Re[2]: Fuel tank opinions...

[jmbrodsky@domain.elided]

Is it worth trying to bend the sender arm to give a different 
reading, IE more than 5/8 scale when full?  Or should I try to 
find another one?  I just got off the phone with the regional 
Dodge parts warehouse, and they have no listing for the sender, 
nor do they show any on the shelf for any other parts stop in the 
country.  Thanks IH.  I didn't think a used one was reliable from 
a junk yard.  Mine looks ok, just either a resistor net or a bend 
in the arm to fix the reading.  I'm planning on brazing the 
offending spot, I'll be done by around 9pm MST, then I'll let 
everyone know how it turned out.


     -Joel Brodsky

         '76 IHC Scout II 345/tf727
         '75 IHC Travelall 150 4wd 392/tf727
         '72 Chev Carryall 3dr 4wd 350/th350 sold, but not forgotten.

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Subject: Re: Fuel tank opinions...
Author:  jlandry@domain.elided at CCGATE
Date:    3/3/98 11:43 AM


The black helicopters hovering over the house recorded 
jmbrodsky@domain.elided whispering:

>The other question is about the sending unit that is side 
>mounted in the tank.  It is a Chrysler (judging by the nifty 
>dodge style pentagon on it) and the numbers are:  04091   and  
>356944-C1.  JohnL what are the scale resistances for the sender, 
>I was gonna make a resistor/pot network to correct for errors.  
>Howard are any still available and from where?

The stock sender should have about 7 to 13 Ohms when the tank is full and 
70+ Ohms when the tank is empty.  This is the early Ford / Chrysler 
standard.

Steve Stegmann just measured one he had out and it was 10 Ohms full / 80+ 
empty.

Regards,

John
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