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Old Sep 16, 2018 | 04:23 PM
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38 Gallon Fuel tank float modification

Has anyone come up with a fool proof way to extend the float on the sender?
I thought I was smart and used a piece of coat hanger to make a new arm but it doesn't work well, it's too heavy.

Has anyone used a newer bigger float from another vehicle?

What metal works good for making an arm?
 
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Old Sep 16, 2018 | 05:06 PM
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I used 70-18 welding rod. You can get it in most any size and it holds any shape you put in it..
 
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Old Sep 16, 2018 | 06:04 PM
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I carefully bent the stock arm down. It shows empty when there is about 7 gallons left. This is something I can live with.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2018 | 06:18 PM
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I used this sender which easily accommodated the 38 gal tank. I found the sender wasn’t perfectly accurate though. https://www.cjponyparts.com/efi-fuel...tanks/p/FSU45/

 
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