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My oil tank has this kind of Atkinson Tankmaster sight gauge:
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFg3Mzg=/z/c14AAOSw14xWPzt4/$_57.JPG
The small plunger at the side that you pull out/push in to get an oil reading on the sight tube often gets stuck, either it's tough to pull out or tough to push in.
I've tried pulling it out and using WD40 but no luck.
Short of replacing the whole gauge is there any way to free up the plunger?
Failing that, how about if I just replaced this valve:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Atkinson-...139767?hash=item3a7aab2577:g:VyAAAMXQ-3NRkzvP
If I did that, is it just a simple matter of using a spanner to unscrew the old valve and putting in the new one? What would I need to do to prevent oil from gushing out ?
Also, and just out of interest, how hard is it to replace the whole sight gauge if I decided to go down that route? My main concern would be shutting off the oil supply as, besides the sight gauge and the wheel on the front I can't see how I could isolate the oil flow if replacing the actual gauge. Or is the oil from the tank automatically shut off when the gauge is removed?
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFg3Mzg=/z/c14AAOSw14xWPzt4/$_57.JPG
The small plunger at the side that you pull out/push in to get an oil reading on the sight tube often gets stuck, either it's tough to pull out or tough to push in.
I've tried pulling it out and using WD40 but no luck.
Short of replacing the whole gauge is there any way to free up the plunger?
Failing that, how about if I just replaced this valve:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Atkinson-...139767?hash=item3a7aab2577:g:VyAAAMXQ-3NRkzvP
If I did that, is it just a simple matter of using a spanner to unscrew the old valve and putting in the new one? What would I need to do to prevent oil from gushing out ?
Also, and just out of interest, how hard is it to replace the whole sight gauge if I decided to go down that route? My main concern would be shutting off the oil supply as, besides the sight gauge and the wheel on the front I can't see how I could isolate the oil flow if replacing the actual gauge. Or is the oil from the tank automatically shut off when the gauge is removed?
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