Product Details | LIQUID LEVEL GAGE ROD

6680-00-179-9838 A thin metal strip, of various cross-sectional shapes, having graduations on one end and a handle on the opposite end. It is designed to be inserted into an engine, pump, or compressor crankcase, transmission, gearcase, fuel tank, or the like, to determine the level of the liquid. For a gage rod with an integral cap, or breather, see GAGE ROD-CAP, LIQUID LEVEL, and GAGE ROD-BREATHER, LIQUID LEVEL. For items designed to measure the liquid level of bulk petroleum tanks, see GAGE STICK, PETROLEUM.

Part Alternates: D6660, D6-660, 5164168, 6680-00-179-9838, 00-179-9838, 6680001799838, 001799838

Instruments and Laboratory Equipment | Liquid and Gas Flow, Liquid Level, and Mechanical Motion Measuring Instruments

Supply Group (FSG) NSN Assign. NIIN
66 01 JAN 1961 00-179-9838

Demand History | NSN 6680-00-179-9838

Part Number Request Date QTY Origin
6680-00-179-9838 2013-05-127 1 US
6680-00-179-9838 2013-02-33 16 DIBBS

Cross Reference | NSN 6680-00-179-9838

Part Number Cage Code Manufacturer
5164168 24617 GENERAL MOTORS CORP
5164168 72582 MTU AMERICA INC.
D6-660 80072 H20 TANK INC U S MOTORS DIV

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Technical Data | NSN 6680-00-179-9838

Characteristic Specifications
MATERIAL ALUMINUM ALLOY AND STEEL
OVERALL LENGTH 13.375 INCHES NOMINAL
DISTANCE FROM ROD END TO HANDLE 11.000 INCHES NOMINAL
ROD WIDTH 0.250 INCHES NOMINAL
ROD THICKNESS 0.062 INCHES NOMINAL
DISTANCE FROM ROD END TO SCALE GRADUATION 1.375 INCHES NOMINAL
SCALE INSCRIPTION H AND L

Restrictions/Controls & Freight Information | NSN 6680-00-179-9838

Category Code Description
Shelf-Life Code:0Nondeteriorative
Hazardous Material Indicator CodeNThere is no data in the HMIS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials
Demilitarization Code:ANon-Munitions List Item/ Non-Strategic List Item - Demilitarization not required.
Controlled Inventory Item Code:UUNCLASSIFIED
Precious Metals Indicator Code:AItem does not contain precious metal
Criticality Code:X The item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application.
Category Code Description
NMF Description 121570 GAGES AIR LIQUID LEVEL PRESSURE
Less than car load rating
Less than truck load rating J 100.2
Water commodity Code 652 unknown
Originating Activity Code XX
Air Dimension Code A Shipment is not a consolidation and does not exceed 72 inches in any dimension.
Air Commodity B Construction materials: Includes paint and related materials, prefabricated building, wood products, metal and composition materials and their products, commercial hardware and miscellaneous items, cement, asphalt, building maintenance materials.
Air Special Handling Z No special handling required.
Special Handling Code 9 unknonwn
HAZMAT
Type of Cargo Z No special type of cargo code applicable

Management | NSN 6680-00-179-9838

Category Code Description
Cognizance Codes9BNavy-owned stocks of DLA material
Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg
Source of SupplySMSDefense Logistics Agency
Enterprise Business Systems
AgencyDNDepartment of the Navy
Service OrganizationNU.S. Navy
Acquisition Advice CodesZINSURANCE/NUMERIC STOCKAGE OBJECTIVE ITEM # Items which may be required occasionally or intermittently, and prudence requires that a nominal quantity of materiel be stocked due to the essentiality or the lead time of the item. 1. The item is centrally managed, stocked, and issued. 2. Requisitions will be submitted in accordance with IMM/Service requisitioning procedures.
Controlled Item CodeUUNCLASSIFIED
Shelf Life Code0Nondeteriorative
Purchasing QTY
UOM
1
EA : Each