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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