Space heater sight glass replacement

[TEO]

Anyone replaced a sight glass or fashioned done sort of bodge?
Ideally I'd like to be able to see the level but most important is to be able to move it without wasting my precious fuel.

 

[brightspark]

could turn one down on the lathe made out of lexan or perspex and glue it in with araldite

 

[gaz1]

dont bother use a slide float in the fuel cap with markings you can see weather full half way or low level

 

[TEO]

dont bother use a slide float in the fuel cap with markings you can see weather full half way or low level

What, don't bother trying to stop the fuel leaking out when I move it?

 

[TEO]

could turn one down on the lathe made out of lexan or perspex and glue it in with araldite

I like the idea of bonding something over the whole space, no idea if lexan or perspex or araldite are affected by fuel?

 

[brightspark]

I like the idea of bonding something over the whole space, no idea if lexan or perspex or araldite are affected by fuel?

nupe i made a perspex float bowl cover for my amal monoblock carb on my bike so you saw the fuel level and the brass float

 

[gaz1]

play from 48 seconds tippex fuel float

 

[TEO]

play from 48 seconds tippex fuel float

Thanks but I think you've missed the point. It's a completely different machine. In this case, the sight glass is cracked and so when it's tipped onto its wheels to move the fuel flows out of the sight glass aperture.
All I really need to do is block the aperture, either by replacing the glass which I don't know how to do, or by blocking the aperture & completely ignoring the level indicator.

 

[tom2207]

pry it off , and put a rubber bung in it ,,, or a grommet ,,, its only to stop splashes really , job done .

 

[TEO]

pry it off , and put a rubber bung in it ,,, or a grommet ,,, its only to stop splashes really , job done .

Yup, bung it up is probably the way to go

 

[6ply]

Thanks but I think you've missed the point. It's a completely different machine. In this case, the sight glass is cracked and so when it's tipped onto its wheels to move the fuel flows out of the sight glass aperture.
All I really need to do is block the aperture, either by replacing the glass which I don't know how to do, or by blocking the aperture & completely ignoring the level indicator.View attachment 524837

I have bought cheap sight glasses (for checking oil level) from AliExpress. Might be worth a look?