Does this tank float look ok?
 

http://i.imgur.com/q3oI2Gk.jpg

My truck has been in dry indoor storage since I parked it around 1991. Took the tank out to start fixing the floor and decided to dump the gallon or so of gas still in the tank. I was very surprised when I saw what happened to the float over all those years.

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Wow, ethanol?

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I don't know. I think the ethanol thing is a myth though.

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It looks fine, put it back in.:mm:

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Most states weren't putting ethanol in fuel in 91. That's simply from condensation in the tank accumulating, then rusting out the float.

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A little epoxy and it should be fine:lol:

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That scares me for all of the ones I have laying around that I'll use some day or unfinished projects that I can't work on due to other things. Jim

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It doesn't matter if it looks okay, only if it functions okay. You don't see it when it's in the tank anyhow!:lol::mm:

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http://www.summitracing.com/parts/omx-1772901/overview/
I put one of these in my 72 a couple months back. Even if your float did look ok they develop holes and will fill up with fuel. I would replace it with a factory type brass float or one of the cheap plastic ones in the link.

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no wonder half the fuel gauges I've ever had don't work! thx for sharing the link on the jepe float bluek5, I saved that for future ref! I've got two not working right now.

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OMG! those are made of brass or copper aren't they? I think you have a wild animal in your tank ! I wouldn't think they be so prone to corrosive liquids!

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Duct Tape, dude, Duct Tape. It is the irresistible force that binds the universe together.

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ok I was not expecting that... That is funny.

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I don't think it can be considered a float anymore!

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Nah, it's one of those cheap imports right?

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Looks like water/moisture corrosion. If you have a project lying around with fuel for that long, you may see tanks going bad also.

Bill

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That's the special bevel modification circle track racers had to make, since they're almost continually in a left hand turn. The Float was bevelled to read the fuel that was forced to the passenger side of the tank by centrifugal motion.
When you're turning left, it will all read OK.

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Original equipment.

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It was only a joke.
But I have never seen a brass float eaten away like that. What does the rest of the fuel system look like?

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Looks like it fits somewhere around the dump.

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Doesn't look too bad, a little spray foam will fix er up...
Here is mine from my 67 i recently pulled.

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The screen was corroded pretty bad as well.

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I had a replacement float get eaten up in less than 10 years. You would think brass would last, but they don't. I do believe the ethanol blend has something to do with it

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... doing more research.

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After some research, the only place that I've seen that has mentioned that ethanol is in fact corrosive to soft metals such as brass and copper, is a reference to US. DOE2006a. I have not yet read that to determine what exactly it says, but it was referenced in the book, Advances in Bioethanol which states;

"Some of the soft metals such as zinc, brass, lead, aluminum, copper are not compatible with ethanol and can suffer corrosion and pitting if exposed to it for extended periods (US DOE 2006b). Furthermore, ethanol dissolves in water and is more electrically conductive than petrol. The presence of water can facilitate corrosion, and the conductivity facilitates the possibility of galvanic corrosion."