Re: Temperature gauge repair

Posted by PackardV8 On 2008/11/3 23:06:13

Tin the area of EACH tube PRIOR to cutting. Not after, as the instructions indicate.

Tin the INSIDE of the splice tube and blow it clear with compressed air before it solidifies.

Solder the splice tube to the gauge tube first. Then cut the bulb tube real fast and stick it in the splice tube and apply heat.

NOTE that tinners solder or tinners paste is NOT solder. The pieces have to be tinned with tinners solder so that the solder will stick. Tinners solder (paste) is kind of like a primer for the solder.

I'm not sure if it matters or not but keep the bulb and bulb tube LOWer than the splice are. Kind of like u're working with water instead of ether.