Re: 31 gas gauge

Posted by DavidM On 2014/4/29 17:52:47

My experience is limited to the 6th series cars however I would doubt very much if the windshield arrangement on your 8th series is much different.

I assume your car is closed car, sedan etc, if so the windshield frame is made from a channel shaped steel section and it pivots across the top edge with a full width steel hinge designed to prevent the ingress of water. There is no pot metal in any of this.

I would guess that the hinge on yours has come loose where it is screwed to the timber frame. The timber in that area is prone to rotting. Fixing it entails removing the windshield and hinge then replaceing the rotten wood and hoping the damage does not extend too far.

As for your gas gauge it is pot metal and it grows and jams into the small steel surround that holds it to the back of the dash. The surround is screwed to the dash. It all needs to be removed and a new gauge assembly fitted. The parts are all available from classicandexotic.com.

As I said all of the above is based on 6th Series hopefully someone with an 8th Series will comment further.