What replacement for brass fuel sender float '90 Ranger?

[atikovi]

NLA from Ford. Any suggested replacements or would this plastic one work: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fuel-Sender-Float-Jeep-55-83-Cj5-68-75-Cj6-76-86-Cj7-X-17729-01-/380925164269?hash=item58b0e8baed:g:suoAAOSw7NNT92GS&vxp=mtr

 

[adsm08]

There is a plastic one for Jeeps that is very very similar in dimension. I have one for the next time my brass one breaks, but I haven't tried installing it yet. I was impatient and repaired the brass one.

You can drill the ends of the crack, drain it of fuel, and patch over the hole with rosin core solder. I did that to the one in my BII earlier this year. So far it has lasted longer than the float did from new before it cracked the first time.

 

[atikovi]

Ordered the plastic one. Will see how it fits.

 

[Shran]

Plastic is fine, you can bend the loop of the float holder if it ends up being the wrong size... just has to float is all.

I haven't soldered one before but that is a good option too. I have a stack of about 10 spare sending units so I hope I will never have to be that drastic.