Gary: I believe the float should face forward so it actually dips into the
lower part of the tank that goes into the rectangular hole in the boot
floor.
Jim Smith
----- Original Message -----
From: <Warthodson@aol.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 2:36 PM
Subject: [Healeys] fuel gage/sending unit
>I just received a replacement sending unit & installed it in a new fuel
>tank
> to test the gage/sending unit combination. With an empty tank, the gage
> reads
> 1/4 full. I tested my original sending unit in the same tank & it also
> reads
> 1/4 full, in an empty tank.
>
> FYI, the reason I am replacing the OE sending unit is because the ohm
> reading
> is very erratic as the float is moved. I tried to repair it,
> unsuccessfully.
>
> The depth from the mounting flange on the new tank to the bottom is the
> same
> as my old tank. The old sending unit reads about 16 ohms empty & the new
> one
> reads 22. Both sending units read about 2 ohms when the arm is moved to
> its
> "Lowest" position & the gage reads empty, but the bottom of the tank
> prevents the
> arms from going to their lowest position. If I bent the arm such that the
> reading is 2 Ohms when the tank is empty it will not read full when it is
> full. I
> guess this might be preferable to an empty tank that reads 1/4 full. Is
> this
> a common problem or am I just lucky? What would you suggest?
> Thanks,
> Gary Hodson
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