That's fair comment, Martyn, maybe I'm panicking unduly, I suppose
the line has lasted 23 years already, it just made such a mess and
obtaining bits to fix it have been taxing I dont want to revisit it.
As a temporary fix I have removed the broken end - the fracture
occurred as the pipe exits the nut, and reseated the compression
fitting. It still seemed to be weeping slightly so I am suspicious it
hasn't fully resolved the problem...
Cheers
Simon
On 11 Jun 2012, at 10:24, Martyn J Culling wrote:
Simon
Change the line and make a note in the diary to do it again in 20
years...
Or more, my 4/4 is nearly 40 years old and I've never changed my
pressure
gauge line!
Although an electrical gauge won't leak in the passenger
compartment, it can
still leak under the bonnet, and is not as accurate, or as quick
reacting as
mechanical gauge.
I am though, a luddite!
rgds Martyn
-----Original Message-----
From: Simon Fay [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 11 June 2012 08:36
To: mogtalk2
Subject: [mogtalk2] Swapping mechanical oil pressure gauge to
electrical
type
The oil line on my 4/4 cvh fractured at the weekend, some of you
may have
seen my thread on TM. I would really like to avoid this happening
again, and
so would like to decommission the oiler system and swap the
mechanical tudor
oil gauge for an electric version.
There seems to be a decent choice of 52mm dials, which seem to come
with a
sender. I would be grateful if anyone can recommend a specific
device, I am
thinking that some brands may fit in the dash better than others.
Any pearls of wisdom regarding the job would also be appreciated.
Some of
the articles I have found on the web seem to paint this as a
moderately
simple undertaking.
Cheers
Simon
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