What to do about temperature gauge for 1929

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Just a little update on my 1929 Hudson Town Sedan. Everything is

off down to the crankcase. Need to pull the transmission, and plan

on removing crankcase turning over and inspecting all the bearings

as well as clean it up. There is a lot of gunky oil in the

crankcase.



I hope to get the cylinder and head down to shop to boil it out. In

the next week I hope to get the sleeves in cylinder 3 and 4. I did

get a lot of the rust out on my own with a air hose and vaccuum. I

was amazed at how thoroughly the holes between the block and head

were blocked up. The two dollar sized holes were completely filled

and took a hammer to break through. The eight quarter-sized holes

required a drill, and all the small holes around the perimeter

needed to be drilled out as well. I made the assumption that all

the water holes should be the same size as holes through the head

gasket. If anyone knows of any restrictors that may have been used,

I would be interested in knowing.



One thing that pains me is that I broke the engine temp sensor that

goes into the back left side of the block. The tube was fine all

the way down to the engine, but the brass fitting would not come out

so I could get the bulb out. After breaking the tuble, I got the

big nut off the engine, drilled out the brass fitting and recovered

the bulb. Does anyone know how to fix? Is it possible to refill

and re-attache the bulb so the gauge works? Is there anyone who

repairs these? Or do I have to stick a Turkey thermometer in the

side? : )



Another question that came up, if I have to re-sleeve more than one

piston, is there a benefit to sleeving all and replacing with modern

pistons? Anyone done this before?



Aaron

1929 Hudson Town Sedan

1946 Hudson Pickup

Central Iowa