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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>As it has been stained for 20 years, I can live with it rather than break it by trying to clean it as it is working. Let me see what the pressure is with a rebuilt engine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Thanks for the comments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Bob<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Spidell<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 20, 2017 1:39 PM<br><b>To:</b> healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Oil in oil/water temp gauge<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>The oil pressure and water temp gauges are both Bourdon tubes. If I was prepared to send the safety gauge to a specialist anyway--about $200-300--for overhaul I might try squirting electronics cleaner GENTLY--i.e. just a dribble--into the fittings and gently drying them with air (like from the keyboard spray cleaners). If oil is inside the gauge housing you're probably better off sending it in.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Actually, I doubt if oil in the oil pressure gauge Bourdon tube is a problem, as some will likely get in there anyway.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Bob<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 7/20/2017 9:32 AM, Robert F. Begani wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Hi Steve:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>20 years ago after I got my BJ8 back from a shop, who restored the car, while driving down the road oil squired out on to my pants from a loose fitting on the oil line. Going back to the shop they just tighten the nut. I have good oil pressure, but, all ways have oil residue in the gauge. Ideas on how to clean the gauge before installing the engine trans etc. in the fall?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Bob Begani</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Bj8 ‘67</span><o:p></o:p></p><div id=DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>