Re: [Healeys] water temp/oil gauge

[Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>]

I'll buy that.  Still don't understand why my BJ8, which had 64K miles on it 
when I bought it and was otherwise 
unmolested except for one (apparent) engine rebuild had a sleeved capillary 
tube on the safety gauge.

Bob


On 9/1/2013 1:24 AM, Oudesluys wrote:
> Original gauges always have a spiral wire wound around the capillary tube. 
> Repaired gauges or reproductions often have 
> a woven stainless steel sheath.
> Kees Oudesluijs
>
> Op 1-9-2013 7:28, Bob Spidell schreef:
>> We've had a couple of these rebuilt, by two different shops.  In both cases, 
>> the original capillary tube with a 
>> 'metal cloth' sheath was replaced by a similar tube with a wound wire wrap.  
>> Besides being slightly larger in 
>> diameter, I presume you'd lose points in concours.
>>
>> Bob

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