Does anyone have a source of springy plastic or metal tape?
My fuel filler has a kink in it, so I can't dip a stick in to see how much fuel I've got. I've tried flexible sticks / dipsticks but they tend to be round and/or ribbed for flexibility. These have two problems
1) the ribs worry me as it makes a filing sound going in. If it sparks then boom and :angel:.
2) as the kink leads into the tank almost horizontally, I've no idea which way the stick goes when it pushes against the back of the tank.
I just tried wrapping one of the ribbed dipsticks in fabric tape, which seemed to help, but also dissolved in the tank leaving me with slimey black fingers.
What I really need is something flexible and flat that I can either weight the end of (ensuring that it bends straight down) or I can push against the back of the tank safe in the knowledge that it's not going to slide off at an angle or spark.
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Lauren Child
Does anyone have a source of springy plastic or metal tape?
My fuel filler has a kink in it, so I can't dip a stick in to see how much fuel I've got. I've tried flexible sticks / dipsticks but they tend to be round and/or ribbed for flexibility. These have two problems
1) the ribs worry me as it makes a filing sound going in. If it sparks then boom and :angel:.
2) as the kink leads into the tank almost horizontally, I've no idea which way the stick goes when it pushes against the back of the tank.
I just tried wrapping one of the ribbed dipsticks in fabric tape, which seemed to help, but also dissolved in the tank leaving me with slimey black fingers.
What I really need is something flexible and flat that I can either weight the end of (ensuring that it bends straight down) or I can push against the back of the tank safe in the knowledge that it's not going to slide off at an angle or spark.
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