Somewhere, I seem to remember someone (Nisonger?) offering a rebuilding
service for those units. That might be your best bet, as an accurate,
reliable temp gauge is a far cheaper investment than having to rebuild a
"cooked" engine.
The good news is that, if you are careful not to disturb the capillary
line; they last a long time. The one I replaced (with a new, BL dealer
stock unit) in my '72 Midget, 26 years ago, is still functioning
perfectly.
Bud Osbourne
-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces+abcoz=hky.com@autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces+abcoz=hky.com@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
Dean Swanson
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 6:15 AM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: [Spridgets] FW: Temp gauge repair
I have a co-worked that did perform the gauge repair successfully
following
the instructions from the web site; his bit of advice is:
"Tell him the repair works but only if the gauge was in good shape
before
and if the needle is sitting on the left side peg."
Dean Swanson
'62 A.H. Sprite mkII
-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces+d.swanson=earthlink.net@autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces+d.swanson=earthlink.net@autox.team.net] On
Behalf
Of Marc
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 2:20 PM
To: Spridgets
Subject: [Spridgets] Temp gauge repair
Has anyone ever attempted a Smiths capillary temp gauge repair? Like
this: http://www.ply33.com/Repair/tempgauge
Seems reasonably simple (in theory)... I haven't been able to find any
combo temp/oil press gauges less then about $150...
--
Marc
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