The latest issue of Classics Monthly features a two page overhaul of my Phase 1's fuel tanks using Frost Restoration's fuel tank repair kit. On sale now.
You wouldn't believe the crud in the bottom of the tanks. Then again you're Peerless people so you probably will. Hope the feature is of use to someone.
Yes - good stuff Gary. Great to see some progress. The rest of the mag is brilliant too (as usual).
It looks like the tank senders are a bit sick though! Is the gauge still working OK? (remember it needs the body to be earthed, not shown on the circuit diagram, or it might burn out). Of course, With two tanks you can manage without a fuel gauge if you have to.
The replacement TR3 "moving coil" senders have the resistive part above the tank, which is where the sill covers (and the door) needs to be, so they won't fit. See www.holden.co.uk part 070.239
Fear not....
A determined Peerless owner can modify a Lucas sender Holden part No 070.011 (which does fit under the sill, just shorten the arm so it doesn't hit the tank baffle) and then transfer the front glass, bezel and intrument face of the original moving coil instrument onto a Lucas mechanism Holden part 070.010. You have to file the little curved slot out a bit, and the needle is too wide, but only a really picky observer will notice. If the original gauge is shot, this is cheaper than getting a moving coil instrument fixed as a bonus and the illumination is internal and therefore brighter.
I wouldn't gaurantee the calibration, but will say full/empty and move about in sympathy in-between. You'll need a TR4 pattern voltage stabiliser as well.
But you'll probably have already fitted one of those when you did a similar "face transplant" on a TR4 electrical temperature gauge, to save spending TWO HUNDRED notes on a replacement capillary temperature gauge. That's serious beer money!
Now get some fuel into them tanks, only 9 months to go!