Carrier Fuel Dipstick

[greg anderson (RIP)]

Hi Jordon -I borrowed a dipstick and its sheath and made a duplicate now on my carrier -The only problen was to figure what the measuring surface was -from the info above it seems it was (red?) leather -I suppose I could do that too -can any one confirm that it was in fact leather red or otherwise ? - I use a small wire to hald it in its sheath so noone can walk off with it so the measuring surface cant be seen anyhow -Greg

[Jordan Baker]

I also have an original sheath that I re-found in the stuff that came with the UC when I got it.

I thought I remember seeing/reading somewhere that the Cnd ones were some kind of pressed fiber with the markings stamped into it. Something similar to the fiber Id tags everyone wore back then but only thicker.

Am I right in thinking this?

[Lynn Eades]

The material in the fuel dipstick is not leather, but fibre. The insulation material like on the jeep terminal blocks. (at least on all the ones I've seen)
Yes Jordan that dip stick does all the early carriers. All the Fuel tanks are the same size and capacity (the scout had 4 tanks which included 2 x 1/2 size tanks) They would be O.K. for the Aussie carriers as well.

[Jordan Baker]

Went back and took another look at my dipstick holder and guess what, it still had the dipstick in it. I had always thought that what ended up being the dipstick was part of the holder. By using a hammer and a screwdriver I was able to remove the dipstick from the holder. It still had the fiber/leather material in it along with the stampings for how much fuel was in the tank.

I will post up some measurments soon for those interested.