When draining brass floats put hole on bottom and blow compressed air across the hole. It creates a low pressure area which pulls the fuel right out.
Mike
----I've been working on 63 Imperial for quite awhile: ignition module, carb replacement, fuel delivery issues, total engine & bay 'refurbishment '.
Finally got that locking ring free. Was about to use Dremel but tried prying up outer ring lip & ring (one slot allowed). After an hour. Finally got it.
Drained 9 gallons & then still measured 3" in tank with digital inspection camera. Pulled sending unit & screen pickup.Digital camera revealed monimal Tank bottom rust compared to 61 Lancer. 63 DART & Fiero.Had no blockage with elec Pump draining thru gas line at Front of Engine. Pickup screen had absolutely NO Clogging, totally clean.
Tested sending unit. Got 9.9ohms to 60 ohms- smooth increases & decreases all the way. So why no fuel gauge readings except E?
Pulled brass float off C retaining wire. Cleaned it up. shook it.
AHAH- Filled with fuel.Next was to find the pinhole.
Watched where fuel made float 'wet'..
Took digital pics. Expanded pics. Found crack- not along solder seam but perdindicular in C recess where wire holds float. Quite a crack under 10x pic expansion.Usually on brass floats pinhole is in solder joint. Let float drain overnight. Will solder the crack. Should solve fuel gauge Ops. ( Gauge read full when blue wire grounded, nothing wrong with gauge.
So, all in all, very good news.
Even using pillows. Lifting head to work under/ hands over Differential to access tank locking ring was not easy.. Life at 77 going on 38.
Carlisle looking more feasible!
Sherman D Taffel63 Crown SouthhamptonColumbia MD
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