TRF once sent me an MG catalog which shows Jaeger and Smiths branded
gauges. You might want to check with them but I don't know if the Herald
gauges are the same size or not.
At 04:00 PM 12/17/98 -0800, Chris DeStaffany wrote:
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>I also prefer mechanical as they seem to be far more accurate. For one
>thing you get a 270 degree swing instead of a 90 degree. Smiths also have
>that cute lille water temp/ oil pressure combo that fits real well in the
>spit where dash space is limited. I'm going to change my guages over to
>mechanical as soon as I've got enough spare nickels. Now, in redooing the
>Herald, I wish I could find a source for Jaegers. I;d like to have a full
>set of instruments and am partial to keeping them Jaeger if that is
>possible, but alas, I have yet to find a source for these. sigh!
>
>Chris DeStffany
>1975 Spit
>1966 Herald
>
>At 05:29 PM 12/17/98, you wrote:
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>>Mark Hooper writes...
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>>>.... I hope to find a
>>>nice electric Smiths from a Jag. But now I am protected from having a
>>>personalised oil heating system in the cabin.
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>>Mark,
>>
>>I've also had broken oil lines over the carpet (in my wife's suburban; that
>>was not a cool move.) But I still prefer mechanical; I just like the old-
>>fashioned bourdon tube gages, I guess.
>>
>>You can purchase a nice new gen-u-wine Smith's electric (or mechanical)
>gage from
>>XK's Unlimited, an authorized Smith's distributor (the only one in the US?).
>>
>>Price for the electrical oil pressure gage is about $34 (plus a $57.50
>sender if you
>>are converting and don't already have one!). Comes in black face or
>"magnolia" (cream) face.
>>There is a choice of bezels, chrome or black, and I think full V or semi-V
>also. Replacement
>>glass and bezels available, and all the little gaskets and mounting
>brackets are available
>>from them also. They also have the right-angle speedometer drive gearboxes
>listed, that have
>>been a topic of conversation here lately. They have all needed gages and
>they have fuel
>>level sending units for Smith's fuel gages.
>>
>>You can get a nice catalog from XK's unlimited by calling 800-444-5247.
>>They just sent me three gages very promptly...seem to be a good source to
>me, based
>>on my only encounter with them.
>>
>>Ray
>>
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>>Ray W. James, P.E., Ph.D.
>>Texas Transportation Institute
>>Civil Engineering Department
>>Texas A&M University
>>College Station, TX 77843
>>Phone (409)845-7436; Fax (409)845-3410
>>E-mail: r-james@tamu.edu
>>Date: 12/17/98 Time: 5:29:30 PM
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