FUEL GAUGE with FLOTATION DEVICE in SHAFT id request

[sandtrooper]

Here for identification request a fuel gauge of sorts.

exposed spring spacer and a cracked lens over the needle and scale.

so-called flotation device may not corrolate with needle.

auto maker and year sought

thanks

[Craig Gillingham]

I'm not 100% sure, but I remember seeing one that looked the same as this on a 1927 Chev truck. The fuel tank sat under the drivers seat. If you knew what the thread diameter and tpi was, maybe someone could confirm it for you?

[Layden B]

Same kind of piece was offered as aftermarket for Model T Fords. The thread size may be the only difference for applications. Here is mine.

[Dave Mellor NJ]

Model Ts used a stick with graduations on it. That would make sense to have a gauge you could affix. The Chevies up to 29 had a gauge right on the rear tank. In 30 they put it inside. That's one of the differences between 29 and 30.

Edited December 20, 2012 by Dave Mellor NJ (see edit history)

[Dave Mellor NJ]

29 Chevy fuel gauge

[Craig Gillingham]

The one I saw was certainly the same make as the subject fuel gauge -I'm 100% sure there is no difference there, it was identical. The Chev trucks of the period had their fuel tanks under the seat, not at the back. I thought if the fuel gauge shown had the same thread dimensions, it may confirm its use.