I am using a very standard 2 1/8" black electric gauge from the auto parts
store. The look is quite different and that kind of irritates me. I have
considered trying to switch the works into my old mechanical unit's housing,
but it could be difficult since the needle action is reversed. However
recently somebody pointed me to www.gaugeguys.com (NFI) and they have a 100
psi smiths available. I am going to start saving my pennies to convert to
that. Sadly it seems that the sender (~$70) is more expensive than the gauge
(~$56). I have no idea if it works with my existing sender, but the laws of
Murphy and Triumph make that seem unlikely.
Cheers,
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: KTnKT
To: Mark Hooper; 6 Pack
Sent: 01/07/02 11:01 PM
Subject: Re: Oil Pressure
Yeah, I never have trusted that plastic tube. How difficult is the
change-over to the electric type? Is there a gauge available that
closely matches the original in size and appearance?
Thanks,
Kevin Thompson
'76 TR6
'69 Spitfire
'35 Bugatti/Bug
Mark Hooper wrote:
>
> Hi Kevin:
>
> Glad to see your numbers. Everybody thinks I'm fluffing mine.
Jealousy,
> nothing but jealousy! ;^)
>
> Don't forget these consumer gauges are a trifle inaccurate at best. I
> switched to an electric because I lost one too many plastic capillary
lines
> and hosed myself in the eyes once while driving. It can happen, it
just
> takes an extremely unlikely series of events. After that I swore off
> mechanical readers.
>
> Mark Hooper
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