Andrew Swith wrote:
>
> In a related vein to the Magnette discussion, I've been told that
> my Healey (well it's an honorary MG for the purposes of this
> list - built in the same factory) has a mercury capillary temperature
> gauge. Does anyone know whether this is really
> true? It has a "sender" unit in the water inlet with a long
> metal tube up to the (Smith's) gauge and is soldered into the gauge
> at the top. Are these things repairable or calibratable? - mine
> never gets to read above about 130 degrees.
>
i think they're actually filled with some mysterious ether - or was
it actually ether (my temperaure guage lies, de-etherized, upon the table)
they are repairable, though not by mere mortals like myself -
try (in your very neighborhood):
Palo Alto Speedometer 415.323.0243 718 Emerson
Hartmut is your man. they can rebuild it. they have the technology.
and it won't even cost $6M. i think it's <$100
-hanz ('58 frog, san francisco)
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