1 problem with using a vacuum hose in heating oil is most vacuum hoses are not made of neoprene and oil and rubber are natural enemies. A better idea might be to use a length of steel tubing for brake lines. Oil won't hurt the steel line and the end won't curl. You might be able to blow through the line and tell when you hit the surface. That's just a thought not a practical idea. ----- Original Message ----- From: Lee A. Stone To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 6:42 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: heating oil fuel gage
Years ago Jeff when we had an outside 275 gallon Oil tank , I had a real nice local oil man and he brought me a stick which he had marked with a saw so I would know when I was down to a half or quarter tank of fuel.. I'd take a measurement and then set the end of that stick in a 3 pound coffee can as it dripped off, then I just set inside the garage door until the next time. It worked fine. I also like your idea of using the old vaccum hose . Stay warm. Lee -- My boy is a mean kid. I came home the other day and saw him taping worms to the sidewalk, he sits there and watches the birds get hernias. Well, only last Christmas I gave him a B-B gun and he gave me a sweatshirt with a bulls-eye on the back. I told my kids, "Someday, you'll have kids of your own." One of them said, "So will you." -- Rodney Dangerfield [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
