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Jerry Parr WI · 07-10-2010, 10:13 PM

I drove a few hundred miles the last 2 days so my recent experience is as follows. It's an original motometer and I held my speed at a steady 55 MPH. Setting in the sun at 85deg with the engine not running the red line is about 1/2 in below the circle. Driving at 75deg the red is about 1/4 in below the circle. Driving at 85deg the red is about 1/8 below the circle. Setting at an idle for an extended period at 85 the red just touched the circle. Never overheated so not sure of that condition but remember once when it was low on coolant it did get to the top of the circle. Not this year.

New problem I had today was the gasket between the cap halves. It was a repro gasket of some red material which appears to have melted. Made a sticky mess like it had been a red rubber band. I have another new one but it appears to be the same hard reddish material. Anyone else have this gasket problem.

07-10-2010, 10:13 PM	#13
Jerry Parr WI Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 619	Re: How much red do you see in your moto meter? I drove a few hundred miles the last 2 days so my recent experience is as follows. It's an original motometer and I held my speed at a steady 55 MPH. Setting in the sun at 85deg with the engine not running the red line is about 1/2 in below the circle. Driving at 75deg the red is about 1/4 in below the circle. Driving at 85deg the red is about 1/8 below the circle. Setting at an idle for an extended period at 85 the red just touched the circle. Never overheated so not sure of that condition but remember once when it was low on coolant it did get to the top of the circle. Not this year. New problem I had today was the gasket between the cap halves. It was a repro gasket of some red material which appears to have melted. Made a sticky mess like it had been a red rubber band. I have another new one but it appears to be the same hard reddish material. Anyone else have this gasket problem.