3 gal. fuel reserve switch

David,

I do not believe that there is a 3-gallon reserve toggle on the fuel gauge on a Series 81, although I may be wrong.

On the Series 80, there is a toggle showing through the middle of the gas tank shroud.

The LEFT position is the RUN position.

The CENTER Position is OFF – NO Fuel (A Nasty way to fool with some other Series 80 Guy).

The RIGHT position is Reserve.

Do not run on Reserve, as you may need the 3-gallons sometime.

Do NOT put it in the Center position, as you will likely forget and wonder why the heck your car will not start.

I attach a photo of a dusty toggle for your review.

Peter

Ken,

The photo was taken from the rear of the car, so the toggle is turned to the RIGHT / RESERVE position.

Peter

There is no moveable baffle, there is a soldered-in divider. The central fuel supply/reserve valve has two suction tubes, one on each side of the divider. Each tube ends just above the drain plugs in the bottom of the tank,

When one side of the tank runs dry, the lever is switched to pull the fuel from the other half of the tank.

In 1926, the fuel guage, the supply/reserve valve and the gas filler cap were all combined into one unit on the right side of the tank. The supply/reserve tube will only pull fuel from the tank down to about 3-4inches from the bottom. When the valve is switched to ‘reserve’, the suction tube than can pull from the bottom of the tank. So the bottom 3-4″ of fuel in the tank is the ‘reserve’ supply. it is not a separate tank or quantity of fuel.

Greg Long

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