Ron Lawson Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Hi I have just finished repairing the dash gauge from my 2249 Surprise Surprise the pot metal innards of my gauge is sound with NO sign of crumbling YET The main problem was that I never had the Spindle that the Needle attaches to but once I got one there was still the pointer needle to get After not having any luck in finding a gauge with a pointer needle (I did buy one off E bay but the needle vanished funny that) So to solve the problem of the pointer I ratted an old Amp meter and used the pointer from it It is a very fiddly job as the pointer is sandwiched between 2 tiny brass collars on the spindle and once these are disturbed they don't seem to want to stay tight and hold the pointer in the correct position (only 1 collar was removed from the spindle) So to solve this problem once I got it set up a small dob of super glue solved the problem I havn't tested it as yet as the tank unit is still not quite finished I hope tat this has been helpful to those wondering what to do for a pointer needle Cheers and Happy Restoring Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Thanks for the great tip on your fix! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Lawson Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 Thank you John I had been in conversation with other 2249 Senior owners that had made a new needle out of thin brass However the amp gauge needle is identical to the original in looks plus the amp gauge that I ratted was toasted anyway Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gundog99 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 And now the really difficult job - getting the sender to work properly, but maybe the one on your car works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Lawson Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 Hi Anthony That remains a mystery I purchased another rheostat from Myers as the one in the old unit was falling apart One can only hope that its going to work I will still have the tank unit to go by if the dash one fails to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cahartley Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 I used Loctite super glue for the needle on the speedometer for my '59 Chevy........got lucky too.......jibes with gps....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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