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1. Sealing gas tank float (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 15:43:23 -0500; Hello List: Asked a question about the tank sending unit gasket earlier. Another question along the same lines. Thought I could detect a bit of gas sloshing around my float when I removed the sending; /html/triumphs/2000-11/msg01296.html (7,217 bytes)
2. RE: Sealing gas tank float (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 15:51:15 -0500; Just a thought ( I know I am going to flamed on this one ), but how about putting a small hole in the float and filling with expanding foam? The stuff has lots of air in it. Just a crazy thought. Opi; /html/triumphs/2000-11/msg01297.html (8,512 bytes)
3. RE: Sealing gas tank float (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 15:51:02 -0600; Not so crazy. When the float sank on my MGB I replaced it with a General Motors foam float. It will never sink again. I would expect that the expaning foam would be eaten by the gas. You could try i; /html/triumphs/2000-11/msg01299.html (7,724 bytes)
4. RE: Sealing gas tank float (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 16:55:12 -0500; Could you do the same here, or even some high density foam??? David; /html/triumphs/2000-11/msg01300.html (8,591 bytes)
5. RE: Sealing gas tank float (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 16:00:42 -0600; I would test it in a pan of gas overnight before I put it into the tank. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E-MAIL ADDRESS: borgstede@umsl.edu Brian Borgstede I Telecommunications Eng; /html/triumphs/2000-11/msg01301.html (9,131 bytes)
6. RE: Sealing gas tank float (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 17:04:11 -0500; Is the GM one still available?; /html/triumphs/2000-11/msg01302.html (10,015 bytes)
7. RE: Sealing gas tank float (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 14:17:35 -0800; I'd try creating a blob of foam and immersing it in gasoline for a few weeks first. The 'reformulated' stuff they sell around LA seems to eat most plastics, including the foam carb floats on my motor; /html/triumphs/2000-11/msg01304.html (7,447 bytes)
8. RE: Sealing gas tank float (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 14:20:40 -0800; I've had good luck with the model airplane dope in the past. Epoxy (like JB Weld) should also work well. Randall 59 TR3A daily driver; /html/triumphs/2000-11/msg01305.html (7,718 bytes)
9. Re: Sealing gas tank float (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 17:44:53 -0500; This might sound dangerous, but could you some how, maybe with a hair drier, evaporate the gas and then try soldering the crack or hole?? Or Maybe you should cut open the float, rinse inside with wa; /html/triumphs/2000-11/msg01309.html (8,158 bytes)

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