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oilleaker1 Member
Joined: May 14, 2009 Posts: 971 Location: South Dakota
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 5:32 pm Post subject: Fuel Tank Sender float!!!!!!! |
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Filled my '51 m38 fuel tank up for the first time. Fuel gauge was moving and working and reading about 1/4. I grounded and tested the sender and it works perfect . Installed and back to 1/4 again. Re-test the grounds, always worked perfect from empty to full. Took a hack saw blade and checked for obstructions. None. The sender can fully swing. So. I took a flashlight and looked. Sure enough, the float is not bringing the arm up when submerged and it's not leaking fuel into the float. HUH????????? Then I remembered: new repro sender had the plastic white float, and I swapped to the original brass float off the old one. It does not have enough flotation to work with the new sender. Too heavy. What a pain!!!!!!!! Any one else have this? John |
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4x4M38 Member
Joined: May 30, 2014 Posts: 3447 Location: Texas Hill Country
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oilleaker1 Member
Joined: May 14, 2009 Posts: 971 Location: South Dakota
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 4:11 am Post subject: |
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I'm swapping today to see if things straighten out. It just might be yours ! |
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oilleaker1 Member
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 11:29 am Post subject: |
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Dug in my stash and found another brass float. This one worked immediately, and the bad one is 2 5/16 long while the working one is 2 inches. Both the same diameter, but the longer one is quite a bit heavier. Don't know where it came from. Sure is nice having it work correctly. John |
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Bretto Member
Joined: Nov 24, 2010 Posts: 1390 Location: Orem, UT
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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Working fuel gauge? Whats that? I've had my sender in/out too many times to care. Works just fine once I take it out and for a bit after I put it back in.
I've resorted to just looking in the filler neck. _________________ Brett
'51 M38
PHOTO DIARY OF MY BUILD |
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oilleaker1 Member
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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I ran mine from the sender to the right rear seat mount screw. John |
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oilleaker1 Member
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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Brian, sorry about not answering you, the float I was using most likely is wrong and won't work in yours. You can source the white plastic ones until you find a brass one. Walcks had some. Or give Midwest Military a try. I do not have any more and I was lucky to find the one I had. John |
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