I have a Smiths gauge also. I got it from LBC restorer that I bought my
car from. He believed it came from a Triumph but he wasn't sure. I
haven't gotten around to putting it in yet but when I ever do I plan on
putting in between the temp and fuel and relocate the headlight switch
the left side of the driver's side panel.
Ryan Smith
72 Emerald Green Spit
>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
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>> email sales@cocoinc.com
>> www.cocoinc.com
>>
>>
>>
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