Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1   Report Post  
Old 06-03-2010, 08:31 PM posted to alt.home.repair,alt.home.lawn.garden
external usenet poster
 
First recorded activity by GardenBanter: Mar 2010
Posts: 3
Default Garden Tractor fuel gauge

On Mar 6, 10:24�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??

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @


Some of the first floats in carbs were made out of cork. Get ya bottle
of wine.

Hank ~~~thinks alcohol can fix many problems
  #2   Report Post  
Old 06-03-2010, 08:46 PM posted to alt.home.repair,alt.home.lawn.garden
external usenet poster
 
First recorded activity by GardenBanter: Jul 2006
Posts: 316
Default Garden Tractor fuel gauge

Hustlin' Hank wrote the following:
On Mar 6, 10:24�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??

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @


Some of the first floats in carbs were made out of cork. Get ya bottle
of wine.

Hank ~~~thinks alcohol can fix many problems

That, or make it worse. :-)

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @
Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules

Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Broad-gauge mini tractors? Don Phillipson Lawns 1 26-05-2011 03:31 PM
Rain Gauge In Garden EVP MAN Gardening 19 24-02-2010 07:30 AM
I need a 2-CYCLE OIL GAUGE Pete Kruzer Gardening 4 29-04-2006 05:58 PM
M3 CO2 gauge [email protected] Freshwater Aquaria Plants 1 20-05-2005 02:41 PM
Washed the rain gauge again SG1 Australia 2 24-01-2005 07:25 AM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 10:35 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 GardenBanter.co.uk.
The comments are property of their posters.
 

About Us

"It's about Gardening"

 

Copyright © 2017