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MG MGA - Oil/Water Gauge Query

The water needle on my oil/water gauge reads mid-scale with engine off. I know the gauge is bad because the PO installed a cheap aftermarket gauge under the dash. I got a cheap gauge off Ebay but its sending unit was broke off. Can I attach simply remove the sending unit off the old gauhe and attach it to the new gauge or do I need to have the gauge professionally repaired. Thanks
Joe Holtslag

The sender unit bulb and tubing I believe are filled with an alcohol and need to be sealed and calibrated professionally. You can fit a new similar MGB gauge, but it will probably have a SMITHS dial on it instead of Jaeger. People here in the UK can restore the old gauges, I'm sure somebody can do the same in the US.
Pete
P N Tipping

How it works (and pro repairs), see here:
http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/dash/dt101.htm

Calibration, see here:
http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/dash/dt102.htm

Repair, see here:
http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/dash/dt102a.htm
http://www.ply33.com/Repair/tempgauge
Barney Gaylord

This thread was discussed on 20/09/2012

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