hddennis Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Looking for a period gas tank gas gauge for my 1917 Maxwell. I recently saw one on an unrestored Maxwell that I'm assuming was a period aftermarket accessory and am awaiting more details but thought I'd ask if anyone has one they don't know what it fits. It has a circular clock face with a revolving needle set into the cap. Cap has 1 5/8" female threads and cap is mounted on a tube roughly 1 1/2 inches diameter and approximately 14 inches long with some kind of float that rises in the tube to make the needle revolve. Photo is just to illustrate what gauge could look like. Howard Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxwellFox Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 (edited) I havent seen a period one, but i have seen the same mechanism for a diesel pressure steam cleaner. Maybe you could find a unit for a piece of industrial equipment and make a new gauge face? Edited October 6, 2021 by MaxwellFox (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hddennis Posted October 7, 2021 Author Share Posted October 7, 2021 Thanks MaxwellFox, I've been looking for quite sometime for something I could modify with no success. I think I may have a lead on a period gauge. I've found out at least two companies made these to fit Maxwell's. One was Eugene and Tanner was another. Howard Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akstraw Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 I had a Simplicity garden tractor once that had a gas cap with a similar design. A great idea for a brass car. Good luck in your quest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hddennis Posted October 7, 2021 Author Share Posted October 7, 2021 Thanks Akstraw, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the one lead pans out. Funny story lead to this search. My Maxwell is a late 1917 and has a Briggs & Stratton dash panel that did away with the previous ammeter on the left of the steering column mount dash board and replaced it with a window showing charge/off. Apparently whomever ordered my Maxwell didn't trust that and custom ordered a separate ammeter in the same place as the older version. Trouble with that was late 1917 Maxwell's used that hole to put a gas gauge connected to the cowl mounted gas tank so my Maxwell left the factory with no way to tell how much gas you had unless they supplied the old wet stick method. Having never found a stick marked for a Maxwell I started a quest to solve this problem with modern parts never knowing there was a period version until seeing one last month on an unrestored early 1917 Maxwell. Howard Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxwellFox Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) Kß Edited January 21, 2022 by MaxwellFox (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiesinger Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 On 10/6/2021 at 10:43 PM, Akstraw said: I had a Simplicity garden tractor once that had a gas cap with a similar design. A great idea for a brass car. Good luck in your quest. Mr. Fox and / or Mr. Akstraw, I found in my files your name from my past that you were looking for a2 BD 2 BA condo for the 2022 Fall Hershey Show at BlueGreen Resort at Hershey. Are you or know of anyone interested . Text at Rfiesinger@cinci.rr.com or call 513-821-4770 Richard Fiesinger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akstraw Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Thanks for thinking of me. I don’t think I will make it to Hershey this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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