Gas measuring stick for a NAA

Here's what I did. I waited until the tank was mostly empty, then I disconnected the fuel line and drained the rest of the tank into my empty gas jugs. I made sure I had enough gas on hand to refill the tank to the top then I added gas a gallon at a time, putting a stick in after each gallon and marking the fuel level.

I don't have that stick anymore. I don't remember what happened to it. I probably stepped on it and broke it. Now I just use a wooden ruler cut off to 10" so it will fit in my toolbox. When the tank is full, it comes up to about the 9.5" mark so I just judge from there. I don't had fuel stabilizer because I use the tractor all year.

Next time, notch it with your pocketknife instead of using crayon!

It does matter if I want to add Stabil to the gas for the winter months when the tractor sees less use. Adding too much stabil is just as bad as not adding any. I live in the metropolitan Milwaukee area and we are mandated to use the "funny gas" here. I buy "regular" non reformulated gas in the next county for use in my tractors and other small engines. I have been told by a number of mechanics in the small engine business that my motors will last longer and give better performance if I stay away from the reformulated gas in these engines, and especially in the 2 cycle engines. I am not worried about running out of gas, as I live in the country and do keep extra non-reformulated gas on hand, as I have a lot of engines that are on off road vehicles.

I also believe in using Stabil, as it's use to me is a lot better than having to remove and clean up varnished carbs because they need to sit for rather long periods of no use.

No need to be sorry again. I was either a general foreman or a department head for 35 years before retirement and worked with many engineers in a manufacturing setting. Some were very bright, brilliant I might even say. However, some of them lacked two things that I possesed, experience and common sense. I may be wrong, but I thought this forum was to allow the uneducated to gain info from those that already "invented the wheel". Since I already know my tank holds around 10 gallons, I could drain it and add a gallon at time and measure and record the same. However, if someone on this board has already done this and is willing to pass on the info, It would save a lot of time.
Sometimes if one has no constructive info to pass on when a question is raised, it is better to say nothing.

Here is the gas guage for those who donot have it..

Gas gauge for an N? Kinda takes the adventure of leaving the house on the old beast! Next thing we're gonna want is heat and a/c!

JD :-)

Thanks for the info on the measurements for the Ns. I have made up "sticks" for the Ns, but I also need the measurements for the NAA tank, as it is has a completely different configuration than the regular Ns tanks. I know when I run out of gas, as the motor will quit. (grin) What I am trying to avoid is running out of gas when plowing during a snowstorm or when bush hogging in the summer months. My tanks are extremely clean and looking in them does not give me a close estimate of how much fuel is in them.

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A NAA stick would be nice in the meantime.

Where in NTX are ya Ken?

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