High heat tape or Gasket material
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High heat tape or Gasket material
Alright guys while I was installing the new gauge last week I ran into a bit of a problem with the mounting bracket and the pod (one was off size from the other) so the mounting bracket that came with the gauge would not fit correctly. I ended up cutting the bracket to get it secured and put some electrical tape to "seat" it a little better so it would not rattle and would stay in place. Well after a week of it being in the 110+ weather, the tape is melting and the gauge is starting to slide forward and is getting loose.
Now the gauge manufacturers reccomended just using tape to secure it in place and not bother with the back mounting bracket and I know the idea would work as it was working fine for the first few days with the tape I put on during the install but I need something that wont melt. Any suggestions?
Now the gauge manufacturers reccomended just using tape to secure it in place and not bother with the back mounting bracket and I know the idea would work as it was working fine for the first few days with the tape I put on during the install but I need something that wont melt. Any suggestions?
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I need something like a collar to slide onto the back of the gauge so when I slide it into the pod it stays in place without having to fab up a new bracket to work with the back screws to hold it in place. Right now the bracket is missing a "leg" (looks more like an "L" than a "[" right now) since it would not fit to hold it in place, I also wrapped the outside of the gauge that goes into the pod hole with electrical tape to give it more of a snug fit. Everything was working great until the tape started melting, now only one half the gauge is holding, the other is slowly sliding out and I have to push it back in place at least once or twice a day.
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I need something like a collar to slide onto the back of the gauge so when I slide it into the pod it stays in place without having to fab up a new bracket to work with the back screws to hold it in place. Right now the bracket is missing a "leg" (looks more like an "L" than a "[" right now) since it would not fit to hold it in place, I also wrapped the outside of the gauge that goes into the pod hole with electrical tape to give it more of a snug fit. Everything was working great until the tape started melting, now only one half the gauge is holding, the other is slowly sliding out and I have to push it back in place at least once or twice a day.
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Well I purposely cut the one side of the bracket off because it was not working, it was essentially going through the small gap between the pod and gauge and popping it out the same way so making another one like the original which didn't have the room to begin with wouldn't work in this situation.
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is there a small collar where the gauge meets the pod face, if you dont plan on removing the gauge what about a very small bead of silicone caulk on the inner gauge collar and setting the gauge then letting silicone set up, dont know if possible but might work, used tht trick to issolate vibration on a 84 ramcharger tach i installed in the dash, redneck as hell but i work and NEVER came loose
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