irregardless of what the weather is I'd think that the
gaskets are there for a small amount of cushion and
vibration dampening along with a bit of weatherproofing
Dave Gebhard
1977 Spitfire
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff McNeal <jmcneal@ohms.com>
To: Spitfire List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Cc: Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 2:15 AM
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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