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Re: oil/water guage combo

To: Ian Frearson <frearji@montevallo.edu>
Subject: Re: oil/water guage combo
From: Fred Thomas <vafred@erols.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 17:24:40 -0400
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
References: <94e14765.24b4b0ce@aol.com> <37838B53.B72BA79F@earthlink.net> <009c01becc94$9c909620$553b9dcf@montevallo.edu>
Paul Ogelsby in Kentucky also has the dual gauges available 1-502-821-6351

Ian Frearson wrote:

> I'm not sure about MGA's, but I believe the dual gauge was used on MG
> Midgets through the end of production in 1979...Gower Oaks (the UK
> distributor for CAI/Smiths) has a much more comprehensive selection of
> gauges than XK's Unlimited. For instance: Smiths currently manufactures the
> full range of Spitfire MkIV & 1500 gauges, but XK's Unlimited's catalogue
> breathes not a word of this secret...
>
> Ian Frearson
> 1980 Spitfire.
>
> > I believe the dual temp/water gauge is from an MGA.
> >
> > Randall
> > 59 TR3A "daily driver wanna be"
> >
> > LBPB1@aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > >   Hi List!
> > >             Just a quick question......When I restored my 68/69 Spit
> years
> > > ago, I found a guage in the shop where I worked that had both the water
> temp
> > > and the oil pressure guage in the same unit. This ment that I could add
> a
> > > guage without adding another hole. Does anyone know what car that guage
> may
> > > have come from? We took everything from jags to jensons apart there so I
> dont
> > > know what it could have come from.I know it was British. I think it was
> a
> > > Smiths and it worked great. If I knew where to look .......
> > >              Thanks in advance for the info.
> > >
> > > PLB3


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