Such thing as a fuel level sender for portable tanks?

[guy48065]

My 'toon has no gauges and I don't really miss them except it would be convenient to have a fuel gauge in the dash. Any way to retro-fit a sender to a plastic portable tank?

[MH Hawker]

you can do what i do,, i have 2 tanks so when one runs dry i hook up the second, then i know im hafe out of fuel

[slingshot]

Yup, Just stick this in there.

http://www.wemausa.com/sensors/level-Fu ... CTehiRM2PU

[BobL]

Or if you are bored this winter, build your own:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPZmahRt9a8

[guy48065]

I might look into this as a winter project. Some of the level sensors look like they'd be just fine in a plastic tank (car & truck tanks are all plastic now anyways). A big concern will be choosing one that's totally weatherproof. The WEMA sender looks good and has marine models. Saw another on eBay that used a capacitive sensor and could be cut to the length you need. No moving parts. Unfortunately the head contains electronics and didn't look to be weather-sealed.

If I'm going to consider this I need to know who makes the BEST plastic 6-gal tank. One that won't fade, bulge, leak or crack from sitting in the sun for months each year.

[Fast351]

How about one of these?

I have one of these in mine and it works good. Fill when it gets to 1/4.

http://www.kelch.com/products/view/mast ... -225-gauge

Of course I have a 25 HP 4 stroke and idle around a 200 acre lake. I fill fuel maybe 3 times a year

[BoatCop]

These are real cheap. Just mark where FULL. Then half that for 1/2. Halfway above and below that for 3/4 and 1/4.

Manual measurement worked OK on all the ships I was on. Never once ran out of fuel.