claycookiemonster
Well Known Member
I know the EFIS fuel monitoring systems and float/capacitative systems do a great job of keeping track of fuel usage, but for a stone simple system, I was wondering about simply putting marks on the ribs within the fuel tanks.
First question: are the ribs really easily visible from the tank opening with the cap off? Visible enough so that if there were marks on them, you could easily confirm the fuel level there? To be easily seen, should the marks be directly (vertically) below the opening or aft a bit?
Second question: does anyone have a calibrated broom handle or yardstick with measurements up from the bottom of the tank (or down from the cap) that equate to gallons of fuel in the tank?
If I'm going to do this, and I'm thinking of lines made of proseal, I might's well have gallon quantities to aim for.
First question: are the ribs really easily visible from the tank opening with the cap off? Visible enough so that if there were marks on them, you could easily confirm the fuel level there? To be easily seen, should the marks be directly (vertically) below the opening or aft a bit?
Second question: does anyone have a calibrated broom handle or yardstick with measurements up from the bottom of the tank (or down from the cap) that equate to gallons of fuel in the tank?
If I'm going to do this, and I'm thinking of lines made of proseal, I might's well have gallon quantities to aim for.