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Capillary heat gauge bulb stuck in the head.

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Bill F.

03-25-2004 20:43:09




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I asked this on the ford discussion board and I thought I would try here, too. The problem is that the brass bulb portion of the heat gauge on our ford is stuck in the head (no longer attached to capillary tube, reason it needed replaced). I can move it out a quarter of an inch but that is it. I believe the end may be gummed up so it won't slide out. I can't get a grip on it to pull it out with pliers. I was thinking about using a coolant system cleaner, anyone know of something that is really good or if this may just cause me more problems. Also, does anyone think that that drilling a hole in the center of the bulb and screwing in a screw to have something to grip on is a good or bad idea. Any ideas or tricks would be great. I'd like to install the new gauge but a new $500 head is not in the budget. Every time I tackle a new problem, there is always that one thing that gives causes trouble.

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Jerry B

03-26-2004 06:06:26




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 Re: Capillary heat gauge bulb stuck in the head. in reply to Bill F., 03-25-2004 20:43:09  
You might be able to unscrew the brass adapter plug that the bulb is inserted into. This will allow you to replace it with a new one.

Alternatively you could try to drill a small hole in it and thread a sheetmetal screw into it so you can grip it with a pair of pliers.

If the bulb spins around while you are trying to drill or insert the screw, push it tightly to the side with a screw driver or long sharp punch. You could also thread the nut from the line back in place and tighten it slightly to hold the bulb to prevent spinning while drilling or threading.

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