[C320-list] overheating alarm

[Rick Sulewski]

Hi Susan,

Have you completed any maintenance tasks recently?

The reason I ask is because I experienced an unanticipated overheating
reading on my temperature gauge. I was convinced that I had a bad gauge but
discovered that I had pinched a lead wire while removing the thermostat to
ensure that I did not have an avoidable problem getting back home. The wire
from the temperature sender was pinched under the valve cover when I last
adjusted the valves and some time passed before the insulation cracked and
grounded the wire against some bare metal and hence an overheating reading.

Something to check out if the sending wire may be grounded in route to/from
the alarm or gauge.

Rick

My-Ria 277

-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Stanley
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 4:55 AM
To: C320-List at catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] overheating alarm

Susan Rasco
please advise what engine you have.

thx
Bruce Stanley/SydneyAusralia


On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 1:41 AM, Susan Rasco <Moondancer5 at comcast.net>wrote:

> Hi everyone, just a (not really) update on the overheating alarm: other
> than the fact that the engine doesn't appear to actually be overheating,
we
> haven't yet found the exact problem. Gerry Douglas was at the Annapolis
> show, and was going to think about the wiring scheme and get back to us, I
> hope we can get it solved before our Nov. 15 haul date.
>
> Thanks for all the replies!
>
> Susan Rasco
>