Good Lord.
Troubleshooting my fuel gauge issues.
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timk225
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I was thinking today. (uh oh!)
Seems like the big issues with aftermarket fuel senders are the too short float arm, and the completely wrong rectangular board for the resistor wire. So maybe with salvaged parts from an OEM fuel pickup / float assembly, maybe a new one can be rebuilt into what it needs to be.
I was wondering if newer Mopars, like 80's K cars used a similar style float arm / resistor board / fuel pickup tube. Maybe one could be used to provide parts for rebuilding a float / sensor assembly for 1970s cars. Fuel injected cars would have the in tank pump, but carbureted cars would have their fuel pump up front on the engine.
Seems like the big issues with aftermarket fuel senders are the too short float arm, and the completely wrong rectangular board for the resistor wire. So maybe with salvaged parts from an OEM fuel pickup / float assembly, maybe a new one can be rebuilt into what it needs to be.
I was wondering if newer Mopars, like 80's K cars used a similar style float arm / resistor board / fuel pickup tube. Maybe one could be used to provide parts for rebuilding a float / sensor assembly for 1970s cars. Fuel injected cars would have the in tank pump, but carbureted cars would have their fuel pump up front on the engine.
I started down that road but they would be 300 to 500 each, no one is going to pay that when a 50.00 meter match and a 50.00 aftermarket sender are available.
340six
King Of Bling
What's a $80 electronic voltage regulator you put?
70SwingerGuy
Long Haired Freaky Person
This is the first Ive heard of the Meter Match, do many people run them?
Yes, there are also less expensive versions that seem to work well too. I have no personal experiences with either
I just don't understand. As long as the fuel gauge WORKS and READS EMPTY when it is close to empty, that's really all that matters. But go ahead. Reinvent the wheel. Go to a lot of trouble. Some of yall just take the fun out of everything. It's supposed to be a FUN hobby! Fix your junk and go drive the car!
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70SwingerGuy
Long Haired Freaky Person
You forget though, this kinda stuff IS fun for a lot of people
Well let um have it! I'll be drivin down the road. lolYou forget though, this kinda stuff IS fun for a lot of people
And my dad drove my Dart for decades with out a functioning fuel gauge by watching his milage. He only ran out of gas once.
Some people hotrod engines, some hotrod suspension, some hotrod technology
timk225
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My fuel gauge is reading empty long before it is actually empty. I'm too nerdy to live with that. This is something for me to work on, having the fuel gauge be accurate, or at least reasonably accurate.
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