Thanks for all the advice -- it has been extremely helpful! A follow up question: There is a great deal of moisture in the fuel gauge -- so much that it is condensed on the inside of the glass, thus making the gauge difficult to read even if it did work. I'm not at all sure this little puppy comes apart -- anyone have a suggestion on how to get rid of the moisture? Hair dryer? John -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body