[Farmall] Engine Temp Gauges

[John Hall]

 Never seen a Super A with a temp gauge. May have been an option but wasn't 
needed if you updated your tractor with a water pump, which is what happened 
to most in my area. All the ones I have ever seen have an ampmeter, oil 
pressure and a temp gauge for the hydraulics. The one for the hydraulics 
wasn't really needed either. I asked dad once if had he ever seen the 
hydraulic temp gauge move and he said only one time. They were planting a 
bunch of short rows of tobacco and managed to give the system a good 
workout. Finding a tractor with a hydraulic gauge that you can read or that 
hasn't had the cable cut is an oddity.

John Hall

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ben Wagner" <ben at olde-books.com>
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Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 8:41 AM
Subject: [Farmall] Engine Temp Gauges


> Hello,
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> My 1948 Super A does not have a Hot/Cold Engine Temperature Gauge.  When I
> checked the parts book,
> http://www.cleancomputes.com/Cub/Super%20A%20-%20Super%20AV/TC-39B%20Parts%2
> 0Catalog/index.html, it showed the gauge mounting in the radiator water
> inlet elbow, the pipe that connects the block to the bottom of the 
> radiator.
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> That elbow on my tractor has no hole for the gauge to mount in.  Does that
> mean my tractor is not supposed to have a temperature gauge?  Is there 
> such
> as thing as a Super A w/out a temp gauge?
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> Is there another place to mount a temp gauge, or does my tractor even need
> it?  I am planning on using this girl for around the house chores and 
> maybe
> some farm work.  I would think that it would not be safe to not have a
> temperature gauge, but I may be wrong.  I'm wrong fairly often!
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> Thanks,
>
> Ben Wagner
>