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| | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 18 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 18 | 55 2nd temp guage question about repair using a donor guage. I can't seem to find any info. any help would be greatly appreciated, Thanks in advance | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | bumperbob, Generally speaking, repairs to this type of gauge must be done by a shop skilled in this task. There are some around and hopefully someone will pop in with a address or a web site. The tube is filled with ether and is a sealed system. There is a Joe McGee method that has been outlined here to do this yourself, but I don't know how accurate or successful it turns out. I will bet more info is on the way...maybe from the land of sandwiches!  Stuart | | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 435 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 435 | check with the folks at bowtiebits.com they do great work out of Wichita,Ks.
Tramp | | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 18 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 18 | I once read a post some time ago about placing the either filled tube in ice while soldering a sleeve on the tube but I can't find it. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Hi ho Steve O', yep I'd have to agree with ya on this first part. You can send the gauge out to have it resealed and recharged. That will only cost you around $125 to $150. Or, you can spend a third that much just buy a reproduction one from one of the vendors.
As far as repairing it your self, good luck. I'm a pretty dedicated, or some would say bull headed guy, and I spent a couple hundred hours researching the possibility of repairing them at home and was unsuccessful.
Basically you have to chill the bulb enough to liquefy the gas than keep it cold while you swap the capillary tubes. Not an easy task to say the least while your applying heat to solder the joint. And then if you’re successful and didn’t have a leak and didn’t vaporize the ether there is the calibration part of it.
Save your self a bunch of money and time and just buy a repro and have done with it.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | bumperbob: I think that thread was with Denny Graham. Do a search with his name and I believe you will find the thread.
I also sent you a PM about this to try help you out and give you some options. As for a shop I know Mike at D&M Restorations in Greeville,S.C. and he does really good work. Phone# is 800-722-0854 Mike has been around for years and use to run a shop up around Ma. or Conn. until the warm weather and Golf got him to come south! | | |
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