At 10:54 PM 6/14/98 -0700, you wrote: >We had so many problems with the glass fuel gauge on my early model coupe >(ser578) breaking and leaking fuel into the cockpit that we put a plate over >it and put cork float gauges into the wing tanks, just like the header tank. > >Seems to work well, except for the the problem that the gauge shows empty >after 1/2 tank is gone. But since I have an O-200 with a fuel pump, I know >when the mains are gone because a red light comes on the dash to show that >the fuel pump is no longer pumping fuel. ********************************************************************** Tom I have a glass float type gas gauge, in my 415D, inside the right side panel, but it doesn't seem to be very accurate. I also installed a glass float type, similar to the one up front, in place of the left wing gas cap and it too shows empty when the wing tanks are half full, even though it was ordered for wing tanks. At least I don't have any fuel leaks.
Jack G.(U42)Utah N103JF, SN:745
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