Fuel sending unit

Started by phat46, April 10, 2004, 10:34:04 AM

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I'm having a fuel tank made this weekend for my project truck. This got me wondering about a sending unit. I will be using Haneline gauges. I don't know what would be compatable or what is even available. I used a J.C. Whitney unit on my '46, but that was with some "high dollar" SunPro gauges. Now that i have Dakotas in it the gauge doesn't want to work no matter where i set the switches. What are you using, and where did you get it?

enjenjo

Just a guess, a Stewart Warner sender should work. you can get that from JC Whitney too.
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Quote from: "phat46"I'm having a fuel tank made this weekend for my project truck. This got me wondering about a sending unit. I will be using Haneline gauges. I don't know what would be compatable or what is even available. I used a J.C. Whitney unit on my '46, but that was with some "high dollar" SunPro gauges. Now that i have Dakotas in it the gauge doesn't want to work no matter where i set the switches. What are you using, and where did you get it?

Don't know what Haneline gauges use for a min-max resistance but.....
                                        Full             Empty
VDO                                10 Ohms       180 Ohms
Ford                                73                 10
SW / Sun                         240                33
GM                                  90                  0
GM                                  0                    90
Autometer                        30                 150
Moon                               31                  199

just to name a few.

On teh GM senders, one's an early application, the other's a late application, forgot which is which.
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Isn't the early GM something like 0 to 35 ohms?

I think "the General" switched in the mid 60's to the 90 ohm sender.

                       Ed
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Isn't the early GM something like 0 to 35 ohms?

I think "the General" switched in the mid 60's to the 90 ohm sender.

                       Ed

I believe they were both the same resistance but the early ones were 0-90 and the late were 90-0.  I ran into the problem when I re-wired a 55 Chev for a guy about 15 years ago.
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just to name a few.


While you're here, Skip, what about Mopar sending units?

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just to name a few.


While you're here, Skip, what about Mopar sending units?

Thanks!

I believe they're the same as Ford.  I'd have to stick a meter on one, though, to make sure.
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