Mos68x
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Y'all got yer beer? Ready for a show?!
Yeah I got a little crazy besides being really cheap lol.
I ran out of fuel last yesterday while I was going home. When it finally rolled to a stop I was about a mile from home. Of course I hoofed it and immediately went about planning how I was to procure some fuel so I could at least get into town to fill the tank. Today I decided to address the cause of why my fuel gauge hasn't been working. I pulled out the sender unit to see if the float had turned into a sink. Yup! I may have other issues, such as a bad ground, faulty connectors, or a faulty fuel gauge, but this will be one problem solved shortly.
Of course, being cheap since I am broke until the 1st, I decided to get the fuel out of the brass float instead of trying to replace it.
![IMG_7432.jpg IMG_7432.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/466/466562-5b1befdded586b2a30ef8d27dda95edb.jpg)
![IMG_7431.jpg IMG_7431.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/466/466561-1dea6c804295541b178ed2954d21ea79.jpg)
A few minutes later it popped open and burned the fuel that was left inside.
![IMG_7433.jpg IMG_7433.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/466/466580-b3143f655fdb8756cc0c27d8d3f2e1c2.jpg)
![IMG_7434.jpg IMG_7434.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/466/466581-25528bcd2d9ca7cc0a6bc4d5a9fe66b9.jpg)
Now I can safely take the torch to it and tin the entire outside of the float and solder it back together. I wanted it apart but I didn't want to use the torch as that would put me right next to it instead of at a safe distance. If it were gasoline on the inside I certainly NOT have done this. At least with diesel it wouldn't reach pressures to truly become destructive.
Yeah I got a little crazy besides being really cheap lol.
I ran out of fuel last yesterday while I was going home. When it finally rolled to a stop I was about a mile from home. Of course I hoofed it and immediately went about planning how I was to procure some fuel so I could at least get into town to fill the tank. Today I decided to address the cause of why my fuel gauge hasn't been working. I pulled out the sender unit to see if the float had turned into a sink. Yup! I may have other issues, such as a bad ground, faulty connectors, or a faulty fuel gauge, but this will be one problem solved shortly.
Of course, being cheap since I am broke until the 1st, I decided to get the fuel out of the brass float instead of trying to replace it.
![IMG_7432.jpg IMG_7432.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/466/466562-5b1befdded586b2a30ef8d27dda95edb.jpg)
![IMG_7431.jpg IMG_7431.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/466/466561-1dea6c804295541b178ed2954d21ea79.jpg)
A few minutes later it popped open and burned the fuel that was left inside.
![IMG_7433.jpg IMG_7433.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/466/466580-b3143f655fdb8756cc0c27d8d3f2e1c2.jpg)
![IMG_7434.jpg IMG_7434.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/466/466581-25528bcd2d9ca7cc0a6bc4d5a9fe66b9.jpg)
Now I can safely take the torch to it and tin the entire outside of the float and solder it back together. I wanted it apart but I didn't want to use the torch as that would put me right next to it instead of at a safe distance. If it were gasoline on the inside I certainly NOT have done this. At least with diesel it wouldn't reach pressures to truly become destructive.
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