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springerpete · 11-14-2013, 07:32 PM

The gauge moves OK but the reading is off because I think the rod that connects the float to the number fitting is bent. When full all I get is a 3/4 reading and it shows between 1/4 and empty with 2-3" of gas still in the tank.
Will bending the rod fix this ? Anyone done this and what is your process ? Be pleased to get some help. Bill

Steve Miller · 11-14-2013, 07:41 PM

This might help

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucSV66JVyDc

700rpm · 11-14-2013, 07:43 PM

Just bend the rod. I cut a groove wide enough to get around the rod in a piece of 3/4" flat steel about 1" from one end. I then removed the fire screen, pulled the rod up with a piece of coat hanger, held it firmly against the top of the tank, and gently coaxed the rod into a lower position with the flat steel placed a bit in front of the coat hanger. This is a trial and error procedure, and may take a few tries to get it right.

700rpm · 11-14-2013, 07:48 PM

Steve was just a little faster than I was. That video is a good explanation.

whirnot · 11-14-2013, 08:23 PM

Yep, adjusted mine that way, works perfectly.

springerpete · 11-15-2013, 07:09 AM

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OK, gentlemen, I appreciate your suggestions. Supposed to be pretty nice day here today so I'll get the A out of the garage into the sunshine and give it a try. Thanks.

11-14-2013, 07:32 PM	#1
springerpete Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Central Maine Posts: 645	Fuekl gauge reading adjustment The gauge moves OK but the reading is off because I think the rod that connects the float to the number fitting is bent. When full all I get is a 3/4 reading and it shows between 1/4 and empty with 2-3" of gas still in the tank. Will bending the rod fix this ? Anyone done this and what is your process ? Be pleased to get some help. Bill

11-14-2013, 07:41 PM	#2
Steve Miller Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 70	Re: Fuekl gauge reading adjustment This might help https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucSV66JVyDc

11-14-2013, 07:43 PM	#3
700rpm Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 5,913	Re: Fuekl gauge reading adjustment Just bend the rod. I cut a groove wide enough to get around the rod in a piece of 3/4" flat steel about 1" from one end. I then removed the fire screen, pulled the rod up with a piece of coat hanger, held it firmly against the top of the tank, and gently coaxed the rod into a lower position with the flat steel placed a bit in front of the coat hanger. This is a trial and error procedure, and may take a few tries to get it right. __________________ Ray Horton, Portland, OR As you go through life, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole.

11-14-2013, 07:48 PM	#4
700rpm Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 5,913	Re: Fuekl gauge reading adjustment Steve was just a little faster than I was. That video is a good explanation. __________________ Ray Horton, Portland, OR As you go through life, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole.

11-14-2013, 08:23 PM	#5
whirnot Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Bend Or. Posts: 1,057	Re: Fuekl gauge reading adjustment Yep, adjusted mine that way, works perfectly. __________________ Bill Worden 1929 Roadster 1929 Briggs Town Sedan 1930 Closed Cab pickup Smith Motor Compressor 1951 Ford F1 High Desert Model A's

11-15-2013, 07:09 AM	#6
springerpete Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Central Maine Posts: 645	Re: Fuekl gauge reading adjustment Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) OK, gentlemen, I appreciate your suggestions. Supposed to be pretty nice day here today so I'll get the A out of the garage into the sunshine and give it a try. Thanks.