Sorry. I just realized I posted this in the wrong thread and can't figure out how to change or delete it...
Hey, guys!
I did it. I went to fix something that wasn't broken in my 1975 Glasply 21'. She was running fine, great actually. I noticed that the temp would run slightly high at about 3/4. It has done this for the 2 years I've owned the boat.
For me, though, it was too much for my OCD to handle seeing the temp run that high and I wanted to make sure something wasn't coming down the pipe.
I bought a Faria 13004 temperature gauge and installed it (only because I couldn't find an original replacement). But when I run the motor, the gauge quickly heats up to 250+ degrees. I have a temperature gun and the temp at the thermostat housing sits at about 160 +/-5. I ended up replacing the temp sending unit with a Faria 18-5897 sending unit.
Same result. Gauge still pegs 250 and the temp at the thermostat is about 160.
Any ideas?
Thank you!
Hey, guys!
I did it. I went to fix something that wasn't broken in my 1975 Glasply 21'. She was running fine, great actually. I noticed that the temp would run slightly high at about 3/4. It has done this for the 2 years I've owned the boat.
For me, though, it was too much for my OCD to handle seeing the temp run that high and I wanted to make sure something wasn't coming down the pipe.
I bought a Faria 13004 temperature gauge and installed it (only because I couldn't find an original replacement). But when I run the motor, the gauge quickly heats up to 250+ degrees. I have a temperature gun and the temp at the thermostat housing sits at about 160 +/-5. I ended up replacing the temp sending unit with a Faria 18-5897 sending unit.
Same result. Gauge still pegs 250 and the temp at the thermostat is about 160.
Any ideas?
Thank you!