From: "David Moag" <>
>Hi Listers,
>The capillary tubing that attaches to the temperature gauge in my TR3B is
>truly ugly. There's certainly a ton of surface rust, if not worse. Is it
>safe to put this in the blasting cabinet (after covering up the gauge
>itself)? I have heard on the list how expensive it is to replace the tube if
>it is damaged, so I figure I'd better ask before further increasing my debt.
How about painting it with some rust neutralizer (like Extend), and installing a
cloth braid (if you can get it out of the thermostat housing) or small split
loom. If you can find a long enough piece of heat shrink tubing, that would
look good too.
Richard
|