Years ago, when I was coating floats, the
coating I used came off, got stuck in the
needle and seat causing the carburetor to
run over. About the same time someone
posted the reason why cork floats were
coated.
He explained –“Cork floats were initially
coated because fungus (microorganisms)
would grow on the float. While this may
have been an issue 100 years ago with the
refined fuel we have its no longer the case.”
Seamed to be valid to me and worth making
an effort to find out. So after doing a little
checking I learned that microorganisms do
in fact live in fuel and is an ongoing issue
with diesel and fuel oil. Especially with
storage. So my thinking is if it’s possible
to get something growing on a cork in
todays gasoline it should be submerged
in fuel and left to sit for and extended
period of time. Nothing yet. If I ever see
an issue arise you’ll hear about it here first.
The only point of my “curious experiments”
is to produce some evidence that what I
have come to believe is in fact correct.
I use to coat my floats. I don’t any longer.
I offer this only as information , for what
it’s worth.
A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.
