<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">This is why I’m going with AutoMeter. Very similar looking gauges as original.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Rye</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div><img apple-inline="yes" id="E328A05A-E8C6-45AB-8708-E23A9AFCA4B8" src="cid:F032FEEF-8F8F-4470-A5B3-0FB5E26FC4E5" class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Mar 16, 2025, at 4:27 PM, Dave MacKay <<a href="mailto:dave@mdmackay.ca" class="">dave@mdmackay.ca</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">My vote would be to replace the temperature gauge with an electronic one,<br class="">if you can find one that looks consistent with the other gauges in the<br class="">cluster.<br class=""><br class="">The old-style gauge is expensive to repair and complicates working on the<br class="">cluster.<br class=""><br class="">Dave<br class=""><br class="">1960 TR3A s/n 68639<br class="">near Toronto, Canada<br class=""><br class="">Message: 1<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2025 00:06:49 +0000<br class="">From: dave northrup <<a href="mailto:dave@ranteer.com" class="">dave@ranteer.com</a>><br class="">Subject: [TR] gage question<br class=""><br class="">I have a 59TR3a that will be far from original so that's not an issue,<br class=""></blockquote>including a TR4a engine that's been worked.<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><br class="">We just pulled the small gage cluster to rework it. All the gages are<br class=""></blockquote>out and will be sent to West Valley Instruments to be refurbished/rebuilt.<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><br class="">I have the option of keeping the temperature gage as is (I checked and it<br class=""></blockquote>will thread into the rebuilt engine) or having it redone as an electric<br class="">gage.<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><br class="">I kind of like the funny old gage with its funny old piping that goes<br class=""></blockquote>through the engine compartment. On the other hand, electric is simpler<br class="">and probably cheaper.<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><br class="">Since the car has an alternator and backup lights off the TR6 OD tranny,<br class=""></blockquote>wiring isn't an issue.<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><br class="">Just looking for opinions - keep the TR3a style or go electric?<br class=""></blockquote>** <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" class="">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **<br class=""><br class="">Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" class="">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br class="">Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs" class="">http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs</a> <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" class="">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br class=""><br class="">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ryel@mac.com" class="">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ryel@mac.com</a><br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>