[Healeys] Great Healey folks

[Bert Van Brande]

This issue seems not be limited to Healeys.  I am looking at restoring my 100 BN2 sender that has a float leaking like a sieve among other problems. I sourced an early bugeye sender for parts but I did came across the following:

http://www.google.com/search?q=FORD+Sending+Unit+Fuel+Tank+Brass+Float
(you can substitute FORD with Chevy/Chevrolet,...)

>From one of the descriptions these floats are about 2 inches wide and an inch and a quarter across.  For sale between $5-12.  Again I have no experience with this I just thought it might be useful to someone.  For this price it might be worth checking out.

Bert




--- On Thu, 11/18/10, edic <edic at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:

> From: edic <edic at tampabay.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Great Healey folks
> To: "Oudesluys" <coudesluijs at chello.nl>
> Cc: "Healeys" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010, 6:32 PM
> Kees,
> 
> Thanks for the info. My float actually is leaking from the
> very end where there is a seam and a mold  injection
> site, if I said that right.  I can drill a hole in the
> plastic and let the gasoline out, but I was wondering what I
> would use to seal the hole that would be impervious to
> gasoline. Since this will be a spare, which I hope I will
> never need, I would like to try and seal it, if nothing more
> than for grins.
> 
> Mel
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Oudesluys" <coudesluijs at chello.nl>
> To: "edic" <edic at tampabay.rr.com>
> Cc: "Healeys" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 3:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Great Healey folks
> 
> 
> > To prevent damage to your plastic fuel gauge sender
> float,just bend back
> > a bit the last 2mm on the hook or file away the sharp
> edge at the end.
> > It is this sharp end that digs in the plastic float
> which eventually
> > results in a leak.
> > A brass float may benefit from the same treatment as
> well.
> > Kees Oudesluijs
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