- Messages
- 1,427
- Reaction score
- 809
- Points
- 237
- Location
- Ottawa, Canada
- Boat Make
- Scarab
- Year
- 2015
- Boat Model
- 165 G
- Boat Length
- 16
OK, so I think I'm the world expert on this fuel float problem by now. Even though I understand it well, I still haven't managed to solve it. It got stuck again recently.
Luckily, I have an older, broken version of the fuel float. I'm experimenting with bending the arm at two points to produce a shorter arm. If I do, it will no longer catch the rim of the fuel tank and thus, solve the problem once and for all.
I experimented with drawings and a piece of clothes hanger before doing any real bends in the broken float arm. I want to ping this off of people first. See the pics.
The pivot point needs to remain at the correct angle no matter the level. As you can see in three different positions, it's pretty darn close.
1. Full tank. The float will sit under the fuel line a bit and will thus take longer to register on the fuel gauge since it won't start dropping quite as fast. But I suspect this is very minimal.
2. At about 2/3 of a tank, it will still register slightly high.
3. At about 1/2 fo a tank, it will almost identical.
4. At empty (not pictured), it will register slightly higher.
Anybody see any problems with this? Obviously they'll be a small error in the gauge, but boat fuel gauges are nowhere near linear anyways like a car. Secondly, it's a much bigger problem to have no idea of how much fuel you have than to be off by a tick. lol
Please, discuss.
Luckily, I have an older, broken version of the fuel float. I'm experimenting with bending the arm at two points to produce a shorter arm. If I do, it will no longer catch the rim of the fuel tank and thus, solve the problem once and for all.
I experimented with drawings and a piece of clothes hanger before doing any real bends in the broken float arm. I want to ping this off of people first. See the pics.
The pivot point needs to remain at the correct angle no matter the level. As you can see in three different positions, it's pretty darn close.
1. Full tank. The float will sit under the fuel line a bit and will thus take longer to register on the fuel gauge since it won't start dropping quite as fast. But I suspect this is very minimal.
2. At about 2/3 of a tank, it will still register slightly high.
3. At about 1/2 fo a tank, it will almost identical.
4. At empty (not pictured), it will register slightly higher.
Anybody see any problems with this? Obviously they'll be a small error in the gauge, but boat fuel gauges are nowhere near linear anyways like a car. Secondly, it's a much bigger problem to have no idea of how much fuel you have than to be off by a tick. lol
Please, discuss.