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Bobs29ModelA · 12-12-2012, 11:46 PM

OK, I do have HALF the answer here... I took the previous suggestions to heart, and I tried testing the ORIGINAL float in boiling water (not cold)... and, lo and behold, there are 3 (count 'em, 3!) pinhole leaks happening, even though there are no visible holes anywhere... meaning, I had 3 sets of tiny bubbles coming up, although not from any seams, but from totally flat areas! After doing that, I can now hear a slight bit of sloshing in there.

However, I won't know if the other brand-new one is leaky out-of-the-box, at least until I either use-up the gas or go through the process of draining and storing it again.

Has anybody ever tried dipping their metallic float into that liquid gas tank liner stuff? I wonder if that might be a quick fix for this, rather than installing even more "new" floats?

12-12-2012, 11:46 PM	#13
Bobs29ModelA Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Livermore, CA Posts: 124	Re: Fuel gauge floats that don't float??? OK, I do have HALF the answer here... I took the previous suggestions to heart, and I tried testing the ORIGINAL float in boiling water (not cold)... and, lo and behold, there are 3 (count 'em, 3!) pinhole leaks happening, even though there are no visible holes anywhere... meaning, I had 3 sets of tiny bubbles coming up, although not from any seams, but from totally flat areas! After doing that, I can now hear a slight bit of sloshing in there. However, I won't know if the other brand-new one is leaky out-of-the-box, at least until I either use-up the gas or go through the process of draining and storing it again. Has anybody ever tried dipping their metallic float into that liquid gas tank liner stuff? I wonder if that might be a quick fix for this, rather than installing even more "new" floats?