[Farmall] Engine Temp Gauges

[Al Jones]

Temp. gauge was standard on kerosene or distillate burning tractors.  It was an option on gas burners, as was the radiator shutters.  My great-uncle has a '49 Super A, a year newer than mine, and it is a straight gas tractor.  It has the gauge and the shutters.  It also has no PTO.

The '39 A we are working on is a gas model with no gauge.  I noticed there was no place to screw the sensor of the temp. gauge in.  I always just assumed they used the same water elbow for all of them and put a pipe plug in the hole if no gauge was used.

Like John says, I have never seen a hydraulic gauge that worked--most had rusted the face out a long time ago.

Al

PS Our winter storm was a dud.  Freezing rain and sleet.  A lot of it melted away before it re-froze last night.  We're overdue for a big snow but I guess not this time...




-----Original Message-----
>From: John Hall <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
>Sent: Jan 31, 2010 10:14 AM
>To: Farmall/IHC mailing list <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: Re: [Farmall] Engine Temp Gauges
>
> 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>
>To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>; "'Farmall/IHC mailing list'" 
><farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 8:41 AM
>Subject: [Farmall] Engine Temp Gauges
>
>
>> Hello,
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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?
>>
>>
>>
>> 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!
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Ben Wagner
>>
>
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