Thanks for all the suggestions. I emailed a couple of vendors to get an idea
of pricing. Calls will have to wait for tomorrow.
Oh, I looked under the bonnet -- the tube broke off right at the cylinder
head.
BTW, does anyone know the original routing of the capillary tube? When I got
this car, it was running along the side of the valve cover, not really
anchored to anything. I have tried a couple of routes as things were removed
and replaced (distributor, heater valve, alternator), trying to keep it out
of trouble. I think the recent alternator replacement might have killed it,
since I had to kind of bend it out of the way.
--
Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Menlo Park, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
on 9/28/11 5:24 PM, Larry Swift at lawrence.swift at gmail.com wrote:
> Try Morris Mintz; West Valley Instruments; excellent work
>
> Sent from my iPod
>
> On Sep 28, 2011, at 6:20 PM, "Councill, David" <dcouncill at msubillings.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> Most likely, you can have it repaired for maybe $100 or so. I had MoMa fix
>> one
>> for me many years ago due to problems with the temperature readings. Contact
>> Margaret Lucas (505) 766-6661 and ask.
>>
>> David Councill
>> 64 B
>> 67 BGT
>> 72 B
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mgs-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:mgs-bounces at autox.team.net] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Max Heim
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 2:42 PM
>> To: MG List
>> Subject: [Mgs] Temperature sender
>>
>> Hmm, my temperature gauge gave up this morning. I'm pretty sure it was
>> working
>> when the motor first was warming up, but 10 miles down the road it was
>> sitting
>> on the baseline and refused to budge.
>>
>> As this is a 66, I am guessing the immensely long tube finally cracked. Is
>> there anything that can be done about this? I'm not seeing this listed as a
>> replacement part, only the entire double gauge for big $$$.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Max Heim
>> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
>> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
>> it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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