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Old Aug 14, 2010 | 11:35 PM
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fixing water temp gauge tubing?

Was wondering if there is anyway to repair a aftermarket water tempature gauge copper tubing with the spring like wiring around it that gos to the sensor?.... The person who owned the car before me ran this behind the clutch pedel where it happend to get pitched between that and the firewall and now the copper part is spilt in two... any sugguestions??
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Old Aug 14, 2010 | 11:43 PM
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Re: fixing water temp gauge tubing?

Originally Posted by Adrenaline91RS
Was wondering if there is anyway to repair a aftermarket water tempature gauge copper tubing with the spring like wiring around it that gos to the sensor?.... The person who owned the car before me ran this behind the clutch pedel where it happend to get pitched between that and the firewall and now the copper part is spilt in two... any sugguestions??
NO!

and becareful handling that stuff, that style is capillary tubing, and is filled with mercury..which is lethal in the right conditions.

its garbage, throw it away and buy a new gauge..

sorry for the bad news lol
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