Gauge issues
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 11:30 pm
When I got my car it had a replacement Smiths temp/pressure gauge in it.
That gauge quickly began to read low.
So I bought a new one from Nissinger.
That one never worked in the temperature side. It always read zero (or the bottom of the scale). After much debate with Nissonger it was replaced.
The replacement has been in the car a couple of weeks and less than 100 miles. It?s now reading low (120 when it?s really 180).
There is nothing unique here (other than the motor). I?ve checked that the bulb isn?t hitting anything. I?ve been so careful installing these things.
Is this a common issue?
Also, on this latest gauge, I think the pressure side is also an issue. It moves like a chronometric tach (jerky).
That gauge quickly began to read low.
So I bought a new one from Nissinger.
That one never worked in the temperature side. It always read zero (or the bottom of the scale). After much debate with Nissonger it was replaced.
The replacement has been in the car a couple of weeks and less than 100 miles. It?s now reading low (120 when it?s really 180).
There is nothing unique here (other than the motor). I?ve checked that the bulb isn?t hitting anything. I?ve been so careful installing these things.
Is this a common issue?
Also, on this latest gauge, I think the pressure side is also an issue. It moves like a chronometric tach (jerky).