Good idea. I raided the kitchen utensil drawer for stuff to try. Tongs, pasta spoon, even chop sticks. The problem was the float only came into view twice as the Jeep was off camber and a little downhill. I felt like I was ice fishing but the floater fish don’t bite. Haha. As there is more than a half a tank of fuel and only a small opening to try and catch it, I’m going to have to wait for next weekend to try again. I’ll siphon out most of the fuel and maybe I can park so the float stays near the hole. I like your wire hanger idea. If I can just keep it up near the opening maybe I can fish it back through. I hope I don’t have to drop the tank to get it out. That would suck.babywag wrote:Fashion a scoop w/ a coat hanger...
Never ceases to amaze me that most aftermarket parts are poor excuses or just plain crap.
Thanks for the warning and I agree. Unfortunately my flaring stuff is out at storage and I have to make do with what’s crammed in here at the apartment. When I go to storage next I’ll get what I need to fix it better. Hopefully I can get the float out then as well.acct21 wrote:Ted be careful with that -- the extra weight of the 3/8" hose, metal line and filter screen may be enough to all slide off that slick sender/pickup tube. Even with the clamp tightened down I could pull the hose off the pickup tube with little effort. Submerged it's going to be lubricated by gasoline, and subject to a lot of vibrations. I finally flared mine as a last resort, but it's on for good now.
Tony, see how short the replacements are now? Even putting a screen on that touches the bottom, you're still going to suck air with 1/4 tank left. Worse if running FI, since it can momentarily cavitate with even more fuel than that in the tank. They simply have to be extended like Ted and I did. It's awful.
Yeah... that’s the kind of thing that frustrates me about being stuck in this apartment. I have most tools and many parts for even odd ball fixes like this but none of it is easily accessible. We are trying to get into a house but that’s a bit of a struggle.acct21 wrote:I rented mine for free from Autozone. Used the 5/16 mandrel to just put the slightest bubble flare on it
This looks interesting. Adding myself to follow along.melford72 wrote:Has anyone tried Holley Hydramat to solve this problem? https://www.holley.com/products/fuel_systems/hydramat/
How long does Hydramat last? It appears to be marketed more as a short term fuel supply solution for race cars than something you’d put in your dd.
Does yours not have the round access plate in the back?1979bettywhite wrote:I think I am having the same issue with my tank. Will probably drop it in the near future and check the depth of the sending unit vs. the tank.
Get to about a 1/4 tank and pump starts to starve for fuel when I come to a stop. Annoying to have to put in 12-13 gallons every fill up and run basically almost a half tank of gas all the time at least.