HANG10TOM
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I installed a fuel gauge sensor at the gas tank on my 318 Dart Sport but the gauge does not read accurately. Now I was told there are two different ones. Is that true and if so could I have the wrong one installed?
1974 DART FUEL GAUGE SENSOR
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You did not search fuel gauge senders on FABO did you?
ALL Aftermarket senders are ****.
Here is my prediction.
You fill up the tank and it reads full.
You drive for 4 gallons worth of gas and the gauge starts to read less than full.
A couple more gallons it starts to be closer to 3/4
4 more gallons and it's at 1/4 tank on the gauge
Couple more and it's showing empty.
Assuming you have an 18 gallon tank you have used 12 of the 18 gallons
You should have 1/3 tank showing on the gauge.
But it will read empty for the next 6 gallons.
Some will say better to read E too early.
But then you end up running on E for so long and have no idea how much gas in in the tank.
ALL Aftermarket senders are ****.
Here is my prediction.
You fill up the tank and it reads full.
You drive for 4 gallons worth of gas and the gauge starts to read less than full.
A couple more gallons it starts to be closer to 3/4
4 more gallons and it's at 1/4 tank on the gauge
Couple more and it's showing empty.
Assuming you have an 18 gallon tank you have used 12 of the 18 gallons
You should have 1/3 tank showing on the gauge.
But it will read empty for the next 6 gallons.
Some will say better to read E too early.
But then you end up running on E for so long and have no idea how much gas in in the tank.
Find a good used one or have your old one (assuming it's OEM) rebuilt.
Meter Match can work. No personal experience myself.
Meter Match can work. No personal experience myself.
Yup, all of them are ****. If you still have the original one, send it out for a rebuild.
I track my mileage on the trip meter and fill up when needed.
My fuel gauge works just like @Dana67Dart gauge works, LOL.
I track my mileage on the trip meter and fill up when needed.
My fuel gauge works just like @Dana67Dart gauge works, LOL.
Deltatech
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Ethanol may have already started eating the plastic float. I had to change mine out for brass. The plastic float worked for about 4 days then started reading lower and lower.
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