RE: Sending unit repair - long read

[ledman_70@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Never fixed one, but I HAVE swapped the face off the fuel guage onto the 
oil pressure guage before. They looked identical, but I never got it to 
work for other reasons and just bought a used dash instead. I don't know 
if the resistance is the same, but the guages looked identical. It might 
me worth a try.

harry skalla wrote:
> 
> Hi, how about the fuel gauge? ever fixed that?
> Butch
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> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 5:31 AM
> Subject: Sending unit repair - long read
> 
> 
> >
> >    Thought I'd make a few comments about repairing fuel sending units
> > since I just finished repairing my second one last week. I repaired the
> > one in my 64 Polara last year, but it was fairly easy since I was able
> > to re-solder the sweep arm back on. I bought a 65 Dart a few weeks ago
> > with a dead gas guage. There was almost no gas in it so I dropped the
> > tank (broke the J-bolt and had to weld a bolt to it and cut the head
> > off). The Dart's guage was a little different than the Polara's, but
> > worked basically the same way.
> >    The Dart has a small fiber board piece wrapped with very fine wire
> > and riveted to a brass L-shaped bracket that bolts through the housing
> > and attaches to the power wire. On mine, the rivet had broken and the
> > board dropped into the tank. Once I retrieved it, I drilled out the
> > rivet, super glued the board to the L-bracket (making sure the other end
> > of the board sat in the slot made for it) put a finish nail ( a tiny
> > bolt and nut would work) through the hole, wrapped the wire around the
> > nail, and soldered both ends of the nail to hold it in place.
> >    I took out a spare gas guage, used 3 triple "A" batteries taped
> > together and wired the whole mess together. When power was applied the
> > guage climbed. I also had to drill a hole in the brass float to let out
> > the gas that had penetrated it from a small crack, then soldered the
> > hole shut( be sure to rinse it with a little water). When I reinstalled
> > the tank and dumped in some gas, the guage worked! Freaking MIRACLE, if
> > you ask me...considering how flimsy the sending unit electricals are.
> > Make sure the sweep arm on the float contacts the wire when the float is
> > raised. The whole thing is very simple, but very flimsy, and I have no
> > idea if it will last, but it's working right now and saved me $100! Wish
> > I'd gotten some pics, but hindsight is always 20/20, right?
> >
> >
> >
> > Jeff Adams
> > 64 Polara
> >
> >
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> 
> 



Jeff Adams
64 Polara


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