With the gauge out of the dash (or at least, forward) you should be able to
twist the chrome bezel until three or four little lugs line up with slots
and the bezel, glass and rubber seals pop off. However the seals could well
be perished sticking the whole thing together, in which cas you may have to
get the gauge out altogether to ease the lugs back just a little bfore it
will twist. The needle binding on the glass (and especially the bezel) is
unlikely, I would have thought.
The temp part *is* filled with a fluid, they are repairable, but only by
specialists. Here in the UK they are usually an exchange item.
PaulH.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Hicks, Stephen <SHicks@northatlantic.nf.ca>
To: 'mgs@autox.team.net' <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: 21 September 1999 15:08
Subject: Oil/Water gauge
>
>I have a 65 MGB with the round oil/water temp gauge. The oil portion of the
>gauge has the needle stuck at 35 psi. I think the needle is stuck against
>the bezel of the gauge. Has anyone ever taken these gauges apart? Will they
>come apart?
>
>This past weekend I found a used gauge. It however has the temp. bulb cut
>off. Someone told me the bulb was filled with fluid
>( alcohol) and that it is not repairable. Can anyone verify this?
>If there is a means to repair, what does it involve? I was hoping to make
>one good one from the two. I believe a new one is around 280.00 CDN
dollars,
>so you can understand my dilemma.
>
>Thanks
>
>Steve Hicks
>Newfoundland Canada
>
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