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Got this Harvey Miller Watt Jr. engine last summer. There's not a lot wrong with it now that it's un-stuck, but the gauge glass is missing and I can't see how to replace it short of scrapping the original mounts and substituting a modern assembly.

I'd prefer to keep this original if I can.

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Sorry about the poor pictures. I thought I had better ones. Tomorrow I'll see if I can take some more so you can see how the gauge glass was originally fitted.

We will need to see them with tape  removed .
Ok we posted at the same time  tape removed I see
Strange setup

Cheers
Dennis

With a setup like that I think I'd consider glueing it in with a high temp silicone sealant or possibly even JB Weld.

Thanks, Stoker and Dennis, for your suggestions. The silicon should work nicely.

Of course I can drill a hole! I can either tap the material if it's thick enough or drill both parts and add a hollow carrier threaded externally on both ends; just need a pretty slim gauge glass for this. I'll work it out, and can't do worse than ruin what already doesn't work....

Interested to see how you dealt with this one!