Larry,
I reused the stock gauge and have not had any
problems. I actually think I used my MGB water
temperature sender, and went to the local hardware
store and bought a reducing bushing. From memory it
seems like the water temp sending unit hole in a BOP
block is larger than the MGB sender, but a bushing was
less than a buck, and worked quite nicely.
I couldn't find a "pretty" solution to the throttle
cable issue. I used a RB MGB throttle cable, as it
has the threaded connection on the carb end. This
comes in useful when you fab up a bracket (bend some
thick sheet metal and attach under a carb mouting
bolt) for the throttle cable. To mount to the carb, I
think I used a small bolt with a hole through it, and
a couple of nuts/washers to pinch the cable.
Hope this helps,
Glenn
--- Larry <larry@larryembrey.com> wrote:
> I posted these questions ot the UK BBS and did not
> recieve any information so
> I am hoping someone on the list can help.
>
> 1. Water temp guage/sender. Has anyone kept the
> stock MG guage in the dash
> with a V8 conversion, if so what did you do for a
> sending unit on the block?
>
> 2. Throttle (accelerator) cable. Did you folks buy
> a new one, use the
> original etc? I have a Holley carb and it has the
> ball type connection for
> the cable so I am a bit lost for a solution.
>
> Larry
> MGB 5.0 (very close to done....)
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