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GREAT STORY & PIC! Wow. We need to start a flash back thread. In Ontario you had to use the windsheild washer fluid all the time in a bug. Pray you did not get a flat in slush season. Hay I got pretty good at overhauling gasoline heaters in bugs. I could melt your left knee cap.....lol...

:cheers: LOL Thanks for the flash back on fuel gauges....I had a few VW bugs over the years (still love them) and the fuel gauge was controled by a cable that went to a float in the tank. That gauge never missed a pot hole, speed bump, bump in the road or a road kill. You could calculate the...

I decided to improvise. I bought a stock sender unit from NAPA for $60.00 and made one unit out of the two. One thing to keep in mind is that the brass pointer needs to be removed and sodered on after. You need to take picture or notes on it's location. I next made a full scale drawing of...

I don't think that is a good idea. Because the sender unit ground is part of the housing and is screwed to the tank.....It's super grounded. Just a bad idea but, thanks.....

OK back at it. I screwed the insturment cluster to the dash frame. I have a ground from the batter direct to the sender unit. The fuel tank is almost full.When I turn the key on the wait. The needle creeps up just a bit below the "E". At least I have a signal. I took a coat hanger and...

OK today I screwed the instrument cluster to the dash frame. I think I'mon the right track. I turned te key on and connected the sender unit. The needle does not bounce or peg. Shure would be nice start the engine and see but, the brand new $400.00 Fuelab electric fuel pump internaly...

BTW: The cluster housing is plastic so I did not think it mattered.

AH! The cluster was hanging,,,DUH! Back to the shop!:prayer:

The readings were on the 2K scale. So this is 25 ohms. I have a temp gauge, not warning light. The gauge pegs all the time. I'm gping to back & check the wire from the sender unit to the dash for a short. Stank-by.

Thanks redfish & yes to all. I hooked up the ohm meter to the sender unit and dropped a temp gauge in the rad. Attached are the results. I'm goimng back to triple check the wires & connections. If they check out it must be the dash VR or the guage. Stand-by...

I spent $1,000 having Mick Maccinie re-build the instrument cluster. Which I trust he did. Yes, you are right. When I disconnect the wire from the sender the gauge goes back to zero. It's the second new sender I have put in and same problem. Does anyone have an idea of what the ohms reading...

I waz thinking that very thing. Yesterday with the help of my assistant, before the beer. I powered up the car, made sure the tank was grounded, & touched the stock sender wire (Purple) to the GM sender unit. Nothing. So I have to double check the wires again. Stand-by one.

How & where?

Yes I can.

1969 Valiant. I want to use my stock fuel level gauge with my after market fuel cell sender unit. My understanding is that the stock system operates in a range of 0 to 60 ohms. Is that correct? My fuel cell sender unit has a range of 0 to 90 ohms. Whay can I do to make it work accuratly...

1969 Valiant I'm just testing the gauges now and the temp gauge is acting funny. I've tried 2 new sender units to make sure it is not the senders. Double checked the connections & ground. The fuel guage is not hooked up to the sender unit at this time. The entire instument cluster was...

Thanks Bill. I did sort of the same thing with a relay. I've started the engine 5 times since the "discovery" and all seems good so far. I completely removed all ofthe ballast system in my car to install all MSD. I hear tha CRANe is a good system. How do you like it? Brad

LOL, You should see my drawing for the Boeing 767....LOL

Thanks 67DART273, I went the relay route and it works great. Here is my coffee shop napkin drawing....LOL. KISS RIGHT? :cheers:

I know that,

I need suggestions. 1969 Valiant. I removed all the stock ignition wires and equipment and installed MSD, everything. The FORD/GM side of my brain was thinking to tap into the blue/white ("on" position) wire out of the ingintion switch to power the MSD. What I discovered after 2 hours of...

Here is what I ended up doing on the Valiant.

Gotchya! I was going to hook up a bell crank to shut off my fuel valve as well. I did not know it had to be "Push for off". Good to know. I'm also going to install a "lock out" for off track. That way no smart *** can shut off my power or fuel on the street.

Thanks, I know the control for the battery cut off has to be on the outside of the car. That is where it wil go on my car but, I want to have the switch inside the car...using something like a push - pull rod or tele-flex cable and a well marked "T" handle, Maybe coming through a bumper bolt or...

Could you guys post some pictures of a battery cut off switch that is remote. I'm trying to get some ideas to make it pro-steet compliant but, not have a big switch hanging under the rear of the car. Here is my battery box and I would like to keep everything in the trunk if I can. Much...