What is this doing in there? (weird)

mustangman65_79 · 05-12-2002, 09:58 AM

For a long time my gas gauge quit working and I traced it down to my sending unit. Today, as I was changing it, I found the float had a little gas in it. It was the stock one, but that wasn't why it wasn't working. I hit on the bottom of the tank, and heard a metal clink inside. Guess what I found?!

It was a huge old 5" spring!!!

Somehow, I think it got wraped on the arm and just never came off until I took it out.

What is this spring doing in there?

73 Mustang Boy · 05-12-2002, 11:28 AM

Is it one of the springs like they put on the end of a gas filler nozzle sometimes? Thats the only logical explanation I can come up with.

mustangman65_79 · 05-12-2002, 12:21 PM

Hmmmmmmmmmmm, it is about the right size, could be.

05-12-2002, 09:58 AM	#1
mustangman65_79 My poor 79 RIP Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Suisun City, Posts: 2,320	What is this doing in there? (weird) For a long time my gas gauge quit working and I traced it down to my sending unit. Today, as I was changing it, I found the float had a little gas in it. It was the stock one, but that wasn't why it wasn't working. I hit on the bottom of the tank, and heard a metal clink inside. Guess what I found?! It was a huge old 5" spring!!! Somehow, I think it got wraped on the arm and just never came off until I took it out. What is this spring doing in there? __________________ '84 mustang GT turbo '85 LTD '89 Camaro Irocz z28 '94 Lightning '96 Trans am

05-12-2002, 11:28 AM	#2
73 Mustang Boy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Georgia Posts: 84	Is it one of the springs like they put on the end of a gas filler nozzle sometimes? Thats the only logical explanation I can come up with. __________________ 73 coupe, 351W, GT-40 heads, edlebrock 750, offenhauser intake, .488 lift cam, 2.5 exhaust, 2 chamber flowmasters, blah, blah, blah...

05-12-2002, 12:21 PM	#3
mustangman65_79 My poor 79 RIP Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Suisun City, Posts: 2,320	Hmmmmmmmmmmm, it is about the right size, could be. __________________ '84 mustang GT turbo '85 LTD '89 Camaro Irocz z28 '94 Lightning '96 Trans am

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