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Retro Fitting a fuel level sender
mcg - 19/4/13 at 11:53 AM

My short sightedness means that I thought a stick would be an adequate way of measuring the fuel in the tank. Its kinda worn thin already!

Are there any fuel level sensors / senders that can be retrofitted to a tank without the need to remove and cut into it?

Oh, and of course not too expensive as well!

Cheers


Matt


gremlin1234 - 19/4/13 at 02:29 PM

you could do it with a sight glass
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sight_glass


britishtrident - 19/4/13 at 04:19 PM

Other alternatives, a low level warning switch --- or 2 switches at different levels or a mechanical gauge of the type sold for boat tanks.
You can also get very swanky(ie £200) brass mechanical gauges sold for vintage cars.

No matter how you do the tank will have to come out and be steamed out, and any swarf will have to be cleaned out.


mcg - 22/4/13 at 11:50 AM

okedokie - thanks for the replies. Bugger! Looks like that will have to wait!

Cheers