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FW: Are Guage Gaskets Really Worth The Trouble?

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Subject: FW: Are Guage Gaskets Really Worth The Trouble?
From: philip <cplimey@home.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 19:58:21 -0800
Jeff, there is a local dealer here in Vancouver BC that has them .. I  just
bought 4 for myself for $12.00
If you cannot locate any let me know and I could send then to you.

Philip
75 Spit FM32468U

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From: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>
Reply-To: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 23:15:59 -0800
To: "Spitfire List" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Cc: "Triumph List" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
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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