Fuel Sending Unit Leakey Float Replacement

[bighly]

I am a believer. I had the dreaded leakey plastic float (Moss should call it a sink) on my fuel level sending unit. Went to my local Ford dealer and bought their part number COAZ-8202-B. It is exact in every way except it is lightweight brass. Looky here:

 

[jlaird]

Someone needs to tell Moss and put this in the knowledge base, good stuff. Should not be lost.

 

[anthony7777]

bighly, fantastic! very good info,how did you know ford had anything like that? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/savewave.gif

 

[bighly]

I cannot take credit. I remembered someone said so. I looked it up on google. Here is what it came back with.
Perhaps Robert Barback, perhaps Steve Byers, perhaps Mike Salter. Thanks to whoever found this match !!
Another great article on Jim Werners' web page

 

[Keoke]

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Someone needs to tell Moss and put this in the knowledge base, good stuff. Should not be lost.

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No body can tell Moss anything they too busy listening to their bottom line!--Keoke

 

[dklawson]

Bighly, before leaving this thread to history would you make a measurement for me? If you have some calipers would you measure the minor diameter of the float where the arm snaps into the groove? (Since you've probably installed the Ford part, could you measure your old leaky float? I assume it's roughly the same diameter). That float looks like it would fit several LBCs I've worked on. And a last question... how much does the Ford part currently cost?

 

[bighly]

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Bighly, before leaving this thread to history would you make a measurement for me? If you have some calipers would you measure the minor diameter of the float where the arm snaps into the groove? (Since you've probably installed the Ford part, could you measure your old leaky float? I assume it's roughly the same diameter). That float looks like it would fit several LBCs I've worked on. And a last question... how much does the Ford part currently cost?

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I am sorry I do not have calipers. The size is so close it would take calipers to determine the difference.

Ford quoted over the phone that it was 17$. When I got there we realized they come in two packs so I paid 9$ for the one.

 

[dklawson]

Lacking calipers, could you pull a tape measure around the float adjacent to the ring groove and tell me the circumference? If that won't work, how about just a rough measurement of the OD by pulling a tape measure across the end of the float? I'm thinking this may have applications beyond the big Healeys but I won't know without a starting measurement. Thanks.

 

[bighly]

Here you go. The diameter seems to be about 1 and 10/32
The smaller diameter is about 1 and 4/32

 

[dklawson]

Thanks for the measurements. I'm going to compare them with the float arms on a couple of old sending units I have.