Foggy Gauges
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Topic: Foggy Gauges
Posted By: Keith
Subject: Foggy Gauges
Date Posted: December-17-2003 at 1:16pm
Some of the original gauges in my /diaries/details.asp?ID=1&yrstart=1976&yrend=1980 - '79 Mustang are foggy. It's especially bad at night when the lights are on, I can't read them.
Does anyone have a good method for getting rid of this moisture? With out breaking the case, I can't get to the inside of the glass.
Would you ever drill a small hole in the glass or would that cause more of a problem?
Thanks,
Keith
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/diaries/details.asp?ID=6170" rel="nofollow - 97 Sport Nautique
1994 Ski Nautique
86 Silver Nautique
79 Mustang
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Posted By: tryan
Date Posted: December-17-2003 at 1:37pm
you could drill a small hole in the bottom of the housing. (drilling glass sounds like fun if you let me hold it while you drill.)
could you put some silica gel in the housing.( like what comes in new electronic packaging to keep them from corroding(sp).
if you left the dash lights on long enough, it should cook the moisture out. pull the bulb out and spray some crc or wd-40 in the hole. it might dry it out.
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Posted By: yellowdog
Date Posted: December-21-2003 at 4:57pm
Keith
Just speaking from experience, trying to vent the moisture out of a 'sealed' gauge and then re-sealing it seldom works more than a week or so. There is usually a small crack or opening in the housing that you just can not find.
I am going to be up replacing all the gauges in the wife's '78 this winter mainly because the fuel gauge is toast, but the oil pressure and hour meter have developed moisture problems. Also going to rewire the entire boat, but that's another story.
There are lots of options in gauge packages these days ranging from the classic black-on-black to white faces with gold, white and stainless bezels.
By the way, drilling the glass face will probably end up shattering the glass and really upsetting you! It's in the 'been there, done that' category.
Good Luck,
Don
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Caretaker of the wife's '78 Ski Nautique
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