Close as you will come to getting an OEM fuel sender..
Hello All,
Received the sender and did a little unscientific testing.
Here are the results.
Form and fit.
1. Received sender in undamaged cardboard box with sender well packed in pillow type insulation to prevent damage.
2. Mounted the sender in test jig. Confirmed sender mounting flange and strainer tube is level and that the pickup strainer itself is lying on the base of the test jig table. Picture 1.
3. Inspected sending unit and noted the following. One side of U shaped tab that holds the float shaft is bent outward causing the shaft to be on somewhat of an angle. Inspected the wiping arm (sliding contact) and noted that the wiper is in contact with the wire wound resistor board and has significant pressure holding the contact against the board. Picture 2. NOTE: the resister board is tapered like the Mopar style.
4. Wile moving the float arm from empty to full it was noted that the float arm is slightly bent. This and that the shaft is not straight in the housing causes the float to progressively twist as the arm goes through its travel. Picture 1 and Picture 3.
5. The travel of the arm is limited to down 28.5° at empty and up 27.3° at full from the center of its travel at 0°. This travel is preset from the OEM using the pre-bent limitation tabs. Picture 4.
6. The following OHM readings were noted.
Empty 28.5° = 80.7 ohm
14.2° up = 61.8 ohm
0° = 36.4 ohm
13.6° up = 21.0 ohm
Full 27.6° up = 10.1 ohm
7. Installed sender into new tank on bench to confirm form and fit. Picture 5.
8. The sender fit well in the mounting hole. The supplied gasket and locking ring also fit well with no exceptions noted.
9. The fuel pickup sat slightly into the recess in the tank just behind the strengthening rib in the bottom of the tank. The float sat just above the rib a proximity 1/4 of an inch.
Notes: When the arm was at the empty position it was not supported as depicted in picture 5 for the OHM readings of ¼ , ½, ¾ and full. Wile obtaining the ohm readings only the multi meter was connected to the sender.
I started to connect up a test cluster to the tank and hopefully will be able to do some more testing but I will first need to calibrate a Fuel Gage using some resisters and a potentiometer. Picture 6.
Hope any of this helps,
Stay Safe.....
Happy Mopar :)
Arron.
Hello All,
Received the sender and did a little unscientific testing.
Here are the results.
Form and fit.
1. Received sender in undamaged cardboard box with sender well packed in pillow type insulation to prevent damage.
2. Mounted the sender in test jig. Confirmed sender mounting flange and strainer tube is level and that the pickup strainer itself is lying on the base of the test jig table. Picture 1.
3. Inspected sending unit and noted the following. One side of U shaped tab that holds the float shaft is bent outward causing the shaft to be on somewhat of an angle. Inspected the wiping arm (sliding contact) and noted that the wiper is in contact with the wire wound resistor board and has significant pressure holding the contact against the board. Picture 2. NOTE: the resister board is tapered like the Mopar style.
4. Wile moving the float arm from empty to full it was noted that the float arm is slightly bent. This and that the shaft is not straight in the housing causes the float to progressively twist as the arm goes through its travel. Picture 1 and Picture 3.
5. The travel of the arm is limited to down 28.5° at empty and up 27.3° at full from the center of its travel at 0°. This travel is preset from the OEM using the pre-bent limitation tabs. Picture 4.
6. The following OHM readings were noted.
Empty 28.5° = 80.7 ohm
14.2° up = 61.8 ohm
0° = 36.4 ohm
13.6° up = 21.0 ohm
Full 27.6° up = 10.1 ohm
7. Installed sender into new tank on bench to confirm form and fit. Picture 5.
8. The sender fit well in the mounting hole. The supplied gasket and locking ring also fit well with no exceptions noted.
9. The fuel pickup sat slightly into the recess in the tank just behind the strengthening rib in the bottom of the tank. The float sat just above the rib a proximity 1/4 of an inch.
Notes: When the arm was at the empty position it was not supported as depicted in picture 5 for the OHM readings of ¼ , ½, ¾ and full. Wile obtaining the ohm readings only the multi meter was connected to the sender.
I started to connect up a test cluster to the tank and hopefully will be able to do some more testing but I will first need to calibrate a Fuel Gage using some resisters and a potentiometer. Picture 6.
Hope any of this helps,
Stay Safe.....
Happy Mopar :)
Arron.
