Fuel sending float

[Carmine]

Is there an off-the-shelf replacement? As I suspected, my float sank. I seem to remember this was a part you could still buy at a Ford dealer a decade ago. I also remember zip-tieing a carb float to the sending unit arm once as well. What have you guys used? You'd think by now someone would have come up with some kind of universal gas-proof foam brick you could just attach.

What have you guys used?

 

[jake]

Braze it back up.

 

[Carmine]

Braze it back up.

The metal is paper thin. In a month it would probably crack somewhere else.

 

[Metalmarty]

I've got a new aftermarket float but I might be a bit too far away for you... Got it in Germany. No idea if they sell these float in the US. I would think so.

I was going to use it to replace my old float, but my whole sender was bad in the end. So I've bought a new sender which also included a float.

 

[Big_John]

https://www.amazon.com/Brass-Ford-F...nder+float&qid=1621645350&s=automotive&sr=1-3

 

[garyh]

Like much on Amazon ,It's Cheaper on E Bay.

 

[stubs300]

Carmine? As long as you've been a member here, you should truly know better!
Mopar gas tank float at DuckDuckGo

 

[detmatt]

The metal is paper thin. In a month it would probably crack somewhere else.

@Carmine
I have a few good used ones here in your neighboring burb.

 

[bluefury361]

Van's has them.

 

[mr. fix it]

Van's has them.

Canada side, I think that National Moparts has them as well.

 

[Carmine]

Thanks all for the suggestions. I should mention that I knew the sender itself was still functional. As you can see from the home-made pick up end, someone was here before me. They actually did a pretty decent job, so I left those parts as-is. Hard to believe the float wasn't showing deterioration when they were there the first time. Here's what I ended up doing...

I wanted to get the car back together ASAP , so I did take a stab at soldering the split, but the metal is so contimated (on the inside), good luck with that.

Hit some old-timey parts houses and no dice. On a whim, I tried an O'Reilly where I found a good employee! He found this in their catalog for the princely sum of $6.99. I'm going to order one in case (when) my fix goes kaput. Good news is, you can pull this sender without dropping the tank, and perhaps with about a 1/4 tank of fuel.

https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/...l-float/omx0/1772901?q=fuel+level+float&pos=0

In the mean time, essentially JB putty to the rescue. My bucket of water test told me it would still float with ease. Fuel gauge back to functional now. Thanks again for the suggestions, hopefully someone can benefit from the O'Reilly link... I'd take that over brass anyway.

 

[stubs300]

Thanks again for the suggestions, hopefully someone can benefit from the O'Reilly link... I'd take that over brass anyway.

Hopefully with this so called gas we have now days doesn't start eating away on that plastic? Good Luck

 

[Carmine]

Hopefully with this so called gas we have now days doesn't start eating away on that plastic? Good Luck

They make entire fuel pumps (and tanks) from plastic in modern cars. In fact, my 73 Dodge truck has a plastic tank from the factory... that doesn't leak (although the 50 y/o rubber transfer hose does). Plastic works, just has to be the RIGHT plastic.

 

[LocuMob]

Hopefully with this so called gas we have now days doesn't start eating away on that plastic? Good Luck

Considering how many tanks are made from plastic (I know I've made a few hundred myself), they've got it figured out what formula to use.

 

[stubs300]

Gas tanks are one thing, the internal components are other. I wouldn't put the cart before the horse! Just sayin

 

[LocuMob]

Gas tanks are one thing, the internal components are other. I wouldn't put the cart before the horse! Just sayin

The mechanical parts of the pump are usually the parts that fail. But not every part is perfect.

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

Brass version like originals.

Mopar Sending Unit Float-gastanks.com

 

[QQE]

We have them