I have a Smiths gauge in my spit that the previous owner put there. It
obviously matches up great! I don't know if these were ever used on
Triumphs but I do believe this gauge was used on Jaguars.
Patrick Bowen
At 12:49 PM 9/1/98 -0500, Mostrom, Paul wrote:
>When mine went bad I went to the local discount auto parts store and for
>$9.95 I bought a mechanical oil pressure gauge. That meant drilling a
>hole in the dash (above the passenger glovebox), but I much prefer to
>know what the pressure is rather than waiting for a light to tell me
>that I HAVE NONE!
>
>Just personal preference.
>Paul M.
>'77 Spit 1500
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jack Levy [mailto:sales@cocoinc.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 1998 12:08 PM
>To: GatesDavid@aol.com
>Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Oil Pressure Switch
>
>
>Just ordered it from Moss this morning, $19.95. I never think to go to a
>local auto parts, I guess 'cause the first thing they all usually say is
>what did you say that was a Triumph? is that a German car?
>
>Thanks
>
>Jack
>
>
>At 11:38 AM 9/1/98 EDT, GatesDavid@aol.com wrote:
>>Jack,
>>
>>I replaced mine several months ago and was able to find it for about 3
>bucks
>>at a local auto parts store. The first store I went to had one in
>stock.
>>Give it a try, could save you some down time waiting for the mail.
>>
>>David Gates
>>'73 Spitfire 1500
>>Hawaii
>>http://members.aol.com/gatesdavid/index.htm <--- Rogues Gallery.
>>
>>In a message dated 8/31/98 3:03:08 PM Hawaiian Standard Time,
>>sales@cocoinc.com writes:
>>
>>> Subj: Oil Pressure Switch
>>> Date: 8/31/98 3:03:08 PM Hawaiian Standard Time
>>> From: sales@cocoinc.com (Jack Levy - Computer Consultants -
>Hwd. FL)
>>> Sender: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
>>> Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:sales@cocoinc.com";>sales@cocoinc.com</A>
>(Jack
>>Levy - Computer Consultants - Hwd. FL)
>>> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
>>>
>>> Today my oil light came on and I panicked pulled over and found that
>the
>>> car
>>> was in a puddle of oil, my oil. I shut it off and looke under the
>hood and
>>> could not find where the oil was coming from, I then started the
>engine
>>> expecting it to squirt out a crack but found it flowing out of the
>oil
>>> pressure switch, right underneath where it gets plugged into the
>connector
>>> that says Rists. Has anyone ever had this happen, I've tried to find
>the
>>> switch in my Moss catalog but I can't find it.
>>>
>>> Jack
>>
> Computer Consultants, Inc.
> Authorized Dealers for
> The Medical Manager
> 954-983-6119 Fax 954-983-1968
> email sales@cocoinc.com
> www.cocoinc.com
>
>
>
|