The Ford Barn

petew · 01-06-2024, 05:26 PM

My gas gauge has been leaking since I got the car and the gauge has been reading 1/4 low so it needed attention.
Got the necessary parts and tools from snyders and today was the day to fix it.
Of course I had nearly 3/4 of a tank but my jiggle siphon pulled out 5 gallons quickly and I was ready for disassembly.
The pictures below will show what I found.
Rather than fixing it correctly someone attached a second float and arm to the original !
It is all back together now using the proper parts and working as it should.

nkaminar · 01-06-2024, 06:04 PM

Good job Pete. That float looks like a sink.

Gary WA · 01-06-2024, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by petew

My gas gauge has been leaking since I got the car and the gauge has been reading 1/4 low so it needed attention.
Got the necessary parts and tools from snyders and today was the day to fix it.
Of course I had nearly 3/4 of a tank but my jiggle siphon pulled out 5 gallons quickly and I was ready for disassembly.
The pictures below will show what I found.
Rather than fixing it correctly someone attached a second float and arm to the original !
It is all back together now using the proper parts and working as it should.

Crazy Never saw that before!!

Brentwood Bob · 01-06-2024, 08:46 PM

Ingenious.

JayJay · 01-06-2024, 10:34 PM

That looks like something that might have been done through the filler neck and not on a workbench. MacGyver at its best.

bobbader · 01-07-2024, 03:32 PM

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Hey, they made it work, didn't they?

Surprised former owner didn't swear to this contraption being original, optional (two floats are better than one), or the rare & very late 31 only gas gauge.

Other interesting quote ..............."It must be correct; my car is all original!"......... except metallic red paint, dual exhaust, sealed beam headlights, etc.

This is the great part about our cars .............. most of them have had at least one "special" repair allowing them to still be viable for us 90 years later. Yay for ingenious solutions and the folks that keep trying.

01-06-2024, 06:04 PM	#2
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,901	Re: Gas Gauge Repairs Good job Pete. That float looks like a sink. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

01-06-2024, 08:46 PM	#4
Brentwood Bob Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: brentwood, ca Posts: 4,247	Re: Gas Gauge Repairs Ingenious.

01-06-2024, 10:34 PM	#5
JayJay Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 1,077	Re: Gas Gauge Repairs That looks like something that might have been done through the filler neck and not on a workbench. MacGyver at its best. __________________ JayJay San Francisco Bay Area ------------------------ 1930 Murray Town Sedan 1931 Briggs S/W Town Sedan

01-07-2024, 03:32 PM	#6
bobbader Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Huntington, NY Posts: 271	Re: Gas Gauge Repairs Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Hey, they made it work, didn't they? Surprised former owner didn't swear to this contraption being original, optional (two floats are better than one), or the rare & very late 31 only gas gauge. Other interesting quote ..............."It must be correct; my car is all original!"......... except metallic red paint, dual exhaust, sealed beam headlights, etc. This is the great part about our cars .............. most of them have had at least one "special" repair allowing them to still be viable for us 90 years later. Yay for ingenious solutions and the folks that keep trying.