Gar Gauge float replacement
- Thread starter rinzana
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I am assuming you have the gas gauge tools for installation and removal.
You don't want or need to cut or solder. You should be able to slide the float on the rod and add a retainer washer on the end.
https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/content/Snyders/Product_PDFs/Gas_Gauge_Exploded_drawing.pdf
You don't want or need to cut or solder. You should be able to slide the float on the rod and add a retainer washer on the end.
https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/content/Snyders/Product_PDFs/Gas_Gauge_Exploded_drawing.pdf
Herb Concord Ca
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Better to use a vice. That's what I did. Save that little thin washer.
In the past I have had to solder the little washer onto the end of the bail to hold on new cork or neoprene floats. Nowadays I use the toilet-bowl type floats (https://www.mikes-afordable.com/product/A9313C.html) that have a little tab-like gizmo that bends over, doesn't need either the washer or solder.
Kurt in NJ
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don’t “uncrush it,cut the washer with wire cutters and bend it a little to remove it,then after replacing float bend it back.
I salvaged a modern float off a modern car fuel pump unit—
I salvaged a modern float off a modern car fuel pump unit—
Since you are replacing the float anyway, cut the float (cork or whatever) off. Then, at the end of the rod, you should only have the peened washer, correct?
OK, now, take a very small screwdriver (electronics enthusiast types will know what a "Greenie" is) and push the washer off by holding the small blade against the rod and pushing against the inner part of the washer toward the end. You may have to rotate a few times, but it will come off.
Y-Blockhead
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A fella from the San Diego MAC was making those brass float and sold them for ~$6. I believe he has recently passed away. I hope those are not the same ones that Mike's sells.
Ray in La Mesa
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Yes, the float maker from San Diego ,Reen Kotas, has passed away.