Flasher Gasser

[mullinax95]

You just don't know until you take it apart sometimes.

I dropped my gas tank to check things out inside and also to try to figure out away to get my Auto Meter MCX gas gauge to read correctly. I don't have the correct OHMS with the stock sender...so I've got to work something out.

Anyways I found a little surprise when I took the sender out. Someone had "fused" together two heavy duty flasher housings in order to make a float! Then tie wired it to the float rod. I mean it worked but might had started leaking inside housing eventually. Some of the stuff they used to seal the housing was already coming apart.

 

[mikedevore]

don't let the chinese see that, they will be making reproductions. LOL

 

[clhyer]

Now that's makin' do with what you have...
C

 

[longarm]

I ran the part #'s on your float and it came back as
a recycled _ _ _ _ part.

 

[69 modtop]

At least it worked for you, I bought a new one off ebay, can't remember from who. anywho, after the winter in storage the float leaked and quit working. it was a brand new plastic float piece of s#!t. How's that for crap luck.

 

[cudaspaz]

MacGiver's halfway retarded cousin strikes again.

 

[BrianT]

That's awesome! I'm surprised that it worked at all though.

I have a slightly used (couple of hours) 3/8 outlet sender that I bought off Ebay for sale if you're interested. Send me a PM.

 

[mopar head]

That is resourseful, I betcha, he was proud of that float too. Looks like he used liquid steel, if it is metal, he`d been better off soldering. Reminds me when I wanted to get all fabricaty:-Dand build my own float. I have a bunch of thin brass sheets I got from a machinest toolbox from an auction. I used a deepwell socket to use as a form, for tube and caps. soldered, tested and installed. Well after about 2 weeks it would sink:angry7:. after 2 tries I give in and asked my Dad to give it a shot.:cheers:, been holdin up for a many year. I`m a welder by trade but soldering should be part of my expertise. The old man assumed I knew the concept of tining first.#-oShould have known. Now I know better, had to resolder, a radatior cap, a professional shop built for me. That also`s been holding up for years8-[

 

[mullinax95]

That's awesome! I'm surprised that it worked at all though.

I have a slightly used (couple of hours) 3/8 outlet sender that I bought off Ebay for sale if you're interested. Send me a PM.

The problem I'm having is that I need the correct OHMS for my Auto Meter gauges. I have a new float and my Auto Meter sensor attached to the old sending unit and fittied into the tank. I just need a seal and new sock now.

 

[mullinax95]

I'll take some pics of what I have done to the sending unit a little later.

 

[mikedevore]

I thought that you could match the autometer gauge to the sender.

 

[mullinax95]

I thought that you could match the autometer gauge to the sender.

Well I tried different size resistors in line from the sender to the gauge and couldn't ever get the gauge to read correctly. I didn't try every different type resistor but I know that the ones I had won't work. 10 ohm and 100 ohm wired in parallel and wired separately. Then when I thought I had it correct I filled the tank and it only went up to 1/4 tank. ??? So I don't know... I'm going to try the sensor that came with gauges and the float.

 

[fourspeed]

MacGiver's halfway retarded cousin strikes again.

LMAO!!!

 

[mullinax95]

Here is the pic of the sender with the Auto Meter sensor. I cut the float rod to the specified length by using the chart that comes with the gauge. I had measure the depth of the tank, how far the sensor will be down in the tank. In which I had to cut the rod 5 3/4" long. I found out that I had to open the fuel tank hole to get it to fit. I have a new seal, sock, fill tube gasket coming.

 

[RedFish]

Looks fine to me

 

[mullinax95]

Looks fine to me

Thanks.

Keep your fingers crossed. LOL

I don't know if this is going to work or not.

 

[KP]

I have a new float that fits your unit for $15

 

[rumblefish360]

WOW! Expeidant repair at it's finest. Now that's car crafting.

Keep us updated on how it goes.

 

[mullinax95]

I finally got the fabbed up sending unit in the tank. I checked the sending unit after I installed it with a ohm meter. I checked first with the tank in normal position (empty) and read 239 ohms. Flipped the tank upside down (Full) and read 60 ohms. My fuel gauge needs 240-40 so I'm a little off on the full reading but I believe that will be ok ... just as long as the empty is right.