Bert,
That is the one ( brass ) I bought yesterday from MAC'S Antique Auto Parts.
It cost me $4.95 plus $2.00 Minimum Order Fee, $7.00 shipping for a total of
$13.95. This should be the last float I will ever have to change. I hope I
didn't just jinx myself.
Mel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bert Van Brande" <bertvanbrande@yahoo.com>
To: "Oudesluys" <coudesluijs@chello.nl>; "edic" <edic@tampabay.rr.com>
Cc: "Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Great Healey folks
>
> This issue seems not be limited to Healeys. I am looking at restoring my
> 100 BN2 sender that has a float leaking like a sieve among other problems.
> I sourced an early bugeye sender for parts but I did came across the
> following:
>
> http://www.google.com/search?q=FORD+Sending+Unit+Fuel+Tank+Brass+Float
> (you can substitute FORD with Chevy/Chevrolet,...)
>
> From one of the descriptions these floats are about 2 inches wide and an
> inch and a quarter across. For sale between $5-12. Again I have no
> experience with this I just thought it might be useful to someone. For
> this price it might be worth checking out.
>
> Bert
>
>
>
>
> --- On Thu, 11/18/10, edic <edic@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> From: edic <edic@tampabay.rr.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Great Healey folks
>> To: "Oudesluys" <coudesluijs@chello.nl>
>> Cc: "Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net>
>> Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010, 6:32 PM
>> Kees,
>>
>> Thanks for the info. My float actually is leaking from the
>> very end where there is a seam and a mold injection
>> site, if I said that right. I can drill a hole in the
>> plastic and let the gasoline out, but I was wondering what I
>> would use to seal the hole that would be impervious to
>> gasoline. Since this will be a spare, which I hope I will
>> never need, I would like to try and seal it, if nothing more
>> than for grins.
>>
>> Mel
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Oudesluys" <coudesluijs@chello.nl>
>> To: "edic" <edic@tampabay.rr.com>
>> Cc: "Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 3:33 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Great Healey folks
>>
>>
>> > To prevent damage to your plastic fuel gauge sender
>> float,just bend back
>> > a bit the last 2mm on the hook or file away the sharp
>> edge at the end.
>> > It is this sharp end that digs in the plastic float
>> which eventually
>> > results in a leak.
>> > A brass float may benefit from the same treatment as
>> well.
>> > Kees Oudesluijs
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