John,
The #45854 Oil Gauge is I believe correct for an early TD. I have TD 1854
and that is the part # it had when I got it 11 years ago. I don't know
however what # would be correct for the TC. Perhaps they use the same Oil
Gauge. Moss does list the same part number (Moss # 360-490) for the TC and
TD to 13913.
Roger
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From: owner-mg-t@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mg-t@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of John Swanland
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 10:50 PM
To: lpalmer@vanstar.com; tc7557@hotmail.com; mg-t@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Correct Oil Gauge for TC?
>
>
>Gauge #1 sounds like it may be from an early TD - the ones without
the dual
>oil/temp gauge. My early TD has the same number - 45854, is marked
LBS. PER
>SQ. INCH across the top, British Jaeger about in the middle, is 0 -
160 lbs
>marked out in two pound increments, and uses a double line script
for the
>numerals (hollow strokes) and for the word OIL. It uses a solid
script for
>other lettering.
>
>Regards,
>Lew Palmer
Hi Lew,
So far, yours is the best explanation, although the possibility of a
different design of the oil gauge face between the TC and early TD
hadn't come to my attention before. There has been no objection to
your theory on the list (so far!)
Being an early TD owner, you'd appreciate this. Took the TC on a
long high speed run last Sunday. Was cruising down a freeway near
Melbourne at approx 65 mph for some time. I always get looks, but on
that day I seemed more popular than usual. People were virtually
hanging out their car windows to check me out. And, I'm not all that
good looking!
Finally, I found out why. A couple of people rolled down their
window and shouted at me that I was losing oil. (I don't have the
bonnet sides on at the moment, as I took them off for painting)
I thanked them, and pulled over. A couple of pinhole leaks had
sprung at a place where I'd had an external oil pipe repaired about
15 years ago. You should have seen the mess! The entire side of the
car was coated with oil and I had been driving along like a fool
thinking I had suddenly become desirable.
I've had a pipe crack suddenly before and the mess is much less,
although you lose all your oil within a matter of seconds. A pinhole
leak goes on for ages.
I always carry spares for these pipes and I was back on the road in
30 minutes. Things like this have happened before so I am going to
forsake originality and have some flexible pipes made up.
John Swanland
Melbourne Australia
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