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| Author: | 1018cc [ Sun May 20, 2007 5:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | So that's why it's called a fuel float |
Hey guys, this is the original fuel float from my car. As you can see it is almost ½ full of fuel. Dunno how many other people have come across this (probably really common) happening before but this is the first time I've actually seen it. BTW, it has absolutly no holes in it - I have had it sitting on my desk for the past week and been messing with it and it is totally sealed tight. 
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| Author: | Mick [ Sun May 20, 2007 5:37 pm ] |
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I had the same issue at one point. I pin holed it to remove the fuel and let it drain, and then used superglue to seal the pinholes up again. Cork may have seemed to be pretty agricultural to use as a float, but at least it still floats after 40 years... |
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| Author: | 1018cc [ Sun May 20, 2007 5:39 pm ] |
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This still floated but after I filled up the gauge went up so slowly. Replaced it with a different one as the fuel tank was pulled out anyway to get all the cr*p out of the fuel line. So it still floated - but she was slowly dying. |
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| Author: | GT [ Sun May 20, 2007 7:49 pm ] |
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Show me one that doesn't fill up with fuel!  I will be amazed!
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Sun May 20, 2007 8:05 pm ] |
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That is not a float, that is a sink. 
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| Author: | simon k [ Sun May 20, 2007 8:31 pm ] |
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I guess it just gets in there by osmosis... molecule by molecule..... I have some brass ones, they seem to stay empty |
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| Author: | slinkey inc [ Sun May 20, 2007 9:50 pm ] |
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The early metal ones seem good, but then again you can't see inside them! |
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| Author: | Minute [ Sun May 20, 2007 11:31 pm ] |
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i havent ever seen 1 that doesnt have anything in it... my sender went dicky so replaced it and all the floats attached to senders i had all had stuff in them so i came to the conclusion that they were meant to have at least a little bit of "watever" in there.... lol |
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| Author: | 1018cc [ Mon May 21, 2007 2:48 pm ] |
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I'm thinking of making it my retirement fund - imagine how much all that fuel will be worth in 50 years! Just hope that it doesn't all escape the way it got in otherwise I'll have to think up a new plan. |
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| Author: | Minute [ Mon May 21, 2007 7:55 pm ] |
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1018cc wrote: I'm thinking of making it my retirement fund - imagine how much all that fuel will be worth in 50 years! Just hope that it doesn't all escape the way it got in otherwise I'll have to think up a new plan.
haha
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| Author: | clubby123 [ Mon May 21, 2007 10:00 pm ] |
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yea ive had this prob to still do abit the needle never goes to full when i fill the clubbie up... 
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| Author: | minimetoy [ Tue May 22, 2007 10:26 am ] |
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Isn't that one of those self regulating fuel floats.....all the way to the bottom. Dan |
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| Author: | Mort Subite [ Tue May 22, 2007 12:04 pm ] |
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slinkey inc wrote: The early metal ones seem good, but then again you can't see inside them!
So would you reckon this is a reason a fuel guage to respond VERY slowly, or where they always slow / leisurely 
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| Author: | 1018cc [ Tue May 22, 2007 7:45 pm ] |
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Mort Subite wrote: So would you reckon this is a reason a fuel guage to respond VERY slowly, or where they always slow / leisurely
After experiencing a new one - it is very fast (in comparison). My old one was very slow - the new one manages to get up to full by the time i'm turning out of the servo - probably about 10 - 15 seconds to go the whole way. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Tue May 22, 2007 7:55 pm ] |
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Mini fuel gauges have had damping, ever since the days of the old 850 which did not. It's to stop the needle moving with each slosh. 
Ours both take about 60 secs to get to full. Last time I looked, both cars' sender floats were empty.
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