rover67
Rising Sun Member
We calibrate our fiber optic temperature probes for animal testing using boiling water and a calibrated thermometer for reference but you really dont need the reference for what you are doing honestly. Just do the math for the pressure (or altitude) and be done with it. 203*F like you said.
You can bring your camp stove over so you dont even have to pull anything to apart. Just drop the sender in a pot right there next to the block.
I also wouldnt go throwing parts at it (like a new radiator) that sounds expensive and unnecessary at least at this point.
Nice thing about a check at 203 is if it's going over that particular spot on the gauge you know the cooling system is not keeping up especially with a 180* thermostat AND 203 isn't going to hurt anything so you still have some headroom.
You can bring your camp stove over so you dont even have to pull anything to apart. Just drop the sender in a pot right there next to the block.
I also wouldnt go throwing parts at it (like a new radiator) that sounds expensive and unnecessary at least at this point.
Nice thing about a check at 203 is if it's going over that particular spot on the gauge you know the cooling system is not keeping up especially with a 180* thermostat AND 203 isn't going to hurt anything so you still have some headroom.