1936 plymouth water temp guage question

[TodFitch]

Wow, this forum is the best thing ever for a Plymouth owner.? After getting out-bid for a instrument cluster earlier this week (I only wanted the temperature gauge with the line) I found this thread and followed the link.? Bought a mechanical gauge for 21 dollars today and bought 4 dollars worth of copper line and solder.? My gauge is working perfectly now and it was less than half of the price of the auction.? Thanks for the great link!!!!!

Stephen in FL.

Glad we could be of assistance.

[notdavidspade]

Wow, this forum is the best thing ever for a Plymouth owner.  After getting out-bid for a instrument cluster earlier this week (I only wanted the temperature gauge with the line) I found this thread and followed the link.  Bought a mechanical gauge for 21 dollars today and bought 4 dollars worth of copper line and solder.  My gauge is working perfectly now and it was less than half of the price of the auction.  Thanks for the great link!!!!!

Stephen in FL.

[TodFitch]

You don't really have to wait all that long for the ether to condense in the bulb.

There will be a little lost when you cut the tubing. And you will have a little air in the head unit that won't come out. However that doesn't really matter as you have mostly ether, enough that the temperature/pressure relationship still works.

[ParkBear]

I have one question...
Is the mechanical guage you buy is filled with ether from the guage to the bulb? I believe it is. So when you submerse the bulb into a cold water bath, is all the ether getting drawn to the bulb? How long do you wait for this to occur before you cut the tube? I'm just curious how this works. This is really good information!

I love your web site. that is cool. ;D I just bought a 34 plymouth this last weekend to go with my 36 plymouth. That website is going to help me alot when I get to restoring the 34. For now, I'm trying my best to get the 36 back to driving conditions.

Thanks for the info

[TodFitch]

This is how I have done it:

http://www.ply33.com/Repair/tempgauge

[ParkBear]

I have a 1936 plymouth and I'm working on restoring the temperature guage and temp lines. Someone cut the line 30+ years ago. I have a complete instrument panel with all the guages. Does anyone know where I can buy the line, sensor and verify the guage.

I found the same instrument cluster on e-bay with a temp sensor and line. I had him put the sensor in boiling water and his guage didn't move. Should I buy the one on e-bay and repair it? Are they repairable? I don't really need another instrument cluster and be in the same boat. I guess if I can't buy it anywhere I should buy only if they can be repaired?

My big question is what should I do to get this back to original.? I'm kinda green on how this worked and I have not found alot of literature on how these work. Since I don't have anything to inspect, I can't even take study anything. Any help on theory or any other advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Mike