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DANA BIZZELL · 08-03-2015, 04:24 PM

Does any one have a picture of the correct order in witch gaskets face plate and glass go in model a gas gauge also how many brass rings go under large nut.
Thanks

Mitch//pa · 08-03-2015, 04:33 PM

from brattons

Mitch//pa · 08-03-2015, 04:35 PM

from the red book

DANA BIZZELL · 08-03-2015, 04:53 PM

Thanks: Paul that was just what i needed.

DANA BIZZELL · 08-03-2015, 09:17 PM

Forever4: I would think were the metal face plate would not be next to glass.
Thanks

Ed Saniewski · 08-04-2015, 05:40 AM

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Dana, be careful when tightening down on the gaskets. the neoprene ones they sell these days seem to distort when compressed. I prefer the cork gaskets , but Brattons dose not offer them any more so I had to get them from Snyders.

Mike V. Florida · 08-04-2015, 05:42 AM

Unless the formula of the neoprene has changed, they will swell.

Tom Wesenberg · 08-04-2015, 11:43 AM

For the large thin brass ring, I like to use two.

For the glass I would only use cork.

DANA BIZZELL · 08-04-2015, 12:15 PM

Thanks Tom: mine had two brass rings and did use cork all the way. Took longer to clean up tank flange than to take apart and put back together. Haven't filled up with gas yet, gauge works and looks good.
Thanks

BBQBOB · 10-20-2015, 12:00 AM

What type of paint is used for the lettering or numerals on the fuel gauge? I don't want it to dissolve from the fuel.
Mine was pretty much worn off when I removed the gauge from the tank on my 29 Town Sedan. I had 3 brass rings on mine. Thanks, Bob

Mike V. Florida · 10-20-2015, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by BBQBOB

What type of paint is used for the lettering or numerals on the fuel gauge? I don't want it to dissolve from the fuel.
Mine was pretty much worn off when I removed the gauge from the tank on my 29 Town Sedan. I had 3 brass rings on mine. Thanks, Bob

This should help,

http://fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=121142

Marshall57 · 10-20-2015, 06:09 PM

Just rebuilt my dads early 28 truck, and it was a little strange. Haven't seen this before. Got my cork gaskets from Arizona Model A. The neoprene gaskets were too thick. The little metal part was oval and there was a thick part of the glass that acts as a magnifying glass.

SeaSlugs · 10-20-2015, 07:25 PM

my march29 aa had a lens that magnified the numbers., cant remember what the metal part looked like (i still have it somewhere - never throw anything away!)

Tom Wesenberg · 10-20-2015, 09:14 PM

Two of my Model A's also have the oval magnifying glass. I wire wheeled the metal plate, then used a razor to cut a thin slice of clear tape to put across the middle to form the gauge line. If you lay the tape across the edge of a steel rule, then run the razor down each side of the edge, you will have a perfect this strip of tape to form the line. I then sprayed the plate with Krylon semi gloss black.

I would only use cork gaskets, and never the black gaskets that swell from crap gas.

08-03-2015, 04:24 PM	#1
DANA BIZZELL Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: FRANKSTON TX Posts: 117	Gas gauge gaskets Does any one have a picture of the correct order in witch gaskets face plate and glass go in model a gas gauge also how many brass rings go under large nut. Thanks

08-03-2015, 04:53 PM	#4
DANA BIZZELL Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: FRANKSTON TX Posts: 117	Re: Gas gauge gaskets Thanks: Paul that was just what i needed.

08-03-2015, 09:17 PM	#5
DANA BIZZELL Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: FRANKSTON TX Posts: 117	Re: Gas gauge gaskets Forever4: I would think were the metal face plate would not be next to glass. Thanks

08-04-2015, 05:40 AM	#6
Ed Saniewski Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Denville NJ Posts: 964	Re: Gas gauge gaskets Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Dana, be careful when tightening down on the gaskets. the neoprene ones they sell these days seem to distort when compressed. I prefer the cork gaskets , but Brattons dose not offer them any more so I had to get them from Snyders. __________________ Model A Ford Club of New Jersey http://www.mafcnj.org Model A Pick Up Owners and Enthusiasts https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/group.php?groupid=5

08-04-2015, 05:42 AM	#7
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: Gas gauge gaskets Unless the formula of the neoprene has changed, they will swell. __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

08-04-2015, 11:43 AM	#8
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Gas gauge gaskets For the large thin brass ring, I like to use two. For the glass I would only use cork.

08-04-2015, 12:15 PM	#9
DANA BIZZELL Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: FRANKSTON TX Posts: 117	Re: Gas gauge gaskets Thanks Tom: mine had two brass rings and did use cork all the way. Took longer to clean up tank flange than to take apart and put back together. Haven't filled up with gas yet, gauge works and looks good. Thanks

10-20-2015, 12:00 AM	#10
BBQBOB Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 6	Re: Gas gauge gaskets What type of paint is used for the lettering or numerals on the fuel gauge? I don't want it to dissolve from the fuel. Mine was pretty much worn off when I removed the gauge from the tank on my 29 Town Sedan. I had 3 brass rings on mine. Thanks, Bob

10-20-2015, 07:25 PM	#13
SeaSlugs Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Central, IL Posts: 3,968	Re: Gas gauge gaskets my march29 aa had a lens that magnified the numbers., cant remember what the metal part looked like (i still have it somewhere - never throw anything away!) __________________ 1929 Model AA - Need long splash aprons!

10-20-2015, 09:14 PM	#14
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Gas gauge gaskets Two of my Model A's also have the oval magnifying glass. I wire wheeled the metal plate, then used a razor to cut a thin slice of clear tape to put across the middle to form the gauge line. If you lay the tape across the edge of a steel rule, then run the razor down each side of the edge, you will have a perfect this strip of tape to form the line. I then sprayed the plate with Krylon semi gloss black. I would only use cork gaskets, and never the black gaskets that swell from crap gas.