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Re: Fuel tank float repair

To: bschwart@pacbell.net
Subject: Re: Fuel tank float repair
From: "Donald H. Locker" <dhl@mrdog.msl.com>
Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 13:03:56 -0400
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net, spitfires@autox.team.netBarry Schwartz on Wed, 05 May 1999 07:54:48 -0700)
I would suggest using just _warm_ water with detergent in it.  Don't
boil it or you may have an exploded float in a hurry.  While it is in
the water, look around for the leak.  It is probably a pinhole, but
the vapours leaving will leave you a trail of bubbles to trace right
to it.  When you do find it, open it up a little, drain the fuel,
purge the float of ALL vapours and silver solder the thingy shut
again.  Or epoxy, I suppose.

But be careful.  We need to keep the LBC-er population.

Donald.

> :-). . .Anyway, Is there any way to remove the fuel from the old float?  I
> was thinking of boiling the float, hopefully causing the old fuel to
> vaporize and thereby also showing me where the leak is and allowing me to
> repair it.  The only other way I could see to evacuate the old fuel out
> would be to drill a small hole, drain, epoxy it closed, then find out where
> the original leak is and then seal that up also.  I would presume that the

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