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I put gauges in all three of my fuel tanks. I bought mine at West, but
lots of people carry them. Then sender has a 36" throw, which was too
short for me, but it's all I could find. When my tank reads empty I have
about 1/4 tank left. They're fairly inexpensive and reliable, and almost
flush with the top of the tank, however you need about 18" of clearance
above the tank to insert the sender. You also may need to bend the float
wire to clear any baffles in the tank.
Stan
S/V Seabird V
At 01:01 PM 1/6/2004 -0500, Jim Lynch wrote:
>I recently cut holes in the tops of one of my tanks and cleaned it out in
>preparation for resealing it. I don't currently have a fuel gauge and it
>sure would be nice to have one. Any suggestions as to where to go to get
>such a beast? An electrical unit would be best, I don't really want to
>use a bubbler. The tank is aluminum and the only access is from the top,
>where there isn't a lot of room so something that sticks up over 1/2 inch
>won't work.
>
>Also, what's wrong with Permatex for gasket material for diesel
>tanks? That's what I was considering until I read the recent tank thread.
>
>Jim.
>
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