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The Beeb knows everything

Discussion in 'General' started by backcountryme, Dec 8, 2022.

  1. R Acree

    R Acree Banned

    Just curious, even if there is a coolant that would function at -50, what are they using as a lubricant"
     
  2. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    :crackup: My thought too. Negative 60f coolant has to be slush. Not to mention how well would it work at over 300f?

    Not saying it isn't a coolant gauge though, the scale is just funny to me.
     
  3. Resident Plarp

    Resident Plarp drittsekkmanufacturing.com

    Whatever it’s for, you don’t want it to boil, apparently.
     
  4. R1M370

    R1M370 Dr. P Ness

  5. Rising

    Rising Well-Known Member

    Considering the terrible spelling mistake of the aircraft manufacturer's name I hope no one paid very much for that one.
     
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  6. auminer

    auminer Renaissance Redneck

    Kentucky Jelly
     
  7. kenessex

    kenessex unregistered user

    The coolant in my truck has been proven to work at -67*F, which is -55*C. I did not look at the coolant to see whether it was slushy or not, I was just happy the truck started.
     
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  8. Venom51

    Venom51 John Deere Equipment Expert - Not really

    At -67 it is technically anti-freeze...

    Just sayin'
     
  9. joec

    joec brace yourself

    I guess that depends on how cool your trying to keep something.
     
  10. ChemGuy

    ChemGuy Harden The F%@# Up!

    At "standard temps" -50C is about 35,000 ft. that is within the range of WW2 aircraft ceilings.

    So I wouldnt want my coolant to be that cold if the engine was running but a plane from that era could see those kind of temps.

    And if that's what they get for a temp gauge...I need to sell my P8 compass that comes from a Spitfire or Hurricane and pay of my truck...lol. It still has the RAF inspection tag from '44 on it.
     
  11. Dave Wolfe

    Dave Wolfe I know nuttin!

    My best guess: Forward Avionics Bay temp gauge. No idea what aircraft that would have been pulled from, but the same looking gauge without the FAB markings are seen on WWII bombers.
     
  12. Motofun352

    Motofun352 Well-Known Member

    The other picture says it's a engine coolant temperature gauge from a WWII Havoc....even shows a picture of the Havoc with it's twin air cooled radial engines.....
     
  13. fastfreddie

    fastfreddie Midnight Oil Garage

    I'm stickin' with "water separator temp" indicator. Can't have water in the fuel system and, if you have a fueling problem, this eliminates one of the few variables. The other two, at the least, would be fuel level and fuel pressure.
     
  14. backcountryme

    backcountryme Word to your mother.

    I finally got the gauge in. It is an Electric Auto-Lite Company Part Number 10283-a serial number AF-43-6123.
     
  15. backcountryme

    backcountryme Word to your mother.

    Here is a photo of the tag on the back
    IMG_6682.jpeg
     
  16. auminer

    auminer Renaissance Redneck

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  17. auminer

    auminer Renaissance Redneck

    There's probably more to Google-fu, but I'm playing with dogshit in an arctic blast, so I am kinda busy.
     
  18. backcountryme

    backcountryme Word to your mother.

    Ha, i found the same page you did just a min ago. And I feel you pain on the arctic blast. It is -28 here in Sask.
     
  19. Boman Forklift

    Boman Forklift Well-Known Member

    Well heck that’s only -18F
     
  20. fastfreddie

    fastfreddie Midnight Oil Garage

    Wow. That list is a wealth of information.
    I think we all knew from the first post that it was a temperature indicator. :rolleyes:
    To narrow it down, perhaps the question should be, what sensor(s) were typically connected to a temp indicator displaying this particular range?
    Was the government involved? :crackup:
     
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