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Old 29-12-07, 15:59
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Originally posted by Tony Smith
Interestingly, note that while no fuel gauge is provided on Aust and NZ carriers, that the hole in the panel is filled with a dummy gauge ie the body of the gauge has no electrical innards, but has terminals and a gauge face that's blank
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Originally posted by Bob Moseley
With regard to the fuel gauge it appears that the face and needle was simply painted out. I was given one of these by either Graeme or Wayne from the West, and it was purported to be one specifically modified for a Carrier. This is in my collection never to be used.
This is the dummy fuel gauge unit. While there appears to be a blacked out square where a scale would normally be, this is just a faded/oxidised area and the gauge appears to have originally been blank. The King-Seeley part number is different to a fuel gauge.
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