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04-05-2013, 06:28 AM | #1 |
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Gas gauge floats
I'm having trouble with my floats in all my "A's" I think because of the new gas. At the present they all have cork and have all water logged. I was wondering if I should replace them with brass floats or just coat new cork floats and install. What is the pro's and con's on brass?
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04-05-2013, 06:43 AM | #2 |
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Re: Gas gauge floats
I would use a brass one any day over a cork one. Test even a new one in a pan of hot water on stove before using.Use a lrg. needle nose pliers on the middle of the float[lightly]completely immerse float in water. NOT boiling. Bubbles will come out of a leak like a inner tube.ken ct.
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04-05-2013, 07:07 AM | #3 |
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Re: Gas gauge floats
i have used the neoprene floats so far with good success. forget about those corkys with this CRAP gas (tom). or what ken says whatever floats your boat
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04-05-2013, 08:21 AM | #4 |
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Re: Gas gauge float-where to get
Can anyone advise what type of brass float to use? Or where to obtain a brass float??
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04-05-2013, 09:11 AM | #5 |
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Re: Gas gauge floats
The neoprene floats work well and cost less than the brass floats. It's made from a closed cell material, so when you have to notch it some for the float to slide on far enough to reinstall the small brass washer, no harm is done.
I used cork on my float when I restored my guage about 15 years ago and it's still working fine. I always try to keep the tank full and this will keep the cork from drying out, although the coating should do that anyway. |
04-05-2013, 01:04 PM | #6 |
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04-05-2013, 01:13 PM | #7 |
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Re: Gas gauge floats
A brass float will stand up to ANY fuel that the tank itself can withstand.
The brass float in my Tudor dates back to at least 1970, and still works fine. Maybe a little ugly, but nobody sees it. |
04-05-2013, 03:23 PM | #8 |
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Re: Gas gauge floats
Well it wear a hole in the brass float if I run the tank low at times? Or worse yet, wear a hole in the bottom of the gas tank?
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04-05-2013, 03:30 PM | #9 |
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If the float is touching the bottom of the gas tank, you are mere seconds away from a dead car. You'd never let it get down to drops anyway, would you? Even with a 1/2 gallon of fuel in the tank, the float doesn't touch. In fact, if you run the shutoff valve strainer like I do, the car will die before the float touches the bottom of the tank anyway. But, even if it did touch... Brass is pretty soft. My guess is you could wear it out, but it would take weeks of continuous rubbing to do it. |
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04-05-2013, 05:57 PM | #11 |
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Re: Gas gauge floats
I have used the float from a Tillitson X carb works well and put a bend in the wire to keep float of the bottom of the tank mine was installed about 20 years ago no problem yet Grod B by the Bay
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