Gauges and Hitch

[Thurrott]

Hello all! I have a 1992 Mitsubishi Delica Starwagon SuperExceed and I am trying to locate a replacement set of altimeter/thermometer/(pitch yaw and roll) gauges as mine are damaged. And I am also looking where to find an aftermarket hitch I can attach to my van. Thanks!

[Big-Bird]

The pitch/angle gauge you are wanting is called a binnacle. Its common for them to fail either they leak all their mineral oil and don't move anymore or the plastic alignment pin inside the sphere has broken off and the ball floats in all directions.

Some folks just remove the broken gauges and install turbo boost/EGT and oil pressure gauges in their place.

You could call the JDM parts guys in BC, they probably have a few kickin' around.

Rising Sun Imports (New Westminster, BC) -very likely Steven has more than a few!
Amazing Auto Importers (Richmond, BC)
Commbs Country Auto (Vancouver Island)

The ebay UK sites do show these sometimes as well.

[konadog]

How much are they worth? I've got one kicking around...

[islander20]

The binnacle is actually that entire 3 gauge cluster as a whole. The roll gauge is usually called an inclinometer. I just fixed mine, the plastic tab holding it in line had broken. I ended up drilling it out with a 1/16" bit and inserting a tiny screw to fill the track. Not super difficult and now it is easy to top it up with glycerin if it does leak one day. A bit of a tricky job though.

I have seen new ones for about 300-400...doesn't seem worth it to me! Sure adds to the Delica charm, nice for finding a level spot too.