gas gauge inner nut

[teedog]

I have a 1930 and was wondering about sight glass nut, the one I have is a hex nut but only see ones with 8 sides and don't look right. any one know what I have? thanks for any input, mike

 

[Mike Peters]

Just looked at some spare gas gauges and all of them are the 8 sided/star type. Could you post a photo of what you have?

 

[teedog]

looks like a 8 sided one except it is a hex, I was going to take both inner and outer nuts to get re chromed. I got his tank and fuel gauge back in the 60s out of a junk yard. any place to get an original inner nut? thanks

 

[700rpm]

Bert’s in Colorado.

 

[figment]

I believe the two nuts were nickle plated .

 

[Steve Wastler]

If the one you describe looks like the one in my picture, no one seems to know much. I have only ever seen this nut used on the mailtruck that were manufactured into 1932 after normal production run ended. This is the one on my unrestored ‘31 mail truck

 

[teedog]

If the one you describe looks like the one in my picture, no one seems to know much. I have only ever seen this nut used on the mailtruck that were manufactured into 1932 after normal production run ended. This is the one on my unrestored ‘31 mail truck

that's the one, need allen wrench to remove it

 

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

that's the one, need allen wrench to remove it

Has Allen passed on, or is he still making wrenches?
Bill W.

 

[RandyinUtah]

I had this same hex nut on my November 1930 Town Sedan.