I believe there is some reaction between the brass and the float arm. Every one of the floats develop a very small pin hole under the float arm and the grove in the brass float. I tried soldering the hole and it works for a short time then another shows up I think my next one I'm going to put the float on the arm and then dip it in gas tank sealer. We will se how that works Gary Barker Moana & Gerry Steinberg wrote: > This has really got my attention. When I lived in Calif. 10 years ago I > used > brass floats on everything. Have they changed the gas formula that much?? > I made it a practice to check new floats in gas, water and anti freeze > before > installing them. Never had any problems, not even a defective float. > What say you all........ > Gerry Steinberg > Arizona > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "G Barker" <gbarker@xxxx> > To: <pennsy300@xxxx>; "listserver 300 club" <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 3:40 PM > Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Fuel Question > > > My biggest problem out her in CA. I keep sinking my Brass Floats on my > sending units. I > > have changed each of my cars at least twice. My motor home has three > tanks and all three > > have sunk. Just put a new one on my Superbird last week. The only ones > that I have not > > changed more than once are the ones I replaced the brass floats with > plastic ones. And > > now I can't find any more plastic ones. > > > > Gary Barker > >