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Richl705
Richard Lilly
Fairfax, Virginia
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Registered:
12/03/2007 10:48PM

Main British Car:
1958 MGA Buick 215 V8

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Using original MGA gauges with Buick 215
Posted by: Richl705
Date: November 07, 2009 09:09PM

I would like to use my original 58 MGA gauges with my Buick 215 conversion on my MGA. Obviously, running into some issues with the dual water temp/oil pressure gauges. I am using a D&D large volume water pump and the original water temp sensor is too long to fit inside (not to mention the threads dont line up but can work around that.) The oil gauge is a wet system and I am trying to figure out how to make that work with the original oil line from the gauge. Where do you source the oil pressure? Hoping someone has already dealt with this issue. Thanks


jimbb88
Jim Stuart
Maryland, USA
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Registered:
10/23/2007 07:43PM

Main British Car:
1966 MGB V8 conversion Rover 4.0 fuel injected

Re: Using original MGA gauges with Buick 215
Posted by: jimbb88
Date: November 07, 2009 09:54PM

My 1966 MGB has the original dual gauge hooked up to a 4.0 Rover, and was originally used with a 215. The car is off Fullerton Road in Newington. You can take a look tomorrow morning, if you like.

Jim 301 213 2680 'till 11:00 PM, after 7:00 AM


Richl705
Richard Lilly
Fairfax, Virginia
(42 posts)

Registered:
12/03/2007 10:48PM

Main British Car:
1958 MGA Buick 215 V8

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Re: Using original MGA gauges with Buick 215
Posted by: Richl705
Date: November 07, 2009 10:00PM

Would love to. I will send you a PM
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BlownMGB-V8
Jim Blackwood
9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042
(6470 posts)

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10/23/2007 12:59PM

Main British Car:
1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS

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Re: Using original MGA gauges with Buick 215
Posted by: BlownMGB-V8
Date: November 07, 2009 11:06PM

There's a brass fitting the temp sensor will screw into that seats it properly and has the right threads for the manifold. I don't remember where the one I have came from but they are definitely available as an off the shelf part. For the oil you can drill and tap one of the plugs on the oil pump housing.

Jim


Bill Young
Bill Young
Kansas City, MO
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10/23/2007 09:23AM

Main British Car:
'73 MG Midget V6 , '59 MGA I6 2.8 GM, 4.0 Jeep

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Re: Using original MGA gauges with Buick 215
Posted by: Bill Young
Date: November 09, 2009 08:41AM

Richard, you can get gauge sender adaptor fittings from most any source that sells aftermarket gauges. All you need to know is the thread size in the head or manifold where you want to mount it. Here's an example in the Speedway Motors catalog. [www.speedwaymotors.com]
The MGA tach is a cable drive unit, if you don't have the cable drive feature on your distributor then I'd suggest installing an electric tach from an early model MGB which can be modified to work with a V8 pretty easily. The main difference is that the MGB gauge will be a Smiths unit and the MGA gauges should be Jeagers so the faces won't match. You could use all the MGB gauges in place of the MGA units so that everything would match.


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