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01-12-2018, 08:12 PM | #1 |
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Gas tank sending unit cork float
The cork float is bad, what can I replace it with and where can I get it. Thank for your help. Bill
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01-12-2018, 08:24 PM | #2 |
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Re: Gas tank sending unit cork float
A little more info would be helpful. Like what year car or truck are you talking about?
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01-12-2018, 08:32 PM | #3 |
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Re: Gas tank sending unit cork float
My 1947 OE cork float/bobber sunk too but the sending unit was still working. I ordered a Bob Drake replacement kit from Mid West Auto. When I received the kit I noticed that the Bob Drake's plastic float "bobber" snapped right onto my original sender arm. I replaced only the bobber and system worked fine for over a year until the "bobber" sprung a leak. I phoned Drake and they sent me a brass bobber (soldered unit) that also snapped onto the OE sender arm. Been fine ever since. See photo.
As seen in the photo, my OE sender arm has a loop on its end. I did not use the Bob Drake sender unit and later read on the forum that is a different design sender and (sometimes) doesn't work without modification. Last edited by Drbrown; 01-13-2018 at 12:21 AM. |
01-12-2018, 08:48 PM | #4 |
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Re: Gas tank sending unit cork float
I have replaced two in the recent past. My hardware store fastener section has a couple of trays of cork stoppers. Two of the largest ones epoxied small end to small end worked perfectly on the one I did last year. The arm was set up for the wire end to go endwise into the cork. The other one used a cork from a 'magnum' bottle of champagne. My son owns a wine shop and I had told him to save any big corks. I decided not to epoxy coat them, but I have done that in the past with the vintage briggs and strattons I used to collect.
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01-12-2018, 10:10 PM | #5 |
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Re: Gas tank sending unit cork float
It is on my 1936 Fords, the wire arm sticks in to the end of the cork float
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01-12-2018, 10:19 PM | #6 | |
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and drill a hole through them. Use gas tank sealer to help them slid on and hold them. Dip the corks and rod in the sealer. I did this on some years go and never had a problem. G.M.i
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01-12-2018, 10:27 PM | #7 |
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Re: Gas tank sending unit cork float
Bill
Napa has brass floats. Ford part #COAZ9202B I am unable to find the Echlin number. Bruce
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01-12-2018, 11:02 PM | #8 |
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Re: Gas tank sending unit cork float
Look in the trash at auto repair garages for replaced in tank fuel pumps, the float and sender are usually part of the assembly, salvage the arm and float,
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01-13-2018, 12:23 AM | #9 |
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Re: Gas tank sending unit cork float
Bill Dewey,
See this link > https://fordbarn.com/forum/showthrea...ght=cork+float Glue two of these together > http://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/gauge-float-only
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