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Ted in NE-OH

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I have an Allis D-12 that has a gas gauge that uses a float. It seems that this float gets saturated with gas and ceases to float, Any ideas on how to keep this from happening. This float looks like a synthetic wine bottle cork.
 
If it's an aftermarket sending unit the floats are usually made out of plastic that goes to pieces in the gas they make today. I always replace the floats with a brass one.
 
If you don't want to replace it, dry the float out good and put a heavy coat of Seal All on it and try that.
 
Djs tractor parts and others have replacement floats that are not cork and have more resistance to the alcohol. I got a couple neoprene ones a few years ago from a site selling Ford restoration parts, they fit a model A gas gauge if I remember right. Just removed the old cock float and installed the replacement on the gauge rod.
 
(quoted from post at 18:57:07 05/17/21) How is the float attached?

If it fits in a hook on the end of the rod, will this work?
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The brass float is the way to go. You might have to get inventive and solder it onto the float arm depending on what the design of the end of the float arm is but a brass float will not saturate and sink.
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It's diesel, but the float went bad on my F-2000 15 years ago. I replaced with a wine bottle cork and seal-all and it is still working.
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With some figuring a brass float could be soldered to the rod and hold the same level. To clarify, the rod currently goes through the center of the float on these gauges. The new materials available now resist the alcohol in gas better than cork.

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(quoted from post at 08:29:58 05/18/21) Went low tech on my D15 use a wooden dowel 100% accurate.
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A long dowel makes it universal between many makes and models as well. We keep one on hand to fit the ACs and JDs. You just have to remember to use if before leaving the yard, otherwise it only confirms what you suspect when you're at the far end of the farm.
 
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