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<blockquote data-quote="danf" data-source="post: 28686" data-attributes="member: 2"><p>I have lots of fun testing them, I use antifreeze 50/50 on the stove, I got a bad one the other day, opened it up and there wasn't any white deposits and the top of it wasn't very dirty either yet it wouldn't work, when it was unscrewed I sprayed some brake cleaner down the hole the pin goes into, hey did you guys know there is a spring in the hole that pushes the pin back...There is, after sparying it good I put the pin in and pushed it in and out several times to get that cleaner under the spring really well inside of it, I soaked the end in carb cleaner for ten minutes then boiled the end and the main body in the antifreeze for about ten minutes, tried it again and BINGO, worked, here's the challange, you know it's not working right, boil it and put the ohms meter[ multimeter to it] and put the two ends one on each post makes no difference which goes where, if it's dead the needle won't move, do this right after you take it out of boiling antifreeze, when it's good the needle will jump all the way up..Once it works I take it back apart dry it up well in that pin area and put a drop of 3 in one oil in there so it will move freely for years to come.. This is information that is free..The best part of this is all it cost you is time..Sure you can clean it up and stick it back in but I like it when the needle jumps, it makes me laugh out loud everytime when it didn't move before....Shoot the only thing left to do is do it for you ha ha..good luck...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="danf, post: 28686, member: 2"] I have lots of fun testing them, I use antifreeze 50/50 on the stove, I got a bad one the other day, opened it up and there wasn't any white deposits and the top of it wasn't very dirty either yet it wouldn't work, when it was unscrewed I sprayed some brake cleaner down the hole the pin goes into, hey did you guys know there is a spring in the hole that pushes the pin back...There is, after sparying it good I put the pin in and pushed it in and out several times to get that cleaner under the spring really well inside of it, I soaked the end in carb cleaner for ten minutes then boiled the end and the main body in the antifreeze for about ten minutes, tried it again and BINGO, worked, here's the challange, you know it's not working right, boil it and put the ohms meter[ multimeter to it] and put the two ends one on each post makes no difference which goes where, if it's dead the needle won't move, do this right after you take it out of boiling antifreeze, when it's good the needle will jump all the way up..Once it works I take it back apart dry it up well in that pin area and put a drop of 3 in one oil in there so it will move freely for years to come.. This is information that is free..The best part of this is all it cost you is time..Sure you can clean it up and stick it back in but I like it when the needle jumps, it makes me laugh out loud everytime when it didn't move before....Shoot the only thing left to do is do it for you ha ha..good luck... [/QUOTE]
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