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Flamin' Bass
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Galloway, NJ, US
Posts: 315
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OK, I'm ranting, but this is the THIRD fuel float in less than 3 years that has decided it wanted to sit on the bottom of my poly Blazer tank instead of floating. Now I get to find a way to drain ~15 gals of gas, drop the tank and pull the float.
Does anyone have an alternative to the soldered brass(?) float, like maybe a plastic one, or would a cork do the job? Rant off.... Thanks,
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Account Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Maine
Posts: 427
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Try patching JB-Weld on it. We used it on a John Deere float and it worked great. Gas resistant, good stuff!!!!
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Sisyphus was my mentor!
![]() Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Carleton Place, Ontario CANADA
Posts: 984
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when I was having my tank coated, the guy offered to dip my float as well. he said it was an easy fix. try your local rad shop that does tanks. as for draining it, I had to do it the (yuck!) old fashioned way & siphon it out. Just have a few gas cans on hand...
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passthebuck ![]() #5642 -TWO 1967 GMC 910's. One with L6/3-on-the tree and the other with 355 w/435hp & a 700r4. -a 2013 Honda Civic as my "sensible" car Last edited by passthebuck; 08-02-2005 at 06:09 PM. |
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: north of Phx AZ about 30 miles
Posts: 698
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Just run the gas out of it. In fact, if you know what kind of mileage you get just go fill 'er up and calculate how many miles you can drive on a full tank and go drive that many. Then just drop the empty tank.
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Farmers Branch, Tx
Posts: 1,009
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Im with Walker on this one. Just go cruisin.
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 104
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get a new float and drown that sucker with seal-all available at any hardware store
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Location: TN/VA
Posts: 6,388
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I have had 3 to come back to me in the last couple of weeks!!!
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