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MG MGB Technical - Fuel gauges

Anyone got an early American padded dash?

Or a Californian with chrome bezel fuel gauge marked 'Unleaded Fuel Only'?

I'd like to know what the reference number on these gauges is, it is usually on the rear part of the face that carries the E to F markings, tucked up behind the edge of the front part of the face on the right-hand side, visible by squinting up from below. The numbers are usually of the form BH followed by four digits, a slash, and two further digits.

Thanks.
Paul Hunt

Paul, I think I do. I am sure I have one marked Unleaded Only and my car was originally a Californian one. Will take a look for you.

Simon
Simon Jansen

Paul, this may not help but I have a 70 padded dash Canadian B with the fuel gauge marked BF 2226/00. It does not have the Unleaded Only marking. Barc
Barc Cunningham

Thanks Barc, but it's not the one I'm looking for :o(
Paul Hunt

Paul, I found mine. It says BF 2239/01.

And the gauge definitely has UNLEADED FUEL ONLY on the face too.

Simon
Simon Jansen

Thanks Simon, but I think now it might have been a wild goose chase, for this gauge at any rate. I've been assuming that the 77 and later RHD and LHD dashboards used the same style of gauges, which is what Clausager implies, and the Parts Catalogue shows a change in part number for both cars. But looking closely at the pictures while the 77 and on RHD has the dull plastic silver bezel on all gauges, the 77 and on LHD still has the chrome. So that *style* of gauge was common to the last and next to last LHD dashboards, which raises the question why did the part number change?

Still looking for the number on an early (68) padded dash fuel gauge though.
Paul Hunt

This thread was discussed between 16/12/2008 and 22/12/2008

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