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I provide products and services to these folks: http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/RMC/MARMC/2MMTR.aspx
Nothing in the modern fleet with electronic components to fail. HAHA. My products are used both on ship and shoreside, as well as in the schoolhouses to train the next generations of techs.
I do a lot of business with NAVSEA and NAVAIR... they have this funny term called 'clean up money' that relates to their spend it or lose it budgets. If only folks knew the bottomless hole that is contracting...
So the Rochester part number appears to be 8680-L14. This is not exact (as I assume the 14 relates to tank depth)... but they do have a 12" deep model commerically available: https://www.jmesales.com/rochester-gauges-8680-top-mounting-magnetic-liquid-level-generator-tank-gauges-11-1-4-12/
I bid...
You're a good man, Charlie Brown! The line diagram in the 24P for this set is lacking... the copy I have (and the copies I have seen) have lines and a chart... but no numbers or letters to correspond to the components. I know there are descriptions, but **** are the manuals better for the later...
Sorry... talking to myself while you all slumber ;)
How about something like this? http://www.kelch.com/products/view/utility-250-cap-and-gauge
I will need to determine the size opening, and OAL of the mil-spec unit... but I think something like this might be a drop in replacement?
And of course I will have to finish disassembling the tank to see if the float switch is in equally impressive condition, but I at least I want to get an idea of what I am looking at as I get one of the two sets operational.
One of the 002s I got out of TX a few weeks back has a tank that is thoroughly rusted on the interior (the set seems to be triple rinsed 3+ years ago, based on verbiage spray painted onto it). Good going guys!
So I was in the midst of taking the tank off the other unit I have, to see if I can...