Tube Type Heat Gauges

[Shadetree]

I would like to see some industrious person come up with some good high quality tube type heat gauges for our Fords. The two new replacements I bought were junk and the one I had rebuilt, the liquid turned clear.

If they could make them in the `30's why can't someone make them now? I and others would pay a good price for a good reproduction exactly like the originals.

 

[NormC]

I came across this the other day. I have had good results with this vendor, Third Gen Automotive. Not sure if this is the year you was looking for.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-original-style-1935-1936-Ford-temperature-gauge-M2-/281572087286

 

[Shadetree]

I came across this the other day. I have had good results with this vendor, Third Gen Automotive. Not sure if this is the year you was looking for.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-original-style-1935-1936-Ford-temperature-gauge-M2-/281572087286

That one looks just like the other two new ones I bought and foreign made. India? I broke one trying to install it and I was being very careful. The second new one I bought lasted a few months and the liquid disappeared. Thanks for the response.

 

[morrisgauge]

I've seen the reproductions come through the shop and was not impressed. None of my customers have had good experiences with them. We rebuild originals and spent quite some time experimenting with non-fugitive dyes to get it right. The aftermarket industry likely calculates the cost/profit ratio to be prohibitive. They are a very difficult gauge to build and calibrate.
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