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| | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,513 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,513 | My float became dislodged from the sending unit arm likely during the ride to or from the paint shop and I can hear it bumping around in there. Has anybody successfully fished out a float without removing the tank or will I have to drain, remove, and flip it upside down? (This is on an AD truck) Thanks for any suggestions.
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1952 1300 Canadian 1/2 ton restomod You Tube | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | Curt,
I haven't done this task. Wouldn't it be quite a bit easier to leave the tank intact, remove the sending unit and grab the float from that 'big old hole'. To repair the whole apparatus, the sending unit will have to be removed anyway, right!
Stuart | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 | Id say fill the tank. Itll float to the top making recovery easier!  Jeff | | | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 829 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 829 | Use a small diameter pipe with a length of string or small wire looped out of the working end. When you get the loop around the float - pull the string tight. This is the same type of thing animal control officers use to catch critters from a distance. Basically a noose on a pole. Good luck fishin' Hey - you could use a fishing pole instead. Good luck.  | | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,961 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,961 | If all else fails, I have taken a gas tank out in less than 1/2 hour and put them back in in about the same time. A Ford 1/2 distributer wrench or a flex handle ratcheting box end makes removing the straps easy. It probably wouldn't hurt to clean the tank out any way or maybe replace it. To me a $120 repop saves a lot of headaches. | | |
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