[BRG75]

I've been reading the current thread (started 24th December 2019) about an overheating KV6 engined car.

Embedded in one of the responses (number 12) is a reference to being able to "adjust" the
temperature window, at which the gauge stays at a constant 9.00 pm.
The term used was "Buffer zone"

Could this be used to other peoples advantage, to make the gauge more useful, I wonder?

I have pasted below the relevant response.

Regards

Mike

Originally Posted by T-Cut View Post
I guess by 'over half way', you mean the gauge needle was above the '9 o'clock' i.e. the 'normal' position. If so, then it has somehow lost its calibration. The gauge is calibrated such that at 75C, the needle just hits the 'normal' mark. It will then stay in that position (the 'buffered zone') until it reaches 115C. At 116C the needle will begin moving up and rapidly hits the red light at around 120C.

It seems your gauge is over-reading, so it reports an overheat when the temperature is in the normal running area. Perhaps a T4 specialist can adjust the calibration? I know it is possible to alter the settings of the 75-115C buffered zone, so it might be possible to fix it.

TC