can? , repair temp gauge line

[deerchooper]

when i was hacking away to get my 41 chevy truck cab off of the frame i cut threw the temp sending unit line in the engine bay.


is it posibable to repair this copper type line?

 

[rainman]

If there is a way I've never seen it, Sorry!

 

[TudorP15]

Dont think so. The line, and sending unit all work together as a unit. If it comes off the gauge, you might be able to replace just the line and sending unit without having to replace the gauge too tho I think. But the cut line, that part is done..

 

[CB_Chief]

mechanical temp gauge repair

Yes it can be done, but it requires some expertise. I found a website that had step by step pics and instructions a couple of years ago. If I remember correctly it requires a sacrificial gauge to supply a new tube and the liquid it contains. The guy in the pictures had the bulb end in a very cold liquid to keep the fluid in the tube from escaping while the was soldered to the gauge.

 

[deerchooper]

i never knew how they worked till now. it looks like it can be done and it doesnt look that hard.

http://www.ply33.com/Repair/tempgauge

 

[TudorP15]

That is a cool link. I had no idea it could be repaired like that.. That is good to know..