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Fuel Gauge

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Sea Haven:
KISS principle!

I like!!! Had "the stick" on my Bristol which had the fill for the tank right in where my sight glass is in cockpit deck!!

Would never have considered it due to my gauge working!

So I take it you two replaced the sight glass with an access port as well as the gauge with some sort of screw on cap?

Wonder if I can get a cap that fits the same hole pattern as my gauge? Of course you still fuel from the fill on the starboard side?

I almost want to do it regardless of the condition of my gauge!!

Dolce_Vita:
My fuel fill port is on the floor of the cockpit, right where your sight glass and gauge are, and not on the rail.  This is the way all the early 323's were built. 

It's a short, straight shot directly down to the bottom of the tank.

Alma:
'Nice to look down there with a flashlight and see how clean the E10 is keeping our
Monel gas tanks! I use water resistant grease on the threads of the gas fill cap to insure cockpit water (or beer) doesn't find it's way into the fuel tank. Less IS more! Why do you think Shaw added the complexity of a side fill, sight glass and mechanical gauge?

If I had that setup I'd look into an electric gauge. As long as the simplicity of a dipstick is lost why not have the luxury of a panel mounted gauge? Tempo makes adjustable senders. The only hitch is the bolt circle on the tank. That is usually a standard.

Sea Haven:
Gas owners,

This begs another question.

Where does the inlet of your bilge blower exhaust hose reside?

My PO had it on the STBD side of the Engine, just aft of the STBD Cockpit drain. Basically almost directly below the A4 Carb. Never moved it from there...but.....

Since gas is heavier than air, and being told we should have at the lowest bilge point practical, I assume one would want it at least as far as in the region of the aft Bilge Access cover to draw air from the bilge.

Now I have yet to smell gas when I fire her up, so I may be in the realm of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it", but I am curious as to what other A4 owners do on our Pearson.

"Sub" Ed

Alma:
Right- at the lowest part of the bilge under the ladder. I have the other inlet hose breathing right near my alternator. The idea being cold air on the alternator.

Since I do not have a vent on my PYI dripless shaft collar I need to "burp" it each time I use the boat. The seawater's organisms die in there and the gas displaces the water that cools the bellows... I'm pleased there is a concrete reason to check the engine, shaft, and oil each time I use the boat. At that time and gas smell would be obvious. I rarely use my blower. But I try always to take a whiff before starting the engine. We all have 30 year old non-alcohol resistant fuel components. It is a good idea to keep a "nose" out...

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