Oil pressure meter (1 Viewer)

[waltermayorga]

Hello all. Working on an FJ40 1965 and noticed that the oil pressure meter/indicator has 2 styrofoam like balls inside of it and are free, while fuel and water temp gauges don't have them. Wondering if that is expected or a bug was inside the cluster leaving things inside. Thanks for your help

 

[FJ40Jim]

Nope, shouldn't be anything in there except a indicator needle.

 

[waltermayorga]

Nope, shouldn't be anything in there except a indicator needle.

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[1969FJ]

That looks like a small egg.

 

[Engineer8000]

Black Widow?

 

[Dizzy]

Welcome to Mud.

Would love to see more of your rig. A few of us love patina. Earlier 40s fascinate me.

 

[JVZii]

Looks like packing styrofoam. I have a spare if you cannot get it out.

 

[waltermayorga]

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Decided to take them out and seems like a bug or something took the cluster as home. I don't know what type of bug/animal this was

Looks like packing styrofoam. I have a spare if you cannot get it out.

Thanks for the reply. I was able to take them out and seems like they were from a gecko or lizard. I'll start testing the cluster, and if I find something not working I would love to get the spare. I'm missing the amp meter, do you have that too?

 

[waltermayorga]

Hi Dizzy. Sure, I'll post more pics once I get it out of the shop (currently in body work)

 

[Jetlander]

Those are almost certainly Anole eggs. The bright green lizards you see all over Texas.

 

[dlzadl]

Those lizards have exquisite taste in their vehicle of choice.

 

[1969FJ]

To me it seems a lizard would have a hard time getting into a small meter to lay a couple of eggs. Amazing.

 

[JVZii]

Decided to take them out and seems like a bug or something took the cluster as home. I don't know what type of bug/animal this was

Thanks for the reply. I was able to take them out and seems like they were from a gecko or lizard. I'll start testing the cluster, and if I find something not working I would love to get the spare. I'm missing the amp meter, do you have that too?

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Sorry just saw this. Yes I have an amp meter. Send me a pm and I can get you setup.