Re: sending unit

[Dooner Funderburk <doonerfunderburk@xxxxxxxxx>]

To me (no mechanic), it sounds as if the ohms on the sending unit is too=
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low, Ollie. I'm wondering if you could get a capacitor or resister to raise=
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the ohm rating if it was installed at the gauge. And another thought, does=
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the ohm rating change if you run a different voltage than was intended. Jus=
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some thoughts.

Dooner

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From: "Ollie" <satellite1965@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 8:53 PM
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: sending unit

> I have been reading every E mail regarding the fuel gauges. I have a fuel=
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> gauge problem in MS Cruiser.
> I have a stock fuel sender unit that I bought from Kramer. The better,=
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> more expensive,  made in USA one. So I was told
> I am using autometer gauges....straight 12V
> When I bought the sending unit Cindy told me to use the 80-100 gauge. Tha=
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> is a GM gauge. (please correct me if I am wrong on the ohms) I did ask th=
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> ohms of the sending unit as I knew I was going to use autometer not stock=
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> I fill the tank full. Gauge goes to full. Does not move off full till you=
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> are down to 5 gallons in the tank. Drops rapidly at 8-10 mpg. At 1/8 tank=
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> you are walking. I will not run out of gas.
> About a year ago I started a discussion on the ohms reading of our=20
> senders. The 4/74 is correct. I beleive this after reasearch. Light goes=
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> off, wrong gauge!! I bought a Chrysler ohm gauge from Autometer. Swapped=
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> gauges. NOTHING !! Went back to old relayable...if the gauge reads 1/2=
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> STOP IMMEDIATELY>>BUY FUEL !!
> I have tried grounding, nothing more that holding up a wire while wife=
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> operates key and reports results. Nothing ,, but maybe not a good ground?=

> Gary H made a post regarding the ground strap. I looked in my shop manual=
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> no info. I never had one on MS Cruiser. Now it has been explained better.=

> Someone also made a post regarding the contact on the coil of the sending=
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> unit..need to check this.
> So Bill I do suffer your pain too! If it makes you feel better, no gauge=
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> on the Petty Car, just open the 8 gal fuel cell and look. My Rambler has =
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> note pad on the rear view mirror instead of fuzzie dice, fill up every 20=
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> miles.
> Ain't are old cars FUN? As my buddy Rich says "Having Fun Yet?"
> Ollie
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> From: "Herb" <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "1962 to 1965 Mopars" <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 3:14 PM
> Subject: Re: sending unit
>
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> Ya the ring, not reliable! Your car had a ground strap made of heavy tin
> that snapped over the fuel line and the nipple on the sender bridging the=

> rubber hose thus the ground from the factory.  A lot of people removed=
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> them
> not realizing what they are or they just biodegraded and fell off.  You=
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> may
> get lucky and get a temporary ground through the straps and the locking=
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> ring
> but the slightest corrosion will cancel that out, much like on a dirty
> battery terminal.  It is called electrolytic corrosion caused by two
> dissimilar metals in contact with each other.  The corrosion is a good
> insulator!  Look at it like the metals don't like each other and build up=
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> a
> barrier so they don't have to touch each other!  I believe Gary H had a=
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> link
> to the re-pop of the factory ground bridge on here not long ago if you=
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> want
> to go that route.  For now what I would do (It ant pretty but) is get two=

> hose clamps and a eyelet and a long piece of wire that need not be=20
> insulated
>  Hose clamp the wire to the nipple between the hose and base of the=20
> sender,
> jump over the hose to the fuel line clean it up and hose clamp the wire t=
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> the fuel line.  That should work as a ground just fine but, grounding it=
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> to
> the frame also will be even better.  That will give you a three point=20
> ground
> if your with me!  Now if you have a flashing test light at the wire in th=
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> back and a good connection to your sender I bet your gauge will work!  Le=
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> me know how this works.
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> Herb
>
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>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: William Harrison
> Date: 8/18/2010 9:29:03 AM
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: sending unit
>
> Herb
> The unit is supposed to be grounded by the locking ring but it could be=
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> that
> it is not working.
> I just now remembered that after I had the underside of the car sand=20
> blasted
> I then painted it with a por 15 type of paint and I also lined the top of=

> the tank area with rubber, so it could be that I don't have a=20
> ground....Doh.
>
> I will attach a separate ground wire today.
> Thanks
> Bill
> - On Wed, 8/18/10, Herb <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > From: Herb <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: sending unit
> > To: "1962 to 1965 Mopars" <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 10:12 AM
> >
> >
> > Are you grounding the sender to the fuel line or frame, or
> > both?  I'm
> > talking grounding the Sender it's self not the tank!
> > The sender is usually
> > insulated by the O ring  I belive you said you had a
> > flashing light when
> > testing at the sender wire at the back?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -------Original Message-------
> >
> > From: William Harrison
> > Date: 8/18/2010 8:40:17 AM
> > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: sending unit
> >
> > I am to the point that I am really ready to take a BFH to
> > my 65 Coronet.
> > I replaced the gas tank sending unit and the gauge and
> > still no reading.
> > It just can't be 2 new sending units in a row can it??
> > Thoughts???
> > Thanks
> > Bill Harrison
> >
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Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- direc=
tly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as =
well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the =
Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce t=
he total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic.  T=
hanks!

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