

| Subject: | Re: cyl head temp gauge and sub-zero driving |
| From: | H Steven Dolan |
| Date: | Wed, 12 Oct 1994 15:51:12 -0700 (PDT) |
> Steve: Sami's your man, he hasn't put his gauge in yet. Mine's installed > and there are bascally two leads about a 18 inches in length.From that > run two 18 gauge wires to the front gauge. As I understand it you are > saying these will effect the signal? Hmmm. Readings seem to show about > normal temps - 350C but what in your opinion would the readings be if they > were the incorrect length - too high or too low? DC > Too long ought to read low (more resistance = less milliamps to the meter) Too short vice-versa. The only one I ever installed had factory leads I didn't cut, tho, so I could be wrong. BTW, since this seems to be my night for posting, I am intrigued by one of your earlier posts on cold weather. I took one trip thru SD in January and experienced many strange automotive effects from the -30's temps. Living as I do in a relatively warm climate, may I ask you (and all others reading this, of course), what adjustments do you make this time of year for: Steering (10W gear oil?) Shifting (same?) Frozen accelerator/parking brake cables? Where do shock absorbers go for the winter? Flat spotted tires? (especially 2 blocks later when the flats get out of synch) Inquiring minds want to know. I know about the 5W30 motor oil, the battery blanket and block heaters, but I had incredible problems with every moving thing on the bus. (And learned to drive in a down sleeping bag) H Steven Dolan dworkin@netcom.com
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