California
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- Joined
- Jan 22, 2004
- Messages
- 14,704
- Location
- An hour north of San Francisco
- Tractor
- Yanmar YM240 Yanmar YM186D
On the YM186D - After its annual oil and filter change, and (more frequent) greasing, I looked around to see if anything needed attention. The fuel gauge in the filler cap has always been murky and hard to read so I took it apart. This was much simpler than I expected. The top cover comes off with the cap/gauge assembly left intact on the tank.
What I found was the needle was indistinguishable from the background due to fading and grime. I repainted the needle with a white paint-based marking pen and now it stands out clearly. As for cleaning the plastic window - it has a 'frosted' texture on the inner side and didn't clean up to transparent, but its better. Has anyone ever bought just the window?
Total time under 10 minutes. Highly recommended, if needed.
What I found was the needle was indistinguishable from the background due to fading and grime. I repainted the needle with a white paint-based marking pen and now it stands out clearly. As for cleaning the plastic window - it has a 'frosted' texture on the inner side and didn't clean up to transparent, but its better. Has anyone ever bought just the window?
Total time under 10 minutes. Highly recommended, if needed.
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