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fourfords · 08-13-2024, 08:47 AM

Is there someone who can work on reproduction Boyce Motometers? The fluid has
long since dried up.

Thank yooo!

mleder · 08-13-2024, 06:56 PM

It's a repro- buy another one. Second and best choice: they are not accurate so as long as it looks good keep the non working one and do yourself a favor and install a temp gauge that really works inside of the car so you really know what is going on with your engine

Gene F · 08-13-2024, 08:08 PM

People have had to take them off, because someone tried to steal it. Usually breaks the neck on the radiator.

If you really want it, just buy a new one from Snyders. Put a spring on the probe so it drips into the water if you want it to read more accurately.

whirnot · 08-13-2024, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gene F

People have had to take them off, because someone tried to steal it. Usually breaks the neck on the radiator.

If you really want it, just buy a new one from Snyders. Put a spring on the probe so it drips into the water if you want it to read more accurately.

It is not designed to read the temp of the water, only the temp of hot air, or steam. Adding a spring will make it totally ineffective.

JayJay · 08-13-2024, 09:53 PM

I have a MotoMeter on my '31, and a temperature gauge. The MotoMeter looks good and it's a great conversation piece with the public, but I find the red line in the thermometer of the MotoMeter is so slim that I really can't read it from the driver's seat. So to me it's already ineffective. I rely upon the temp gauge.

And I carry an extra radiator cap in case someone decides they need the MotoMeter more than I do.

oldspert · 08-13-2024, 11:26 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by fourfords

Is there someone who can work on reproduction Boyce Motometers? The fluid has
long since dried up.

Thank yooo!

Not likely it dried up but only is contained in the bulb potion of the glass tube. Try holding it in hot, not boiling water, and see if the color will expand back into the tube.
However, like has been said, they are not really for temp of the engine, but mostly for looks.
Ed

ronn · 08-14-2024, 06:28 AM

sell the old one for a desk mount and buy a new one as suggested.

fourfords · 08-14-2024, 08:46 PM

Alrighty then! Thanks for the tips!

nkaminar · 08-15-2024, 06:12 AM

The reproduction motor meters are mostly for decoration. It will only register when your radiator is boiling over.

08-13-2024, 06:56 PM	#2
mleder Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 205	Re: Boyce Motometer repair It's a repro- buy another one. Second and best choice: they are not accurate so as long as it looks good keep the non working one and do yourself a favor and install a temp gauge that really works inside of the car so you really know what is going on with your engine

08-13-2024, 08:08 PM	#3
Gene F Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,689	Re: Boyce Motometer repair People have had to take them off, because someone tried to steal it. Usually breaks the neck on the radiator. If you really want it, just buy a new one from Snyders. Put a spring on the probe so it drips into the water if you want it to read more accurately.

08-13-2024, 09:53 PM	#5
JayJay Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 2,678	Re: Boyce Motometer repair I have a MotoMeter on my '31, and a temperature gauge. The MotoMeter looks good and it's a great conversation piece with the public, but I find the red line in the thermometer of the MotoMeter is so slim that I really can't read it from the driver's seat. So to me it's already ineffective. I rely upon the temp gauge. And I carry an extra radiator cap in case someone decides they need the MotoMeter more than I do. __________________ JayJay San Francisco Bay Area ------------------------ 1930 Murray Town Sedan (under reconstruction) 1931 Briggs S/W Town Sedan It isn't a defect, it's a feature!

08-14-2024, 06:28 AM	#7
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 7,873	Re: Boyce Motometer repair sell the old one for a desk mount and buy a new one as suggested.

08-14-2024, 08:46 PM	#8
fourfords Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lake Elsinore, CA. Posts: 479	Re: Boyce Motometer repair Alrighty then! Thanks for the tips!

08-15-2024, 06:12 AM	#9
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 6,857	Re: Boyce Motometer repair The reproduction motor meters are mostly for decoration. It will only register when your radiator is boiling over. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.