[T3] temp gauge

[David Yaghoubian]

>My point is that since I have a temp gauge on Elwood that gives me
readings, and from experience I can predict ~about~ where the temp should
be, I think I would have some added information from these readings if
>something were to go wrong back there. I also just love seeing how the
temps react to different driving scenarios. and I always drive Elwood too
slow - it's not just my gauges that make me drive slower ;-)

Case-in-point for me: every ~year or so it seems one of the two aluminized
air duct/hoses that connect the heat exchangers to the fan housing (what do
we call those large dia. hoses again?) will suddenly either come loose at
the bottom due to the hose clamp slipping off the heat exchanger, and/or
tear somewhere in the bend. I can detect this slight (maybe ~10-20 deg) temp
difference on my gauge and always grin big when I go back and confirm that
this was indeed the culprit. :D

Dave Y.
68sq