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----- Original Message -----
From: Bowen, Patrick A RP2 <PABowen@sar.med.navy.mil>
To: 'Jeff McNeal' <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Spitfire List
<spitfires@autox.team.net>
Cc: Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 9:06 AM
Subject: RE: Are Guage Gaskets Really Worth The Trouble?
>
> Jeff, a couple weeks ago someone listed a Jaguar site XKS something or
other
> that listed catalogs with Smiths instruments and parts in them. Recieved
> mine a couple days ago their gauges are pretty expensive but you can buy
> parts halfway reasonable. Does anyone remember the website?
>
> Patrick Bowen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff McNeal [mailto:jmcneal@ohms.com]
> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 2:16 AM
> To: Spitfire List
> Cc: Triumph List
> Subject: Are Guage Gaskets Really Worth The Trouble?
>
>
>
> Greetings all,
>
> As I tear through the interior of my Triumph as part of my casual
> restoration effort, I've decided to remove and clean all of the guages
> thoroughly while I have my facia veneer panel sent out to be
professionally
> restored to its original English Walnut glory.
>
> These guages are original and obviously never touched. I had a real hard
> time getting the bezels off and faced a mess of crumbling black gasket
> material that I had to scrape out.
>
> Consider these facts when contemplating my question, please... I live in
> San Diego, California. This car will rarely be driven at night or in the
> fog, and never, EVER in the rain. Additionally, it's garaged at all times
> when not being driven.
>
> As I was scraping all the crud out of the bezel recesses. I began to
wonder
> that given my conditions of driving this car both now and in the distant
> future (i.e. no moisture or rain and low humidity), I'm wondering whether
> replacing these gaskets is really be something I should concern myself
with.
> Is it?
>
> If so, where can I find replacement gaskets? Thanks for your input!
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jeff in San Diego
> '67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
> http://www.ohms.com/spitfire/projects.shtml
> Jeff's Classic '67 Triumph Spitfire Mk3 Site
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