I'm looking for a solid float replacement for my sending unit like the gasproof foam floats on newer cars. Anyone have any suggestions? I just want something that floats and I can bend the sending unit arm around.
Thanks,
Dave

1966 Monza convertible, 110, 4 speed

Greenville, SC



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/31/2011 12:05PM by miesvan.

The replacement floats are plastic, will that not do the job?

Sam Russell
Durham NC
1962 Monza Wagon Ted Brown EFI Gen II
1964 Spyder coupe

Different float material will affect the reading on the gauge. The float has to be the right size, depending on how high the material floats in the gas. You may have to experiment by bending the float arm to get the right reading. Not a fun task.

Don
Southlake, Texas
The Trunk Belongs in Front, Ask Any Elephant
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i recently parted out a 87 ford F350 and the floats in that were almost 100% identical to the Corvair one.

Cody Hurley
North Idaho (Post Falls)
66 Monza convertible 140/PG, loaded with factory options
66 Corsa turbo coupe, 3rd owner fully documented [corvaircenter.com]
66 Canadian monza coupe 110/pg project car (no picture yet)
65 Monza coupe daily driver 110/4
Also 2 Ford f350 IDI diesels, three Jeep FC 170s, 1966 Jeep CJ5A, two 1954 International R-150 pickups, 5 Rokon Trailbreakers, Chrysler Snorunner, and thousands of parts

Yep... Ford floats work. Check vender stock. I don't use Ford parts in my Corvairs.... but have used Drof parts from time to time!

Corventure Dave

I didn't know that the repro parts were plastic. These plastic floats are the Clark's floats? I cleaned the sending unit and it works fineoutside the tank.

1966 Monza convertible, 110, 4 speed

Greenville, SC

..you're trying to make the float 'unsinkable'?..a few years ago I got a new sender and brass float from Clarks,but the round end of the rod poked a hole,causing the float to fill up; after cleaning the gas out (I poked a hole in each end) I soldered them closed with an electric gun,float on the rod,and coated the whole thing with POR-15..you *could* poke a 1/4" hole in each end and squirt some 'Great Stuff' insulation foam in (it won't fill and cure with only 1 hole..), since the stuff is impervious to gas after it cures..BTW- highly suggest you solder a 'ground wire' on the rod near the resistor pod to the fuel tube,so it will 'flex' with rod swing,,the rod has to go to ground thru the moving contact where it pivots..

Tom Z,,Rochester NY

Thanks Tom! I wasn't sure great stuff was impervious to gas. Also thanks for the tip on the resistor pod.

1966 Monza convertible, 110, 4 speed

Greenville, SC

..I tested a ball from doing the replacement D-H windows,didn't absorb into the 'spongy' broken surface, or dissolve it after a week in fresh gas..a little varnish buildup on the rod will affect the 'resistance' total that affects the gauge..I also soldered a longer ground on the sender (on the green 65 Monza,sealed tank and new line back to stock FP yesterday) to go inside to an under-dash spot..

Tom Z,,Rochester NY

The replacements from Clark's look like the float on this sender.



Sam Russell
Durham NC
1962 Monza Wagon Ted Brown EFI Gen II
1964 Spyder coupe

The Ford Part number for the sender float that fits the Corvair is C0AZ-9202-B
C O A Z- 92 zero 2 - B

Ed
Hamilton, NJ
66 500 rear 4.3 V6 Corvair
69 350/350 TH Camaro was RS
30 Model A Ford Streetrod 350/400 TH
88 Celebrity Wagon (Daily Driver)