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Old 06-03-2010, 06:41 PM posted to alt.home.repair,alt.home.lawn.garden
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Default Garden Tractor fuel gauge


"willshak" wrote in message
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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??

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Bill
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Try brushing some fiberglass resin over it....Jim