Ford 1910 Fuel Tank-Mounted Fuel Level Tube - Type of Tubing

[fourbrads]

Good morning,

A new 1910 owner with operator and service manuals in-hand. Unanswered question: What material is the fuel level tube (that serves as a fuel gauge in pre-July 1985 1910s) made of? Mine is crusty, opaque, and crispy. I thought it was a metal tube until I saw that the ends were connected with baling wire, then the brilliance of this system struck me. Since then, I've been searching forums for a source for this part that won't get eaten or degraded by diesel fuel.

It would also be helpful to know what size this tube was when new. It appears to have shrunk over time.

Thoughts or recommendations?

Thanks,

Jim

 

[chim]

My 1210 has a similar setup. Years ago I went to the local tractor dealer and got a piece of see-thru tube from them. Following that, I must admit I never looked at it. I always take the cap off and look into the tank.

 

[RickB]

Clear vinyl tubing works well.

 

[WranglerX]

Remove old cristy tube and measure size of barbs on tank fittings, go to hardware store and get some clear vinyl tubing or polyurethane or tygon of proper ID and replace and use proper clamps instead of bailing wire....

IF it only lasts 10 years or so, just repair it again... It's sort of how life goes these days...

Dale

 

[fourbrads]

Thanks to all for the replies.

I'll hardware store it, but if anyone has a suggestion for something that won't go opaque when diesel sits in it, I'd be appreciative. I've seen vinyl tubing used as fuel line for small equipment but also seen notes about it going cloudy pretty quick.

Best,

Jim

 

[rangerfredbob]

I have some "Tygothane" which is the same thing as Tygon (yellow) but clear instead, I have that on my tractor for about a year and it still works. I imagine Diesel isn't as mean to the clear hardware store tubing as gasoline would be, I've used that on gasoline and it only gets cloudy with gasoline and sunlight together for some reason.

 

[fourbrads]

Thanks for the tip.

Jim