Fuel tank sender in my 76 beetle

Lateral Wolfsburg Wizard

480 posts · joined Sep 2011 · 29 May 2014, 3:48 pm

#991891

Hi guys,

Can anybody tell me what type of fuel gauge sender I have in my 76 beetle? Is it the float attached to an "arm" or is it a tubular type of sender?

Thanks for any help.

Regards
Greg

grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 29 May 2014, 4:22 pm

#991894

Greg from memory the sender will be a double float and arm unit.

Lateral Wolfsburg Wizard

480 posts · joined Sep 2011 · 29 May 2014, 4:55 pm

#991896

Thanks mate

Do you know what the ohm range is?

Is it 0-90 ohms or 10-180?

Regards
Greg

grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 29 May 2014, 7:18 pm

#991906

Lateral wrote:Thanks mate

Do you know what the ohm range is?

Is it 0-90 ohms or 10-180?

Regards
Greg

Not offhand,the 2 floats work independently,i will check for you when I get home if someone else has not done so in the meantime.pm if needed

BRUTUS Officially Full-On Dubber

255 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 29 May 2014, 8:44 pm

#991915

The '76 beetle should be a single float attached to an offset arm, if our two were typical. The one in a vertical tube arrangement was for the type 3 (late type 3 anyway).
Our remaining Definitely original as-fitted 1976 one has:

"37/8 VW 5.76" and
"113919049D" stamped into the inner side of it.

On the outside it just says: "VDO Made in Germany G 003".

(No mention of ohms-range, but maybe that is stamped on rear of the gauge?)

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Lateral Wolfsburg Wizard

480 posts · joined Sep 2011 · 30 May 2014, 7:00 am

#991934

Thanks Guys