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RE: Water temperature gauges

To: tigers@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: RE: Water temperature gauges
From: "Norman C. Miller" <rootes1@best.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 08:48:11 -0700
Now this is the kind of information I've been waiting for from this group.
Is there some way to move the tach to the clock hole?
>
>Larry, I have installed the smaller-size oil temperature gauge in the
>clock hole of both our Tigers.  I used the chrome bezel from the
>clock-hole plug, and a couple of layers of duct tape on the gauge
>housing to make up the diference.
>
>Ramon

>
>Disassemble one of the covers used if the clock isn't present.  The plastic 
>center is just held in by a couple tabs.  The chrome ring becomes your
adapter. 
>I put a voltmeter from a Triumph in mine, with the new gauge located behind
the 
>chrome ring.  I attached it with either epoxy of industrial strength hot melt 
>glue (This was maybe 10 years back).  Just spread the "U" bracket a bit more, 
>and don't tighten it too much.  The resulting chrome around the gauge, the
trim 
>plus a bit of the gauge's ring, is a bit wider that the other gauges, but it's 
>not that noticeable
>
>Stu

Norm


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