Clarkair CA-1 Discussion Board

17thAirborne wrote:Looking for Amp, temp and pressure gauges for the CA-1

Can someone post a photo of original gauges so I can see the details of the gauges?

Thanks

oz

i don't have a photo yet, but here is what the manual shows. They look like standard mil spec WW2 gauges. It matches the photos on one other website photo (edited by oz to change the words from "syltech site") with the exception of the temp gauge which looks civilian.

oz

5 different images of various Clark photos on the web. From these its still difficult to tell what's original equipment and what's aftermarket replacement. The 2nd photo seems to have Amp and Oil as NOS WW2 and an aftermarket temp gauge. The others are all over the target.
I'm confused.

oz




One more added

Notice from the image out of the old Clark Factory manual the instruments are positioned one up and two down whereas on the later models they are two up and one down. What does your instrument panel look like? Also notice that the early Clark has the two accessory hydraulic take off valves below the winch instead of beside the seat higher up. Mine does not have those pipes and valve caps.

Image from old Clark Factory Manual

Instrument panel ready for wiring tomorrow.

Something I did not notice until now; there are two different lengths of these switches. Measured from the center of screw to the end of the lever; on the left switch: 1", on the right switch: 15/16". The longer one is from the original vehicle, the right one from the parts supplier mentioned earlier. Not a problem in my opinion.