[Healeys] Gauge repair in UK

[Alan Seigrist]

Tadek -

I have one GIANT WARNING to you about rebuilding Smith guages in the UK -

It appears no one in the UK knows how to properly rebuild the BN1/BN2
tachometer - it is a very specialised instrument and I spent the better part
of a year, having sent my BN1 Tach from California to the UK no less than 4
times - every single time it came back looking very shiny and clean but the
tachometer did not provide anything anywhere near the correct RPMs.  Not
only that the rebuilders in the UK take forever - minimum two months
turnaround for very poor quality work.  DO NOT send your guages to the UK.

I finally gave up and sent my BN1 Tach to Margaret Lucas at Mo Ma in New
Mexico, USA, and not only were her prices half of what it was in the UK, she
gave me a very detailed breakdown of what needed to be fixed and what the
other rebuilders had done wrong.  The guage came straight back to me in
about one week and it has worked perfectly ever since.

I guess it may cost you more to ship to the US, but that cost will be
compensated for with much better workmanship and cheaper prices - I figure
you will pay the same all around and get a much better level of service from
Margaret Lucas in the US.  Her address/contact is:

Margaret Lucas
Mo Ma
1321 Second Street NW,
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
505-766-6661

Best Regards,

Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8


On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 8:52 PM, Tadeusz Malkiewicz <
tadeusz.malkiewicz at plusnet.pl> wrote:

> Many thanks for all replies!...
>
> Thanks, Tadek