L3400 temperature gauge

[Chilly807]

Those of you that have a 3400, where does your engine temperature gauge normally read after the engine is warmed up? Mine has a small tick mark just above the cold end of the scale, and the needle climbs to barely past that mark. Is this normal?

Thanks

Chilly

 

[Harvest Moon]

Yup, that's what mine does, until the screen in front of the radiator starts clogging up.

 

[Adiredneck]

Mine too. And how about the fuel guage? 9 gallon tank, and when the guage reads almost "e" , I can usually fill the tank with a 5 gallon can. Talk about a "reserve"!

 

[Bota boy]

My L2800 temp gauge reads the same. Just above that dot when warm. The fuel gauge is also as Adiredneck reports. David.............

 

[Chilly807]

Nice to know mine isn't the only one, I was starting to wonder if I had a stuck thermostat. I'm used to seeing temperature gauges read mid-scale under normal conditions.

That's my kind of fuel tank !! I occasionally try to squeeze a few more hours running out of a tank that thinks it's getting low. Sometimes it works, sometimes you end up walking out to get fuel...

Chilly

 

[teg]

Ditto with L2800... and been there with the radiator screen clogging up, the needle will peg and steam will blow...

Not sure why they even have a 9 gallon tank if you have to guess after 5 gallons.

.

 

[Chilly807]

I've bled more than a few fuel systems after they've been run dry, a pessimistic fuel gauge is a godsend. The sooner we think it's empty, the sooner we refill it, and we're pleasantly surprised at the "great fuel economy" we're getting too !

Chilly

 

[ccsial]

Same temp reading on my L3400. I usually fill the fuel tank at about 1/4.

 

[teg]

How many gallons do you fill when it reads 1/4???

 

[beersngars]

Sounds exactly like mine on the temp gauge. When the fuel reads at 1/2, it takes a tad less than 5 gallons.