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Uh Oh...No Float 200

posted by  someone claiming to be hillbilly on  Mon Jun 13 04:51 CST 2005 [RELATED]

This weekend I was replacing the rubber hose to the in-tank fuel pump and I had a small problem. While I was putting the pump/sender assembly back in the tank I accidently (?) knocked the float loose from the holder and it fell into the gas tank. It landed outside the round baffle where the pump sits and floated away, out of sight in the tank. I couldn't see it, so I couldn't get it out. I needed the car today, so I put it back together and now I have no fuel gage. I can't decide whether to remove the tank and retrieve the float, or to just get another float and install it. I have a parts car (a wagon that's full of parts and junk) but I would have to remove the fuel sender to get the float. Which would be easier? Thanks for any response.
steve








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    Uh Oh...No Float 200

    posted by  rhaire on  Mon Jun 13 05:25 CST 2005
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    hj-b
    I got free loats if you want one by mail instead.








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      Uh Oh...No Float 200

      posted by  rhaire on  Mon Jun 13 05:26 CST 2005
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      That was supposed to be To H-B (hillbilly)








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        Uh Oh...No Float 200

        posted by  someone claiming to be hillbilly on  Tue Jun 14 05:01 CST 2005 [RELATED]

        Thanks a lot for the offer. I picked one up yesterday from a friend who had a wreck that he was parting out.
        steve








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    Uh Oh...No Float 200

    posted by  Sumerduckman on  Mon Jun 13 05:03 CST 2005
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    Gee, I did that once. When I checked, the float ball was not available separately. I got it out by filling the tank until the level was above the well, adjusting the angle of the car to bring the float in view, then grabbing the little sucker with one of those push type three prong pick up tools.
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    Gary Gilliam Sumerduck VA, '94 940 na Regina 150k, '86 240 180k








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      Uh Oh...No Float 200

      posted by  someone claiming to be its a gas gas gas... on  Mon Jun 13 15:02 CST 2005 [RELATED]

      Same thing happened to me! I just installed another one I found at the junk yard. While trying to retrieve; I never did find it,I found a fuel pump sock from a previous repair by the previous owner! Otherwise the extra float ball doesn't compromise driveability.








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        Uh Oh...No Float--- use a cork (champagne not wine) 200

        posted by  someone claiming to be its a gas gas gas... on  Mon Jun 13 15:05 CST 2005 [RELATED]

        As an aside. Before I finally got the the fuel pump tool from IPD to extract the float at the junk yard, I used a champagne cork! It worked fine but read about 1/8 of a tank too low which was fine by me, better to err on the low side! BTW a wine cork just didn't have enough buoancy as a champagne cork does.







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