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From 2014 - Gas Gauge Fuel Stick

Post by Been Here Before » Fri Feb 24, 2023 10:32 am

Does any one make their Go-No gauges any more?

See some one was looking for a way to check fuel in their gasoline tank.
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Re: From 2014 - Gas Gauge Fuel Stick

Post by John.Zibell » Sat Feb 25, 2023 9:29 am

Easier to just purchase one. http://www.modeltford.com/item/2901CK.aspx
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Re: From 2014 - Gas Gauge Fuel Stick

Post by Moxie26 » Sat Feb 25, 2023 9:45 am

Back then in the era would you waste your money buying something like that or save your money so your family could eat... Even sticking a branch in the tank and estimating the depth would tell the driver how much gas he has left
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Re: From 2014 - Gas Gauge Fuel Stick

Post by Been Here Before » Sat Feb 25, 2023 10:59 am

Hummm....

"Easier to just purchase one."

So a $.95 stick to measure gasoline, with postage, local tax (if applicable) is cheaper and easier than a DYI stick...O.K.
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Post by Tim Moore » Sat Feb 25, 2023 11:31 am

I have a wooden door shims on a shelf in each building. They are about $4 for 20 and I use them in the tractors and cars. I don't mark anything, just bottom it out and put my thumb on the edge of the filler neck and pull it out. Obvious to me. They are great in my garden to mark plants and lay out rows. Sometimes I even use them when installing doors.

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Re: From 2014 - Gas Gauge Fuel Stick

Post by TXGOAT2 » Sat Feb 25, 2023 11:37 am

A plain stick will tell you the level of gas in the tank. The correct gauge stick for your tank will tell you the amount of gas in the tank.
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Re: From 2014 - Gas Gauge Fuel Stick

Post by Tim Moore » Sat Feb 25, 2023 12:06 pm

How profound.
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Post by TXGOAT2 » Sat Feb 25, 2023 12:53 pm

You betcha.
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Re: From 2014 - Gas Gauge Fuel Stick

Post by TRDxB2 » Sat Feb 25, 2023 1:02 pm

Given the proliferation of branded Gas Stick Gauges _ I would suspect that they were used for advertising and likely given away for free. Unlike today
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Re: From 2014 - Gas Gauge Fuel Stick

Post by Rich P. Bingham » Sat Feb 25, 2023 1:08 pm

You suspect correctly.
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Re: From 2014 - Gas Gauge Fuel Stick

Post by Steve Jelf » Sat Feb 25, 2023 1:25 pm

I would suspect that they were used for advertising and likely given away for free. Unlike today.

Like today. Dave Nolting gives them away for advertising, and Steve Lang brought a bunch of Lang's sticks for the freebie table at the midwinter Model T clinic last month.
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Re: From 2014 - Gas Gauge Fuel Stick

Post by TXGOAT2 » Sat Feb 25, 2023 2:48 pm

The (long gone) local Ford dealer gave away wooden yardsticks with the business name, address, and phone number printed on them.
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Re: From 2014 - Gas Gauge Fuel Stick

Post by TRDxB2 » Sat Feb 25, 2023 3:48 pm

Not exactly the same - they sell them too
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Re: From 2014 - Gas Gauge Fuel Stick

Post by speedytinc » Sat Feb 25, 2023 4:09 pm

Love the original, promo sticks.
Knowing the exact # of gallons isnt important to me.
The stick I carry in my T's is a typical bare paint stick. Free with paint store purchases. Dont want to scar up a neat stick.
All I really need to know is if the tank is 1/4 or less when I start out.
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