When I picked up my current TR3A the capillary tube on my temp
gauge was broken in two about 6 inches from the gauge. I took
it to Palo Alto Speedometer in Palo Alto, CA and they were
able to fix it with no problems although I still had both pieces.
It wasn't cheap thou. About $130 to rebuild the gauge. Haven't
had any trouble with the repair.
Drew
On Nov 13, 8:41pm, Brent Smith wrote:
> Subject: RE: Temp. gauge removal TR3A (repeat post)
> Don't (repeat) DON'T try to remove the line from the gauge. It is a filled
> capillary line that contains a liquid that expands from the heat in the
> coolant at the water pump and directly causes a Bourdon tube in the gauge
> itself to drive the temperature indication. I've owned a '60 TR3A for
> quite a few years and just finished restoring it. I consider myself very
> lucky that, even with a lot of caution, I didn't damage the tubing taking
> it out and reinstalling it. You will pay a lot (if you can find one) to
> get another gauge and capillary if you damage the one you have!
>
> Brent Smith
> Atlanta, Georgia
> 1960 TR3A
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Drew Rogge
drew@pixar.com
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