Took the tank out again and removed the sending unit.
I attached a jumper wire to the hot wire and a ground wire from the unit
to=
the frame close to the ignition switch.
Turned the key on and lifted the float....Nothing......But, noticed a
sligh=
t movement when the float was down so I reversed the position of the
rheost=
at and lifted the float and got movement of my gas gauge.
Put it all back together and re=3Dinstalled the tank and attached the
groun=
d strap to the frame, turned the key on and.......not working, said fuck
it=
and started the car and did some timing and idle adjustments and took
the =
car out on the road.....
Ran hot and the transmission isn't shifting right.....Said fuck it
again a=
nd parked it....Then found a transmission fluid drip right under the
area o=
f the transmission that indicates the front seal is leaking......So now
the=
lack of a working fuel gauge is the least of my worries.
Gonna set the car on jack stands and remove the tranny and replace the
fron=
t seal and while it is out I am going to put the stock converter back in
an=
d get the 10 inch high stall converter rebuilt and put it on the 496
stroke=
r motor.
Later
Bill Harrison
65 Coronet 2 dr post
--- On Wed, 8/18/10, Ollie <satellite1965@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Ollie <satellite1965@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: sending unit
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 9:53 PM
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> I have been reading every E mail regarding the fuel gauges.
> I have a fuel gauge problem in MS Cruiser.
> I have a stock fuel sender unit that I bought from Kramer.
> The better, more expensive,=C2=A0 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. That is a GM gauge. (please correct me if I am
> wrong on the ohms) I did ask the ohms of the sending unit as
> I knew I was going to use autometer not stock.
> I fill the tank full. Gauge goes to full. Does not move off
> full till you are down to 5 gallons in the tank. Drops
> rapidly at 8-10 mpg. At 1/8 tank you are walking. I will not
> run out of gas.
> About a year ago I started a discussion on the ohms reading
> of our senders. The 4/74 is correct. I beleive this after
> reasearch. Light goes off, wrong gauge!! I bought a Chrysler
> ohm gauge from Autometer. Swapped gauges. NOTHING !! Went
> back to old relayable...if the gauge reads 1/2 STOP
> IMMEDIATELY>>BUY FUEL !!
> I have tried grounding, nothing more that holding up a wire
> while wife 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 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 unit..need to check this.
> So Bill I do suffer your pain too! If it makes you feel
> better, no gauge on the Petty Car, just open the 8 gal fuel
> cell and look. My Rambler has a note pad on the rear view
> mirror instead of fuzzie dice, fill up every 200 miles.
> Ain't are old cars FUN? As my buddy Rich says "Having Fun
> Yet?"
> Ollie
> ----- Original Message ----- 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.=C2=A0 A lot
> of people removed them
> not realizing what they are or they just biodegraded and
> fell off.=C2=A0 You may
> get lucky and get a temporary ground through the straps and
> the locking ring
> but the slightest corrosion will cancel that out, much like
> on a dirty
> battery terminal.=C2=A0 It is called electrolytic corrosion
> caused by two
> dissimilar metals in contact with each other.=C2=A0 The
> corrosion is a good
> insulator!=C2=A0 Look at it like the metals don't like each
> other and build up a
> barrier so they don't have to touch each other!=C2=A0 I
> believe Gary H had a link
> to the re-pop of the factory ground bridge on here not long
> ago if you want
> to go that route.=C2=A0 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 insulated
> Hose clamp the wire to the nipple between the hose and
> base of the sender,
> jump over the hose to the fuel line clean it up and hose
> clamp the wire to
> the fuel line.=C2=A0 That should work as a ground just fine
> but, grounding it to
> the frame also will be even better.=C2=A0 That will give
> you a three point ground
> if your with me!=C2=A0 Now if you have a flashing test
> light at the wire in the
> back and a good connection to your sender I bet your gauge
> will work!=C2=A0 Let
> me know how this works.
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> 1959 Coronet 326 Poly
> 1961 Belvedere Custom Suburban 318 Poly
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> -------Original Message-------
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> From: William Harrison
> Date: 8/18/2010 9:29:03 AM
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: sending unit
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> Herb
> The unit is supposed to be grounded by the locking ring but
> it could be that
> it is not working.
> I just now remembered that after I had the underside of the
> car sand 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 ground....Doh.
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> I will attach a separate ground wire today.
> Thanks
> Bill
> - On Wed, 8/18/10, Herb <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
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> > From: Herb <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: sending unit
> > To: "1962 to 1965 Mopars" <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 10:12 AM
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> > Are you grounding the sender to the fuel line or
> frame, or
> > both?=C2=A0 I'm
> > talking grounding the Sender it's self not the tank!
> > The sender is usually
> > insulated by the O ring=C2=A0 I belive you said you
> had a
> > flashing light when
> > testing at the sender wire at the back?
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> > From: William Harrison
> > Date: 8/18/2010 8:40:17 AM
> > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: sending unit
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> > 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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