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 speedster356
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| posted on June 3rd, 2004 at 09:55 PM |
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Fuel sender, lever style to the alloy tube style?
My fuel sender is a lever style, but I have seen ones that are contained within an aluminium tube type thing. Can these be interchanged?
[Edited on 3-6-2004 by speedster356]
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| posted on June 7th, 2004 at 10:14 AM |
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Not quite sure what you mean.
AFAIK the fuel sender is a variable resistor that has an arm attached with a float on the end. As the fuel level changes, the float moves thus
changing the resistance. Different senders should be interchangeable providing the resistance range is the same if not then you can try bending the
float arm and/or add series /parallel resistors to get an accurate reading on your meter.
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speedster356
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| posted on June 7th, 2004 at 10:35 AM |
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The reason I ask is that I need to foam fill my tank and it's a bit of hassle with a lever style as you need to ensure that the foam stays clear of
the device. I have seen some senders that are just a alloy tube about 45mm in dia with the float system enclosed. Yeah your right, changing the value
of the signal isn't a problem.
cheers
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| posted on June 7th, 2004 at 12:10 PM |
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Yes I have a box full of type three ones .Or you can get VDO units . seagull
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| posted on June 8th, 2004 at 09:14 AM |
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the tube type are available in beetles. You just need to alter the gauge to read the different resistance that the tube type has compared to the
float type.
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