Re: Best cork carb float coating

[David Stanton]

quote Jim Moffatt:

Here is my 2 cents. I soaked bare new corks in ethanol gas mixed with outboard oil for 3 months. The cork did not absorb anything and floated just like when I first immersed it. Coating is just not necessary. I have been running unsealed floats in many motors for many years with absolutely no problems.

I replaced cork floats on the gas gauges of two OMC 6 gallon non-pressure tanks. I used wine bottle corks and did not coat them. The both sunk in about a month. Maybe there are genetically different types of cork, some that soak up gas and some that don’t??
Dave