Mike,
Mini-Mania has these on sale $9.95 (from their website):
"
ADAPTER TEMP GAUGE
Male to female brass spacer/adapter for mechanical water temp gauge 
screws into head & accepts capillary tube.
Note: Sale Price only applies to order placed on the web!  Fits the 
Following Cars: MINI, SPRITE, MORRIS
11K2846  Category: GAUGES
Internet Only Special Until Aug-15-00 for: $9.95
"
    http://www.minimania.com
look under "Specials" then under "Sprites" then under "Gauges"
At 4:58 PM -0400 7/12/00, Graziano, Michael wrote:
>All,
>
>I picked up an oil pressure/temp gauge last week.  The water temp piece
>works well (as tested in a pot of water on the stove), but the oil pressure
>fitting has the wire that connects to the male threaded fitting on the back,
>but not the nut that holds the two together.  Anyone follow that?  Well....
>if you did,  and you have one lying around from a gauge someone cut the
>water temp fitting off of,  I could use it.  And anyone have a good idea as
>to how to test it?  The MIdget is not running yet, although I brought it to
>the mechanic yesterday.  Hopefully,  the engine will be ready soon.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mike
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