[mikeski]

So, I got this boat I been working on. Or has it been working on me??? Another upgrade I want to make is the addition of a fuel gauge. Even with one I have run out of gas in the past.

I have a Moeller 14gal? topside tank. Red Plastic one. Currently the tank has a screw off cap and a gauge/withdrawal (6 screws) assembly. Seeing as it's plastic.... I should be able to take a hole saw and cut a correct size hole and install a sending unit. Correct? No sparks. Just plastic chips to worry about. Right??

mikeski

 

[sundrop]

The electric motor on your drill can create a spark. It is very unlikely this will be an issue but a possibility none the less. Wrap tape around any of the cooling holes in the drill. The drill will overheat if used a lot but no more than you are doing it will be fine. But will this work for you? It is sold for Moeller tanks. http://www.usaboatstore.com/moeller-035760-10.htm?feed=Froogle

 

[mikeski]

No, only round hole is the filler hole. The gauge and withdrawal tube are one unit. http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=63795. That's why I am looking to drill a hole in the tank. I can't find a sending unit that will work in this hole.

mikeski

 

[sundrop]

ok yours is like mine then. Looks like you will have to rig it.

 

[Girkman]

The electric motor on your drill can create a spark. It is very unlikely this will be an issue but a possibility none the less. Wrap tape around any of the cooling holes in the drill. The drill will overheat if used a lot but no more than you are doing it will be fine. But will this work for you? It is sold for Moeller tanks. http://www.usaboatstore.com/moeller-035760-10.htm?feed=Froogle

That is a awful idea and a great way to mess-up a perfectly good drill and even better way to cause a fire. I would run all the fuel out of the tank and run fresh air through it until it was free of fuel vapor.