[TR] TR3A Gauges

[Oliver]

i, too had trouble with mo ma.  they kept my gages for a while without 
giving me any updates.  after a few phone calls they finally said they 
weren't interested in repairing them and sent them back.

i ended up using a place in california, but after they fixed the speedo i 
realized the odometer is about 50% shy of reality.  i guess i should pull it 
and send it back.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <terryrs at comcast.net>
To: <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 8:54 AM
Subject: [TR] TR3A Gauges


> Hello, all.
>
> Have run in circles in the restoration process around gauges.  The 
> original Temperature Gauge had a snipped capillary, so swapped out for a 
> (TR-4?) electric temp gauge.  Converted to an altenator, so the Amp Gauge 
> doesn't do anything.  Bought a series of fuel gauges from e-bay after the 
> original stopped working.  Sent the whole mess to Mo-Ma but over $700 
> later, attempts to coax cooperation from a guy with an accent and attitude 
> there,and a fuel gauge that stopped working after 6 months, I am ready to 
> call it quits.
>
> Am thinking of converting to SunPro 2 inch gauges with black dials and 
> chrome bezels, which are a nice match for the car.  Only thing that may 
> not be convertible is the fuel guage, which has to match with the sending 
> unit.
>
> Has anyone ever swapped out their standard Triumph gas sending unit by 
> retrofitting a mounting plate?  Advice on a sending unit?
>
> Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
> New Hampshire