Stewart Warner gages fogging

[Automan]

Hey guys. Took my baby to work this morning (5 am). Cool morning. Now my Stewart Warner gages were all foggy on the inside of the glass by the time i arrived after a 15 minute drive. Anyone else have this problem. Eventually this must no be good for the gages themselfs.

Any suggestions
Automan

[Sam Bozzette]

Automan,
Mine did the same thing but cleared out after a while. The lights are located at the top of the guage and are not a tight seal so moisture is going to get in almost every time the car cools off. I had the same problem with the fuel guage on my Harley, the service fix was to drill a series of small holes in the top of the guage housing. It worked for the bike, but I'm not taking this dash apart unless I have to. Sam

[MaSnaka]

The light warms the inside of the gauge causing condensation. I think like Sam said improving the ventilation would help but I'm not taking my guages out to drill holes in them either. I only see it happen when I drive at night which is rare so I'm not going to worry about it. FYI- my dash is a 1" thick piece of cherry wood and the stewart warner guages may not get the ventilation they would on a thinner dash design. Automan I assume you had your dash lights on.

John

[Automan]

Yes i did have my dashlights on and that does make alot of sense.

Thanks guys.
Automan