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Marvin
 Post subject: Aftermarket fuel gauges
PostPosted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 5:20 pm 
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Who has one? What brand? What sender are you using and how is it put in your fuel tank?
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marvin from what i remember the mini fuel sender works opposite and the ohm reading is compleatly different but a good sparky should be able to work round this
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Autometer.. 8) I have not put it in yet... but will next week.


can get autometer senders...But Just work out the new guage resistance... and just change its resistance to match the sender 8)
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Marvin
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min13k wrote:
marvin from what i remember the mini fuel sender works opposite and the ohm reading is compleatly different but a good sparky should be able to work round this
makka

Yeah I know... Empty 240 ohm 1/2 65.5 ohm Full 19 ohm for the sender I've got.
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K mine is a Autometer P. No:4414 ultra lite..


33ohm Full 240Ohm Empty

Depending on the modle of guage depends on its Resistance. there are 5 different ones in the autometer range
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The Toolman
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Have a Classic Instruments one for mine, but it came with its own sender unit which I mounted (screwed) in the same hole as the standard mini one, needed to grind the locking ring thingy slightly, but a nice fit..
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The Toolman wrote:
Have a Classic Instruments one for mine, but it came with its own sender unit which I mounted (screwed) in the same hole as the standard mini one, needed to grind the locking ring thingy slightly, but a nice fit..

Got a pic?
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Heres the sender unit after modification..
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Here's it fitted.
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