willshak wrote:
You know, the kind that has a solid plastic float that operates a flat
screw type axle to turn a needle in the cap showing the amount of fuel
left.
These plastic floats seem to allow gas to permeate the float, giving a
less than correct fuel level.
I suppose I can buy a new cap/gauge/float assembly for this particular
tank, but that would only solve the problem for a while until that float
gets heavier.
I wonder if I can paint some sort of material on the float to make it
more resistant to permeation of the gas?
I know the material has to be non-soluble in gasoline.
Ideas??


These aren't cheap but might be an alternative:
http://tinyurl.com/yasko9y
I didn't look for any deals. These are the first I found.
Maybe a motorcycle style petcock would work. They let one use most
of the fuel in the on position. Switching to reserve lets one know it's
time to refuel. An example he
http://tinyurl.com/yzqs3qn
If you look closely, you'll see "reserve" on the valve. Some have the
added feature of automatically shutting off the fuel once the engine is
stopped. The valves are opened by the engine vacuum.
This is the first of these I found with the markings easily visible.