm
by mach2
surely electric guages are more accurate? are they not?
Re: temp guage
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 11:26 pm
by bmcecosse
No.
Re: temp guage
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:35 am
by charlie_morris_minor
be aware that if you buy the tim gauge, I seem to recall that the threaded nut around the sender would not screw in far enough in to the head to give a seal. So i had to make up a brass union that screwed into the head and allowed a good seal onto the sender .. but that was about 10 - 15 years ago so they might have changed the kit since i purchased mine.
Re: temp guage
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:58 am
by Neil MG
It's a very good idea to fit that brass union in any case as it helps prevent the sender unit getting stuck in the head. Ask any MG (Midget, MGB, MGA) owner who has had to remove one!
Re: temp guage
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:02 am
by mike.perry
No problems with my TIM gauge. I had my side valve head drilled and tapped to fit the standard thread and the TIM capillary gauge fitted perfectly.
Re: temp guage
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:42 pm
by mach2
So am i right in guessing that a TIM guage is a good buy?
Re: temp guage
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:50 pm
by dalebrignall
tim guage is fine i have 2 on the car .
Re: temp guage
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:12 pm
by charlie_morris_minor
all the TIM gauges i have ever fitted were fine.. i just wanted to point out a problem that i had when fitting one about 10 - 15 years ago...
Re: temp guage
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:37 pm
by daveyl
I have a TIM one. Easy to fit. Until recently I thought it wasn't very accurate (70deg when at norm temp). Of course bought a new thermostat recently and temp. is as it should be. Doh! Running 3 years like that.
I know it seems obvious but, the previous thermo. was new at the time. I just thought cheap gauge, can't be that good. Wrong.
Works fine. Look for one for MG perhaps, as they should have the correct fitment.
Re: temp guage
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:29 pm
by bootlid
i dont know what a tim guage is but i fitted a temp. guage on my morris 8,i just cut a hole in the top hose and pushed the sender unit in,it sealed with a rubber/brass device which worked very well,no leaks.
Re: temp guage
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 1:48 am
by mike.perry
Tim is the make of gauge.
The places to fit them on a side valve engine are as low a possible in the rad header tank or on the later engines drill and tap the circular boss on the cylinder head near the distributor.
Electric gauges generally operate through a voltage stabiliser, only fitted to 1098 cars and need a matching gauge and sender.
Capillary gauges need to be handled with care to avoid breaking the tube