Collapsed carb float

I've been messing with this stuff for over 40 years, and I've never seen a collapsed float before. Do I need to disassemble the carbs on the other 6 gas tractors here to see if they have collapsed floats too??

Ya shurr, whood believe thatt?

It really did happen!

Paul in MN

Try putting it in water that is near boiling, but not around any flame. If gasoline is inside it could catch fire. The heat may cause the float to "re-inflate".

If you hear liquid inside, drill a small hole, then put float in hot water to force gasoline out. Don't let water back in. Solder hole shut.

Be careful,
Roger in Iowa

Thanks for the idea about the hot water. I had not thought about that. The float had no leakage, I shook it when I disassembled the carb.

The storm during the night was probably the culprit, a real quick change in barometric pressure, and quick temp change. I seemed to think that when I disassembled the carb that the float was pretty light weight, like the brass was extra thin. I looked carefully for evidence of corrosion, but found none.

Thanks for the ideas.

Paul in MN