Tomorrow is the day I picked up my Roadster, nine years ago. I don't recall if the small gauges misted up on the way home, but they certainly did soon after! And so this has been on my list for nine years, but was not a huge priority. Today I took a serious look at the small gauges for the first time.
The temp gauge, with visible reference numbers:
At the top is a 5mm hole. But the internals are just below the hole. I've enlarged this by hand to 5.5mm.
At the bottom is another 5mm hole, also now enlarged to 5.5mm.
I've added three small holes to the top, using a pin-chuck - which is a finger drill.
Oil pressure gauge numbers:
Fuel gauge - this one appears to be Morgan specific:
And the Voltmeter:
I've treated then all the same, except the fuel gauge, which is the worst mister. In this case I've enlarged two of the three additional holes on top to about 3mm. I've also added two more holes in the back.
Finally I've added some Reflect-a-cool to the bottom section of each. just in case rising heat is part of the problem.
And as a final touch. I've added a leather "water deflector", secured with double sided tape, over the gauges and the circuit board which is fitted just below. This is a bit of a gamble, as it may reduce air flow through the gauges. Only time will tell........................
