D17 Series IV gas gauge
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Topic: D17 Series IV gas gauge
Posted By: Ryan Renko
Subject: D17 Series IV gas gauge
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2010 at 8:14pm
| I found out why the guage did not work!! There was no float left on the rod after 45 years in gasoline!! LOL What will best survive being used as a float? Will a regular rubber stop hold up being in gasoline all the time?? What about a brass carb float?? Thanks, Ryan |
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Posted By: Max(ia)
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2010 at 8:21pm
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I found a cork at a Hobby Store, cut it to size, sealed it with Sealsall. Been working for 3yrs.. Mine wasn't missing, so had a pattern to make one . |
Posted By: ChuckLuedtkeSEWI
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2010 at 9:37pm
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Someone bought a carb float from O Reillys and used that. I picked one up last week, but haven't gotten the gas gauge back together to put it back in. Here is a link to the old post:
http://www.allischalmers.com/new/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11727&KW=float&PID=89049&title=float-for-gas-gage#89049 - http://www.allischalmers.com/new/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11727&KW=float&PID=89049&title=float-for-gas-gage#89049
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Posted By: Ryan Renko
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2010 at 1:43pm
| Thanks for the link Chuck! I got on Oreillys website and I ordered one. It looks like it would work based on the photos, at least better than a plain skinny rod!! Thanks, Ryan |
Posted By: Dave H
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2010 at 5:37pm
| So where do you get the sealsall? I probably walked by it a thouusand times. |
Posted By: Dave(inMA)
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2010 at 6:22pm
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Believe I bought some at Home Depot. I tried the cork-and-SealsAll route - gauge sorta works in that it moves up/down as gas sloshes around in the tank, but mostly it reads "E". Maybe I need to try again! Looked on the O'Reilly site - couldn't find the carb float part # mentioned above. Maybe it's time to quit for the day!! ------------- WC, CA, D14, WD45 |
Posted By: Burgie
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2010 at 6:26pm
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I just got a cork at the hardware store. ------------- "Burgie" |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2010 at 7:24pm
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Anybody got any size dimensions on the float? I have a source for an"unsinkable" float made of some "space age" material. About $5 sealed.
------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: Don(MO)
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2010 at 7:44pm
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The float is 1 1/2" long by 1 1/4" wide. Don  ------------- 3 WD45's with power steering,G,D15 fork lift,D19, W-Speed Patrol, "A" Gleaner with a 330 corn head,"66" combine,roto-baler, and lots of Snap Coupler implements to make them work for their keep. |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2010 at 8:02pm
Thanks Don. I don't have exact dimensions for this but I can get them if anybody is interested. Charlie ------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: Dave(inMA)
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2010 at 8:48pm
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Charlie - sent you a pm.
------------- WC, CA, D14, WD45 |