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Knowing what ya got

Has anyone in the community know if there's a reasonable accurate fuel gauging system that emulates the wing root indicator of a 170
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Re: Knowing what ya got

Do a Google search for Rochester fuel gauge and see what they have that matches what you need.
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Will do, thanks

Just took a peek; they look perfect, exactly what I had envisioned.
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Been using a JPI 450 for quite a few years once it's calibrated right it's very accurate.
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I second the JPI 450. Have had them in multiple aircraft that I used for short, heavy flights. I would add 10 or 20 gallons at a time to the tanks and to the JPI’s totalizer. When I would top off the tanks, the totalizer was always very close, even after 10 or more smaller additions. Considering it also shows fuel flow as well as total, I find it much more useful than gauges. I currently have an EI MVP-50 that shows level, flow and total but I’ve only got 3 hours on it and so don’t have a valid review yet.
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I'll jump on the JPI 450 bandwagon. Had it in my Tripacer for about ten years now. Usually within a half gallon of what it says I've burned and what I've had put in. Thats with an O-320 leaned to 9.5 gals an hour. I have never seen larger than a one gallon discrepancy in all of the time that I have used it, and that was just recently when I ran a 10.5 gph so that I made a little better ground speed.

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I have an EI fuel computer that works well for my needs. I'm like to find a quantity indicator that's a bit more accurate, stable and positioned in the same wing root location
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