> Alright folks, anyone ever rebuilt a Smith oil pressure gauge? My Morgan's
> oil pressure gauge seems to have a very small leak, spraying a fine mist of
> oil from within the housing.
> I pulled off the gauge and took a look but before I start taking it apart I
> thought I'd check to see if anyone has done it before me.
> It's a Bourdon tube type gauge, so there aren't may places to leak. My main
> question is if anyone knows how the tube is fitted to the actual pipe
>
Bob,
The gauge in my Plus 4 sprang a small leak a while back. After pulling it
out, I found there is a fairly large brass set screw that holds the tube
assembly against the line fitting on the back of the case. On my gauge, that
had just loosened up a bit letting oil spray out. The tube itself was fine.
Happy leak hunting
Ken Payne
63 +4
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