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Ryan Renko 
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 Topic: D17 Series IV gas gauge
Posted: 11 Jun 2010 at 8:14pm |
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I found out why the guage did not work!! There was no float left on the rod after 45 years in gasoline!! LOL What will best survive being used as a float? Will a regular rubber stop hold up being in gasoline all the time?? What about a brass carb float?? Thanks, Ryan
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Max(ia)
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Posted: 11 Jun 2010 at 8:21pm |
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I found a cork at a Hobby Store, cut it to size, sealed it with Sealsall. Been working for 3yrs.. Mine wasn't missing, so had a pattern to make one .
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ChuckLuedtkeSEWI
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Posted: 11 Jun 2010 at 9:37pm |
Someone bought a carb float from O Reillys and used that. I picked one up last week, but haven't gotten the gas gauge back together to put it back in. Here is a link to the old post:
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Ryan Renko
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Posted: 12 Jun 2010 at 1:43pm |
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Thanks for the link Chuck! I got on Oreillys website and I ordered one. It looks like it would work based on the photos, at least better than a plain skinny rod!! Thanks, Ryan
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Dave H
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Posted: 12 Jun 2010 at 5:37pm |
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So where do you get the sealsall? I probably walked by it a thouusand times.
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Dave(inMA)
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Posted: 12 Jun 2010 at 6:22pm |
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Believe I bought some at Home Depot. I tried the cork-and-SealsAll route - gauge sorta works in that it moves up/down as gas sloshes around in the tank, but mostly it reads "E". Maybe I need to try again! Looked on the O'Reilly site - couldn't find the carb float part # mentioned above. Maybe it's time to quit for the day!!
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WC, CA, D14, WD45
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Burgie
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Posted: 12 Jun 2010 at 6:26pm |
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I just got a cork at the hardware store.
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CTuckerNWIL
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Posted: 12 Jun 2010 at 7:24pm |
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Anybody got any size dimensions on the float? I have a source for an"unsinkable" float made of some "space age" material. About $5 sealed.
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Don(MO)
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Posted: 12 Jun 2010 at 7:44pm |
The float is 1 1/2" long by 1 1/4" wide.
Don
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Posted: 12 Jun 2010 at 8:02pm |
Thanks Don. I don't have exact dimensions for this but I can get them if anybody is interested. Charlie 
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Dave(inMA)
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Posted: 12 Jun 2010 at 8:48pm |
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WC, CA, D14, WD45
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