Garden Tractor fuel gauge

 

You know, the kind that has a solid plastic float that operates a flat
screw type axle to turn a needle in the cap showing the amount of fuel left.
These plastic floats seem to allow gas to permeate the float, giving a
less than correct fuel level.
I suppose I can buy a new cap/gauge/float assembly for this particular
tank, but that would only solve the problem for a while until that float
gets heavier.
I wonder if I can paint some sort of  material on the float to make it
more resistant to permeation of the gas?
I know the material has to be non-soluble in gasoline.
Ideas??

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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willshak wrote:

Try to jury rig a metal ball(float).
Maybe out of an old carburetor or auto parts store may have something
like that for that reason. Some carbs used to have that problem.

 

willshak wrote:

    These aren't cheap but might be an alternative:
  http://tinyurl.com/yasko9y
  I didn't look for any deals.  These are the first I found.
   Maybe a motorcycle style petcock would work.  They let one use most
of the fuel in the on position.  Switching to reserve lets one know it's
time to refuel.   An example here:
  http://tinyurl.com/yzqs3qn
  If you look closely, you'll see "reserve" on the valve.  Some have the
added feature of automatically shutting off the fuel once the engine is
stopped.  The valves are opened by the engine vacuum.
  This is the first of these I found with the markings easily visible.

 



   Try brushing some fiberglass resin over it....Jim

 


Get a brass float from an old carburetor at your local wrecking yard.
hey almost never leaked, and if they did were easily soldered shut
again.

Joe