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Subject:Re: Fail-safe Westy water gauge? - longish
From:David Beierl
Date:Sun, 12 Sep 1999 14:46:08 -0700
At 04:29 PM 9/12/99 -0300, Malcolm Stebbins wrote:
>But today - I THOUGHT of a FAILSAFE water level gauge for my/your Westy.

What you're describing, with or without the floating ball, is a sight
glass.  Highly reliable, used for centuries...if you leave out the ball you
can use much skinnier tubing for a less obtrusive installation.  Be sure to
use food-grade tubing in any case.

david