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Re: rheostat freaking out...any ideas?

To: MG Nuts <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: rheostat freaking out...any ideas?
From: Skye Poier <skye@ffwd.bc.ca>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 09:52:22 -0800
Word on the street is that Christian Stanton said:
> I made up a jumper to bypass the rheostat as I didn't use it anyway.
> All of the dash lights are much brighter than they were with the rheostat
> turned all of the way up (down?).  (Isn't that the position all of us keep
> it in anyway?).

Try jumpering the rheostat, but also take apart and clean it, I found mine
to be very corroded.   I also fit uprated #50 Radio Shack bulbs and I can
keep the restored rheostat down almost all the way and the gauges are
wonderfully bright (the gauges that I repainted the inside gloss white,
that is).

I still need to find some stained glass paint for the bulbs to give the
tach/speedo the original blue hue.  The blue plastic rings around the fuel
gauge and water/oil are old and cracked, I patched them together but is
there anywhere I can get 2 new ones?

Skye

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