Fuel Level Sight Gauges

[DonMorrisey]

I am building a BushCaddy which is very much like a Cub in appearance.
I have been searching for good quality Fuel Sight Gauges that get
mounted in the cabin through the wing root. have been unable to locate
anything so far. Does anybody have a source or lead? Thanks. Don...

[Dave S]

DonMorrisey wrote:
> I am building a BushCaddy which is very much like a Cub in appearance.
> I have been searching for good quality Fuel Sight Gauges that get
> mounted in the cabin through the wing root. have been unable to locate
> anything so far. Does anybody have a source or lead? Thanks. Don...
>

http://home.comcast.net/~nostromo56/

Vance Atkinson Sight Gauges.. common in Cozy/Long/Vari Eze type aircraft..

OR you can use 90 degree barbed fittings arranged vertically and use
clear tubing between the two fittings in order to visualize fuel levels.


OR..

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/inpages/mech_fuel_gauge.php

for a mechanical float style gauge as I've seen mounted in taildragger
cessnas..

There have been some recent reports of problems with the Vance gauges in
the homebuilding community that relates to the orfices "plugging" or
sealing up... which while not PROVEN to be related to alcohol in fuel,
is suspicious for such.

The guys with the Vance Atkinson gauges in their planes swear by them,
otherwise.

Dave

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DonMorrisey wrote:
> I am building a BushCaddy which is very much like a Cub in appearance.
> I have been searching for good quality Fuel Sight Gauges that get
> mounted in the cabin through the wing root. have been unable to locate
> anything so far. Does anybody have a source or lead? Thanks. Don...

You can buy FAA/PMA sight gauges from Dakota Cub but they are super
pricey. Same for Univair. I was able to buy the sight gauges that are
used in the Smith Cubs. Excellent quality and less than half the price
of others. They were listed on Koz Aero's website but I see they are
no longer there. Go to www.supercub.org and do a search on "sight
gauges" for more suggestions.

[Drew Dalgleish]

On 9 Aug 2006 09:37:31 -0700, wrote:

>
>DonMorrisey wrote:
>> I am building a BushCaddy which is very much like a Cub in appearance.
>> I have been searching for good quality Fuel Sight Gauges that get
>> mounted in the cabin through the wing root. have been unable to locate
>> anything so far. Does anybody have a source or lead? Thanks. Don...
>
>You can buy FAA/PMA sight gauges from Dakota Cub but they are super
>pricey. Same for Univair. I was able to buy the sight gauges that are
>used in the Smith Cubs. Excellent quality and less than half the price
>of others. They were listed on Koz Aero's website but I see they are
>no longer there. Go to www.supercub.org and do a search on "sight
>gauges" for more suggestions.
>
my murphy rebel uses plastic tubing for sight guages. use tygothane
tubing to stand up to gass. The glass gauges are nice but sometimes
they will discolour over time

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My Savannah kit came with a preformed nylon tube used for this purpose.
I like it because it is simple and effective, and only has two joints;
the points of attachment to the tank. The bends were heat formed, I
guess. I don't know what grade of nylon is used, but it is sort of
miky white, but gas is easy to see in it. Nylon is used in lots of
fuel system parts in automobiles, so this seems like a good choise.
tom

DonMorrisey wrote:
> I am building a BushCaddy which is very much like a Cub in appearance.
> I have been searching for good quality Fuel Sight Gauges that get
> mounted in the cabin through the wing root. have been unable to locate
> anything so far. Does anybody have a source or lead? Thanks. Don...

[Ernest Christley]

wrote:
> My Savannah kit came with a preformed nylon tube used for this purpose.
> I like it because it is simple and effective, and only has two joints;
> the points of attachment to the tank. The bends were heat formed, I
> guess. I don't know what grade of nylon is used, but it is sort of
> miky white, but gas is easy to see in it. Nylon is used in lots of
> fuel system parts in automobiles, so this seems like a good choise.
> tom
>
> DonMorrisey wrote:
>
>>I am building a BushCaddy which is very much like a Cub in appearance.
>>I have been searching for good quality Fuel Sight Gauges that get
>>mounted in the cabin through the wing root. have been unable to locate
>>anything so far. Does anybody have a source or lead? Thanks. Don...
>
>

I bought a glass sight gauge that is used in hydraulic systems. The
seals are Buna-N. It was only $15 or so (working from memory here).


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