Re: [HSS] leaking/inaccurate water temp gauge

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Lew Phelps wrote:

>

> My '29 Town Sedan has a small but persistent water leak around the

> point where the water temperature sensor comes out of the engine block

> -- right around the "wire" of the temp, not in the threaded fitting.

> The temp gauge also reads quite low, about 130 even when the engine is

> fully warmed up.

>

> Can this simply be disassembled, repacked (say, with the graphite cord

> that plumbers use) and reassembled to stop the leak? How can I fix the

> inaccurate temp reading?

>

> Lew Phelps

> 1929 Hudson Town Sedan

>

Yes, you are right on the button there Lew, I have done this myself.

use the same thin graphite string that the water pump shaft is packed

with, just a single loop should do the trick, and the same around the

collar which seals inside the fitting. Don't overtighten, just enough

to stop the leak. Good luck,

Geoff.