Tony wrote the following:
Joe wrote:
On Mar 6, 9:24 am, 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??

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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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Get a brass float from an old carburetor at your local wrecking yard.
hey almost never leaked, and if they did were easily soldered shut
again.

If it's anything like I'm picturing it would need some serious
customization for a different float to work. I'm picturing the cap
with something that looks like a dip stick, but with it twisted not
quite 360 degrees and it goes through a small slit opening in the
float. When the float goes up and down it turns the twisted dipstick
which is attached to the gauge needle.

Exactly.
(there is a little more to it that keeps the float from turning
instead of the float turning the gauge)

The float has two indentations on opposite sides and rides up and down
on a U shaped rod attached to the fuel cap which keeps the float from
turning.

I don't know what type of sealant would hold up floating in gasoline?


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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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