Gas Gauge Rod

[Herb Concord Ca]

Does anyone have the dimensions and angles for the bends of the gas gauge rod.
Thanks

 

[Dan Partain]

Herb, the rod is relatively straight for 28-29 and a slight downward bend for 30-31. You can find the exact measurements in the Service Bulletins, BUT -

The best way to be accurate is to temporarily screw in the guage, or have someone hold the guage in the hole, and work the float up and down with a bent wire from the fill opening. Look inside the tank with a flashlight and compare the reading on the guage with the position of the float inside the tank.

Check the range in movement on the float, don't assume that the float has to touch the bottom of the tank to read empty, the correct float position for Empty may be a short distance off of the bottom. In other words, don't bend the rod so your guage reads full, but the tank won't actually be full. You'll get the idea once you put the guage in and move it up and down a few times.

-DAN

 

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

When the float touches the top of the tank on FULL, when it shows EMPTY, you "should" have about a GALLON left. That depends on whether your COAT HANGER wire is accurate or not???
Bill Sputter

 

[Chris Haynes]

By the time mine says MT I am already out.

 

[Herb Concord Ca]

Hi guys, thanks for your suggestions.
I should of said that the gas gauge rod is basically straight, just wanted to know how and where to bent it. It's for a '31 tank.
Thanks

 

[1955cj5]

I looked at Bratton's and they only show one Model A gauge for all years.....

So this is out of a 29.....

Any use?

These are the only two photos I have that show the wire..... sorry no measurements...

 

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

The curves help miss the filler strainer.
Bill W.

 

[Big hammer]

By the time mine says MT I am already out.

Thats not good, my cork float became MIA, install a new unsinkable float!

 

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Thats not good, my cork float became MIA, install a new unsinkable float!

Be sure to get the one made by MOLLY BROWN
Bill Movieguy

 

[Chris Haynes]

Bill Movieguy

So why do you call yourself Movieguy? You are a long way from Hollywood.

 

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

So why do you call yourself Movieguy? You are a long way from Hollywood.

Yo' Bro Chris,
BUT I've been there
The Dog & I are DYED in the Wool fans of OLD Westerns, I'm catching up on the ones I missed, when I used to WORK like a DOG, raisin' a FAMILY
When Death Valley Days comes on, with them HIGH Bugle notes, Buster T. HOWLS, like an Old Wolf
Bro Bill W.

 

[Chris Haynes]

Bill,
I worked my lifetime in Hollywood. Yes I even worked on Death Valley Days.

 

[Ernie Vitucci]

Hi Chris...Are you any relation to Bert Haynes who was President of the Model A Restorers Club of Arizona about 1960? Thanks, Ernie

 

[Chris Haynes]

Hi Chris...Are you any relation to Bert Haynes who was President of the Model A Restorers Club of Arizona about 1960? Thanks, Ernie

I might be. But I have never heard of him.

 

[Herb Concord Ca]

1955CJ, thanks that was just what I was looking for.