Dip stick measuring

[Rob Waldron]

Has anyone done the exercise of hight on the dipstick in cm in relation to amount of fuel in the tank on a 74 TR6. 
it’s one of those curiosity questions after  replacing the sender. 
Ideally if we had a spare tank it would be a fairly easy experiment ☺️. 
I know retired and to much time on my hands ☺️☺️

only really need 1/4 1/2 and 3/4 

Edited April 24 by Rob Waldron

[john.r.davies]

   Not on a TR6, but on my Vitesse, and I didn't use a dipstick.     Brimmed the tank,   Emptied it with the electric fuel pump - could be siphoned out, if you only have mechanical - noting the fill volume and gauge readings at 3/4, 1/2 and 1/4 full as it emptied.  Is that what you want to do?   Useful to me, as my tank is in the spare wheel well , and tilted.  I now know that when it reads Empty, I have 5 litres left.

John

[Rob Waldron]

17 minutes ago, john.r.davies said:

   Not on a TR6, but on my Vitesse, and I didn't use a dipstick.     Brimmed the tank,   Emptied it with the electric fuel pump - could be siphoned out, if you only have mechanical - noting the fill volume and gauge readings at 3/4, 1/2 and 1/4 full as it emptied.  Is that what you want to do?   Useful to me, as my tank is in the spare wheel well , and tilted.  I now know that when it reads Empty, I have 5 litres left.

John

Hi John 

I wanted to dip stick the tank at 1/4 1/2 and 3/4 to give me a cm mark and a literage at those levels 

full tank in Ltrs which you know empty then add a 1/4 and measure giving you a mark on your dipstick agin at half and the 3/4 mark 

so for example you might have 6.5 cm at 1/4 then 12 cm at 1/2 and so on. 

[john.r.davies]

Sorry, no good then.   Similar technique

[John Morrison]

I did this some time ago, when I was fitting a new tank.

First 5 litres measures................ 45 mm

Second 5 Litres measures...............35mm

Third and all subsequent 5 litres add 27/28mm.

Just be careful plunging a dipstick into the tank, make sure to miss the sender arm or

you can inadvertantly bend it.

 

John.