<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487188149723_100281"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487188149723_100347">Last night I
tried to lightly bang on the tank with a rubber mallet. No dice. I
have also driven over speed bumps slowly with the front wheels
(otherwise I would scrape the exhaust) then driving the rear wheel over
the hump quickly trying to dislodge the float lever. All to no avail. I
would think if the arm was not stuck and the float has filled with fuel
then it should read on empty. The only reason I think the float lever
is stuck is I refilled the tank with five gallons of fuel. The gauge
read 1/4 tank before I filled it. That is where the level approximately
actually was. Since I got the gauge working a little less than two
years ago, I had never been below a half tank low. The quarter mark is
the lowest the gauge has been for the first time. It was a new gauge I
installed at that time. Apparently I will be dropping the tank.
Because it is full, I am just going to drive through most of the gas,
then drop the tank. Maybe it will come unstuck during that time, but I
should drop it and inspect anyway. Let you guys know what I find.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487188149723_100348">Mike MacLean<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487188149723_100349" clear="none"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487188149723_100350"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487188149723_100351"></span></div> <br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487188149723_100352" clear="none"> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Wednesday, February 15, 2017 12:43 PM, Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike@att.net> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv9755631248"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div id="yiv9755631248yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487188149723_92276">Last night I tried to lightly bang on the tank with a rubber mallet. No dice. I have also driven over speed bumps slowly with the front wheels (otherwise I would scrape the exhaust) then driving the rear wheel over the hump quickly trying to dislodge the float lever. All to no avail. I would think if the arm was not stuck and the float has filled with fuel then it should read on empty. The only reason I think the float lever is stuck is I refilled the tank with five gallons of fuel. The gauge read 1/4 tank before I filled it. That is where the level approximately actually was. Since I got the gauge working a little less than two years ago, I had never been below a half tank low. The quarter mark is the lowest the gauge has been for the first time. It was a new gauge I installed at that time. Apparently I will be dropping the tank. Because it is full, I am just going to drive through most of the gas, then drop the tank. Maybe it will come unstuck during that time, but I should drop it and inspect anyway. Let you guys know what I find.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv9755631248yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487188149723_92298">Mike MacLean<br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv9755631248yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487188149723_91711"><span></span></div> <div class="yiv9755631248qtdSeparateBR"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv9755631248yqt1757891276" id="yiv9755631248yqt21152"><div class="yiv9755631248yahoo_quoted" style="display:block;"> <div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Wednesday, February 15, 2017 7:20 AM, Martyn Ridley <ridleymj@brant.net> wrote:<br clear="none"></font></div> <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div class="yiv9755631248y_msg_container"><div id="yiv9755631248"><div>
<div class="yiv9755631248moz-cite-prefix">Oh, your not going to like
this..........<br clear="none">
It has happened to me 3 times. The culprit is the plastic float.
It gets crimped when put on the hook and can start to loose air
and fill with fuel. Best bet is to replace it with a brass unit
but before installing, place the float in fuel for 72 hours just
in case. My parts supplier has a brass 'float' filled with fuel
sitting safely in a Lyons syrup jar on his desk as proof you can't
be too careful. (No I didn't charge for the fuel)<br clear="none">
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Cheers,<br clear="none">
Martyn<br clear="none">
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PS: After a while you become quite proficient at dropping the
tank!<br clear="none">
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv9755631248yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487118832118_21412">After
15 years, since the restoration I finally got my gas gauge
working after dropping the tank to R & R the sending
unit. Just this week I was down to a quarter of a tank and
filled the tank back up. The needle stayed on the 1/4 mark
and has not moved since. Any ideas what might cause this
before I have to drop the tank again?</div>
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