Hi Sarah,
There are even some T-series vendors that give out wooden graduated
short yardstick dipsticks as an advertisement. Healey vendors take note.
The warning light on my TD has always been on since I've owned the car
(36 years). I removed the bulb. It is hardly worth fixing unless the
sending unit springs a leak. The aluminum dipstick works quite well,
and if you caravan with Healeys, they will always need gas before a TD does.
Charlie
'62 BT7 tricarb, '52 TD, also in PA, but further south
S. P. Carr wrote:
> MGs had no gas gauge until the MGA (1956) -- a lot of us have a
> custom-made aluminum dipstick that sits permanently in the tank of a
> T-series, as the warning light on the dash is unnoticeable in bright
> sunlight while wearing sunglasses.
>
>
> Sarah Carr
> BN1 & MG-TD in Pa.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Carpenter"
> <d.carpenter7@verizon.net>
> To: "Alex" <alexmm@adelphia.net>
> Cc: "James Lea" <clocks@midcoast.com>; "Mark Goodman"
> <mkgoodman@worldnet.att.net>; "Healeys@Autox. Team. Net"
> <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 10:06 PM
> Subject: Re: Dip Stick Method for Gas level
>
>
>> Prior to around 1930, it was standard practice since cars didn't have
>> gauges. I have a dip stick from a Model A Ford that Ford dealers gave
>> away in the showroom. It has printed scales for various Ford cars and
>> a generic one on the back for use with other cars that is calibrated
>> on how many inches deep the tank is.
>>
>> I used to carry a yard stick in my first Healey. Back in the 70's
>> while going to school, money was tight and I needed to know exactly
>> how much fuel I had.
>>
>> Dave
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