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| Tony rian (206.163.144.96)
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i have a 76 am gen i have taken the floor up what is the next step to insert a fuel gauge into my disel tank | ||
| Bob Gallo (65.66.148.74)
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I bought a kit from a speedometer shop. It consisted of a gauge and sender unit. The sender is a float system that attaches to the top of the tank. Instructions are included to mount the float and calibrate for the depth of the tank. It is not perfectly accurate, but much better than nothing. I could probably make it better by removing the sender and bending the float arm to make a higher reading when the tank is full. | ||
| CoryDanes RTSII NE/IL (4.17.253.66) Rating: N/A |
Bob, would'ntyou prefer to know when the tank is almost empty? Is'nt there a margin of error for the full measurement anyway? And I have a question too. How do you cut into the tank? Someone told me a hole saw would do it. When I asked about the metal shavings, he said there wont be that many and if any get into the tank, thats what the filters are for. Any comments??? - cd | ||
| Rich (24.147.234.166) Rating: N/A |
My father taught me a trick years ago, put grease on the flutes of a drill to catch the chips or on the teeth, inside and outside the cutting edge of the hole saw. This will cause the chips to stick to the grease, minimizing how many fall into the tank. Usually the center piece will stay in the hole saw but adding a magnet will help ensure it stays in the hole saw. Good luck, Rich | ||
| jmaxwell (66.42.92.189) Rating: N/A |
Not familiar w/ amgenr'l arrangement, but usually a plate on the tank that the supply and return lines pipe to. I would think that a fuel sending unit could be mounted to the plate, eliminating the need to cut another hole in the tank, since the plate can be removed for modification. This is the usual arrangement for any fuel sending unit on most applications. | ||
| DrivingMissLazy (65.207.109.60)
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The grease trick works for catching chips. Find the thickest wheel bearing grease you can and coat the bit or hole saw very liberely. I believe it catches 99.9% of the chips. Richard | ||
| Jayjay (207.30.180.37) Rating: N/A |
Empty a LARGE CO2 fire extinguisher into the tank before doing any of that sort of work. Alternative: Be sure your Life and Fire insurance are paid-up!!! Maybe pick a nice guy for your widow to sleep with, and help raise your Kids...JJ | ||
| DrivingMissLazy (65.207.109.53)
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Only do this on a diesel fuel tank!!!! Never, never ever with gasoline. Richard | ||
| steve souza (Stevebnut) (24.91.90.28)
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Tony-- I have a 75 AM General 6v71 and two speed VH-9 trans this may sound crazy but what i did was remove the filler neck from tank (bolts in) then emptied the tank and put wet rags in the bottom and burned a hole with my plasma cutter(not acetelyne torch)I was'nt very happy with life at the time so I was willing to take some chances. Of course I would NEVER do this with a gasoline tank and my diesel fuel was very old (3 years) I would go with the hole saw and vaccuum out the chips from the filler pipe hole. I bought the sender setup from west marine boat supply for about 40 bucks with the gauge and sender. Happy bussin--Steve | ||
| Bob Gallo (64.216.142.209)
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To answer Cory, I did my sender 10 yrs ago and don't remember what I did about chips. I may have put it in when I had the tank cleaned. This was a mistake as the dirt was keeping it from leaking. I wound up using motorcycle tank seal spreading (brush on a long stick) it in the seams to stop the leaks. It has worked for a lot longer than I expected. Also, when the gauge is around the empty mark, I usually have at least 100 mi left of travel before filling. I could move the float and have a little more accurate performance, but I'm used to this now and wouldn't change it. | ||
| DrivingMissLazy (65.207.109.84)
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Bob, I wonder how you found out you had another 100 miles fo fuel left? LOL Richard |
