Friday, 15 January 2021

New Gauges added.

15 Jan 2021 

Spent the last few weeks planning, getting parts and finally fitting

water temperature and oil pressure gauges to the dash. 

Decide, after seeing other dash layouts, that the better looking option was to fitt the gauges into the main dash rather than a separate bracket.

Bought genuine Smiths magnolia gauges and the correct senders. Bought a second hand thermostat housing that already had a 1/8 BSP port and modified an oil banjo bolt by drilling and tapping 1/8 BSP for the oil pressure sender.

Ran cable for water temp sender through a piece of aluminium tube clamped to the engine studs that already existed. ( these were fitted for a different type of air filter, I suspect)

Ran temp gauge off 10 volt stabiliser and oil gauge direct of 12 volts. added in line fuse from fuse box. 

Results as below.

Original dash with windscreen washer button on right and Morris badge covering another small hole, on the left.


Finished job
(screen wash button moved to separate bracket below dash.)


With lights


Oil pressure sender


Temperature sender


Wiring


Engine bay


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Gone but not forgotten.

 Millie has been sold and has moved home to Doncaster. All the very best to Millie and her new owner Graham.