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Re: LED fuel gauge (for savage?)
Reply #15 - 10/24/09 at 12:46:57

qp wrote on 10/24/09 at 12:11:50:

The fuel gauge shown is a receiving unit, there needs to be a transmitter of some sort in the tank, and the Savage doesn't have one. Oh, besides the skull with teeth, you can have plain dome, HD emblem, Cross, Sixshooter, Flames and maybe one other. HD and Kuryakyn carry them.

I, too, am a marine engineer, and you can run a clear tube from the bottom of the tank to the top, it doesn't matter how long or what it's path is, you will get an accurate level reading, but really, do you want to carry gasoline outside of your tank? That will certainly raise the excitement level in case of a collision. (The top of the tube must return to the tank, a closed-end tube is nothing more than an air trap that will never give an accurate reading.) The best idea I've heard, besides replacing the tank with one containing a float, is a cap that has float-and-screw attached to its bottom so the float will sit in the gasoline. Wish I new where to find one.

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Title Replacement Gas Cap With Gauge for Toro wheel Horse 10-6945
Description Replacement fuel cap for Toro / Wheelhorse tractors with gauge with cap Diameter of 2 1/4" and 7" deep tank
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Title Replacement Gas Cap With Gauge for John Deere am39206 & Exmark 513508
Description Replacement fuel cap with gauge for John Deere Tractors with 2 1/4" diameter opening and 9" tank depth
SKU 125-120
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just search

lawn mower gas cap fuel gauge..plenty there.

Some happy modding & Viola! Oughta have a fuel gauge.
Id want a replacement gas cap, in case I screwed it up.

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: LED fuel gauge (for savage?) Reply #16 - 10/24/09 at 12:47:17 I just leave the cap off and put a fish bobber in there with a flag on top when the flag goes below the tank it time for gas.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: LED fuel gauge (for savage?) Reply #17 - 10/24/09 at 12:51:44 I want Bill at my next party..Crazy SOB,,
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: LED fuel gauge (for savage?) Reply #18 - 10/24/09 at 12:57:34 http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&source=hp&q=lawnmower+gas+cap+with+fuel+...
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FreeSpirit Serious Thumper Offline Joy is my Compass ! Posts: 3823 North Georgia Gender:	Re: LED fuel gauge (for savage?) Reply #19 - 10/24/09 at 12:59:18 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 10/24/09 at 12:51:44: I want Bill at my next party..Crazy SOB,, You should buy plenty of Kleenex's ....people will have many tears from laughter
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Rocco Serious Thumper Offline addicted 2 riding TcB Posts: 1049 south florida Gender:	Re: LED fuel gauge (for savage?) Reply #20 - 10/25/09 at 10:01:59 i was so proud the other day, i was coming around a corner(ironic that was mentioned) and i felt her kinda stutter, i gave her a little gas and the mph dropped. so i reached under put her to res and kept going....i was so proud that i heard what she was saying this time ! lol
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Re: LED fuel gauge (for savage?)
Reply #21 - 10/27/09 at 07:58:48

If you put a hole in your tank opposite the Fuel cap to maintain symmetry, you might be able to use one of these if the tank is 20 cm deep or more. Anyone know the depth of the tank?

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The Tank-Check vertical spiral gauge is a mechanically operated liquid level gauge. The gauge is of rugged construction and is designed to be fitted onto the top surface of a tank with an 1 ½" BSPT (loose fit) thread. As it is a purely mechanical gauge and has no electrical input, it can be used in applications where flammable liquids such as petrol and diesel are present.

Tank-Check Fitting Flange1 1/2" BSP black acetyl fitting flange suitable for the Tank-Check range of universal mechanical senders. Supplied with 8 off stainless steel M5 x 20 button head screws and gasket. Allow 50mm above tank top for clearance, including the flange and gasket. Tek-Tanks keeps a range in stock from 200 - 600mm in 50mm increments. Custom lengths are available upon request

Diameter 86mm

Height 18mm

http://www.tek-tanks.com/senders_gauges/fuel.html

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Oldnewguy Senior Member Offline thumpin' along! Posts: 369 Upstate NY Gender:	Re: LED fuel gauge (for savage?) Reply #22 - 10/27/09 at 11:28:09 20 c = 7.87ins The tank depth appears to be 7.25 ins max.
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Oldnewguy Senior Member Offline thumpin' along! Posts: 369 Upstate NY Gender:	Re: LED fuel gauge (for savage?) Reply #23 - 10/27/09 at 11:32:36 BTW that link says that custom lengths are available. I was going to call them, but they are in the UK!
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JohnBoy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 825 Gender:	Re: LED fuel gauge (for savage?) Reply #24 - 10/28/09 at 17:57:35 "Yep, I always look in the tank before a ride and fill-up if it is more than a 1/4 low. Only once had to fill-up during a ride [not often we go more than 125 mi. on the isle!] " Maui, in West Texas and here in AZ it's 125mi to the mailbox!
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Re: LED fuel gauge (for savage?)
Reply #25 - 10/30/09 at 01:46:55

This came up awhile back, because this is gravity fed, it is basically a manometer. It measures the top of a "column " of fluid from the carb needle up to the level in the tank. Would not need to put any holes in the tank. One could run a transparent line from a tee below the petc0ck up to the cap. And if one could come up w/ a check valve of some sort, it would not have to return to the cap, but the end must be higher than the cap like up the bar.
So no holes, same effect, does not need to be a large line either.It would defeat the vacuum shut off but only the small amount of fuel in the new tube might return to the carb so a shutoff below that might be considered. The stock vacuum shut off will prevent the level from equalizing when the motor is shutoff too. Until it is cranked again and then the level can equalize again. Still a fuel line would likely be to run up to the cap. If It were up by the fork, you couldn't see it very well, if you come up toward the back well you have a gas line betwix yo legs. Not sayin it is the best way but it would be a cheap way to see the gas level.

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Re: LED fuel gauge (for savage?)
Reply #26 - 11/09/09 at 15:13:42

I talked to the nice folks at Tek-Tanks today: their gauge is 50 gbp + 40 gbp shipping, which converts to about $150. Ouch. Then add the $65/hr labor charge to install it professionally and that solution is approaching $250. Double ouch.

Most of the parts people at the lawnmower/ATV stores whom I approached seemed astonished that I could read and write and I often got that deer-in-the-headlights look. The John Deere dealer was enthusiastic about the idea, and while he did not have any appropriate parts he did have some good suggestions. Then I finally found one fellow in Salt Lake who said We can do this (Mower-Medic, South Jordan UT). He described how he would weld a mount to the tank and then securely fasten to it a gauge/cap. He asked me to bring in a list of caps (go to amazon) that might work and he will figure out the best solution. I'm thinking of the cap/gauge by Simplicity, 171152, because the 2008 savage tank is 8 inches deep.

I'll get started on this in a few weeks when the riding season is over and then I'll post the results.

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qp YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 26 Salt Lake City Gender:	Re: LED fuel gauge (for savage?) Reply #27 - 11/19/09 at 16:03:16 I spoke too soon, I should not have shot off my mouth. I finally found a local who has done this before, and while it will be a professional job, it will still run $250. I give up and will stick with the combo-lock and reserve valve. :'( --------- My Savage runs fine, it backfires normally.
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