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Capillary tube temp gauge

RonR

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Folks,

What is the likely causes for a capillary tube temperature gauge to stop working, and is it repairable?
The is a1.5-inch long section where the outer "coil" is missing, but it use to work even with that is.

Thanks.
Ron
 

Michael Oritt

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Ron--

They stop working when the ether leaks out, usually because of mishandling the tube, esp. where it connects to the bulb. They are easily repairable by professionals--Nisonger here on the east coast and some places out west. We just discussed this a few days ago so for more info use the search engine to find the string.
 

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I just went through this. Unless you are sensitive about replacement parts, i would suggest buying a new gauge rather than rebuilding one.
 

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If you do decide on replacement instead of repair... remember you still own a British car. Don't throw the old gauge out... keep it to trade or sell it for parts.
 

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I just went through this. Unless you are sensitive about replacement parts, i would suggest buying a new gauge rather than rebuilding one.

Why? At Moss, new gauges cost $300-500, depending on model. The couple rebuilds I've had done were +/-$200; and the Moss replacements are slightly different than original. There might be some NOS gauges around, but the price would be dear.
 

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I just went through this. Unless you are sensitive about replacement parts, i would suggest buying a new gauge rather than rebuilding one.

If you're driving a BN1 or 2, the Moss replacement safety gauge matches yours - not true in the case of the 6 cyl cars.
 
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