Wheelmang Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Would someone please post a picture of the fuel gauge (on the tank) for a 1926 DB sedan. All surface print on mine is missing. It looks like it may have had a green background but that is all I can tell. Thanks Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArticiferTom Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Does this look similar , mine from 31 truck . If so I'll get you pic from it after it was cleaned up . When rain stops . Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelmang Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 Thanks for the try Tom but mine is totally different. It work similar with a series of three cork pieces on a lever that is directly connected to the needle on the face. I will post a picture of what I have tomorrow. I am looking to recreate the face that is under the needle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Lawson Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 If you try Myers early DB parts they have them in repo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelmang Posted May 15, 2017 Author Share Posted May 15, 2017 Thanks Ron. I would prefer to use my original. It is working fine it just needs a face lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Lawson Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Sorry I should have said that the faces are available from Tom and Cindy Myers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelmang Posted May 15, 2017 Author Share Posted May 15, 2017 Ah - that will work. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete K. Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 (edited) Mine being the same on the '25, I polished the face highlights, (brass) and painted in the background black, as I seem to have found traces of the black paint still left on part of it. Word to the wise; use gasoline proof paint. The tank fumes go up into that gauge face area and will crinkle up a lot of the enamel paints used today!! P.S. I believe the green you're seeing is corroded brass. Edited May 18, 2017 by Pete K. picture attatched (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelmang Posted May 27, 2017 Author Share Posted May 27, 2017 Thanks for the picture Pete. I am working on a parts order for Myers and going with a new face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB26 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I'm resurrecting this thread because I have a question about my own 1926 fuel gauge. I wanted to see if anyone knows what face mine might have. It does not look original. I don't see any resemblance to any pictures I've seen. I know it's hard to see it, but I'll be tackling this problem after I do the mile long do to list that has already grown exponentially. When I do, I'll snap a better pic of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelmang Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 DB - I was unable to find anything that resembled what was in my tank. So when all else fails, improvise! Yours does not look like mine either. I will post a picture later today of my improvisation. Just out of curiosity are your gauge and fill on opposite ends of the tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelmang Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 BTW My tank needed some significant work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB26 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) My gauge and filler are on the passenger side together. Forgive the bad paint, this is from the PO I believe Edited February 22, 2018 by DB26 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelmang Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 Not real pretty and certainly not OE but functional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machinist_Bill Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Go Here: It might explain some things....... Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB26 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 37 minutes ago, Machinist_Bill said: Go Here: It might explain some things....... Bill That looks like the right animal! That happened quicker than I thought. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB26 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 They all have a cap that unscrewes from the top of the tank right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machinist_Bill Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Yes. BE CAREFUL!!!! Use extreme care when trying to break it loose or it will bend out of shape. In old testament proportions there will be lots of broken glass and fire and brine stone! Use heat, PB Blaster, WD-40, and some Jim Beam might break it loose. (Jim Beam after it's broke loose) Let us know! Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB26 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 On 2/23/2018 at 5:35 PM, Machinist_Bill said: Yes. BE CAREFUL!!!! Use extreme care when trying to break it loose or it will bend out of shape. In old testament proportions there will be lots of broken glass and fire and brine stone! Use heat, PB Blaster, WD-40, and some Jim Beam might break it loose. (Jim Beam after it's broke loose) Let us know! Bill Will do. I will let it soak for the week and attempt to remove this weekend. I'll update you with pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 On 2/23/2018 at 7:57 PM, DB26 said: They all have a cap that unscrewes from the top of the tank right? NO, yours only turns about 1/4 turn. Earlier caps were threaded on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB26 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 2 hours ago, nearchoclatetown said: Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machinist_Bill Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Just to be clear DB26 I was referring to the cap over the gauge. It's very fragile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelmang Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 My 26DB has a gas cap with a 1/4 turn and a gauge cap with fine threads. I "gingerly" used a large adjustable jaw pliers with masking tape on the jaws the first time I removed the gauge cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB26 Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 (edited) I got it off tonight! Had to buy some jumbo channel locks, but its off. The cap was not 1/4, but rather fully threaded. Here it is cleaned up a little: Edited April 9, 2018 by DB26 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelmang Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 Yup - that looks just like mine used to. BTW replacing with cork from your friendly local hardware store will not work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cahartley Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 This is what I used on mine. http://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/gauge-float-only 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAH Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 (edited) DB26 and Wheelmang, Guys you are both correct in that this fuel gauge with the hand sweeping straight across was used only a short time from A469745 (Oct '25) to A 689430 (Jun '26) . Also the fuel cap was twist-off with 2 lock pins and was used from A57835 (Mar '24) to A 677902 (Jun '26). There were SOOO many short term changes going on from '25 to '28 that it is a pain trying to keep things straight. Good Luck. Edited April 20, 2018 by RAH add a word (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpgp1999 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 I also have a 26 sedan and my gas gauge face has peeled off revealing the same face but made out of brass. Also the magnet inside that holds the pointer is crappy at best. Tiny screws hold the entire assembly from falling in. (Many a time I had to fish out the assembly. I use a wooden dowel that I machined and color coded as a fuel gauge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Leech Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Found this gauge face online Mine needs a full restoration. Any idea how I would recreate this? There is no trace of the previous markings. Also, mine is steel and the face had rusted over quite a bit. I cleaned it up, nothing left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 (edited) If it were me, I would use Inkscape and trace over that one, correctly scaled. Inkscape is a vector graphics program and there will be NO PIXELLATION at any scale. Then I would export it in a format a computer printer can use to have a transfer made of it. You can get it looking good at 10 x the correct scale and it will be spot on at true scale. Inkscape is free to boot. I have recently done a 1930 Canadian Dodge Brothers body plate and a Canadian Delco generator plate with it. The Bezier curves make it easy to create smooth curves to make letters and numbers to match any type face. The graphic you show is quite furry around the edges of the letters etc. which indicates it is bitmap and pixellated. It will be sharp with Inkscape. And you can make the lettering look right. What we see here has variable thickness strokes in each letter and number. "GALS." is rough and the "S" in USA needs straightening. As well, the numbers with curves need straightening and the stroke widths in the ones are all different. I think you can do better than that. Edited April 21, 2018 by Spinneyhill (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Leech Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Can you explain the process between this leaving a printer and being applied to my fuel gauge? I also need to do a body tag for my Canadian Dodge Brothers sedan. If I can make this work I can find some uses for this process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Leech Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Reworked it a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 No, so I asked the www. You print on decal stock using a laser printer and transfer it to your gauge. I would need to look further, but it is possible the image has to be reversed for printing. Ask the www about decals for instrument or gauge faces. I found a couple of sites in a few moments showing how it is done. e.g. http://www.reproductiondecals.com/moreinfo_gauge_resto.html http://www.studegarage.com/instruments.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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