Before we bought the dippers for each tank I bought the standard clear measuring stick and when the tanks were about empty I put in 3 gallons at a time, marking the stick. I used a knife to place the mark on the strick as paint or other type would wear off. I also checked those markings against the readings on the dipper when we installed them and both were almost the same.
A problem I found with the Dipper is you have to read the fuel level as soon as you pull the cap out as the fuel evaporates in a heart beat. If I am fuel critical, mainly for weight, I always use both indicators as a double check. Jim Truxel N3439H Frederick, Md ----- Original Message ----- From: n611gc To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 8:44 AM Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Fuel Gauge I am just looking for a way to gauge how much fuel is in the tank during pre-flight. Most of my flying is going to be 1-2 hours, so topping off the tanks each time I fly is not practical. Unless someone here has already figured out a way, my plan is to just re-calibrate my 26gal C-172 tube by measuring and noting the level, then filling the tank to determine the correct number of gals. Eventually I'll have an accurate way to gauge the remaining fuel at any level. I learned something here over the weekend about NOT filling the tanks to the brim. I did that a couple of hours ago and used nearly 7 gal the first hour. I could not figure out why the sudden 2 gal per hr increase. I understand now that I probably siphoned off the top. Lesson learned. --- In [email protected], ebengui...@... wrote: > > Rick, > Skyport sold a gauge that was part of the 9 gal fuel tank cap. > You'd look out at the wing and try to read > the glass tube which was incorporated into the fuel cap. > It was something like the header tank float system. > I purchased one -I was not happy with it. > Prof. Ed >
