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Re: Fuel Gauge and Sender

To: "Paul A. Asgeirsson" <PAsgeirsson@compuserve.com>
Subject: Re: Fuel Gauge and Sender
Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2000 17:08:12 -0400
Cc: spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Organization: Positive Earth Drivers Club
References: <200008081240_MC2-AF07-FA8F@compuserve.com>
"Paul A. Asgeirsson" wrote:
> 
> On the Morris the difference between the early and late model sender and
> dash guages is the reversal of the ohms from the sender.  If you use a late
> model sender with an early model guage, then it goes to empty when you fill
> the tank and goes to full as it empties!  Can be really exciting for an
> unknowing passenger.
> 
> Could this be similar on the Spridgets?

Yes! Later Spridgets used a voltage stabilizer. Switching the early
units to - grd was not a problem but you can not flip a later set up to
positive ground.
Back to Phil's sender, they mounted differently, early ones screwed in,
later ones were of the twist under the tabs type.

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Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
The bug in the rice bowl
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