<VV> gas tank sender question

[Chuck Kubin]

Hey gang,
I, for one, would appreciate knowing a way to calibrate the gauge or sender so it is a little closer than 4-5 gallons off. There has to be a difference between empty, really empty, and dammit-I-mean-it-this-time empty.
Come to thin of it: hey JR! Isn't 5 gallons half a tank?
Never mind, I just got it. Still would like to know, though.
 
Chuck K

J R Read_HML <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
It is my understanding that GM designed it that way. Should read E when 
there is 4 gallons left in the tank.

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Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kovacsmj" 
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Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 2:07 PM
Subject: gas tank sender question (All corvair content for a change)


> I had a problem with the fuel level sender on my '66. The needle barely
> rose above the E mark even with 4-5 gallons in the tank. I pulled the
> sender out and "bench tested" it under the car. It made a full swing of
> the needle in the car every time. I also did the same test on two other
> used senders and a NOS one. All had the needle do a full swing from E to
> F and back.
>
>
>
> Reinstalling the original sender, adding 4-5 gallons, only produced the
> same poor result, barely above the E mark! Does any one have a clue as
> to the problem? The Ohm meter read very similar results for the NOS one,
> the one originally removed from the car and the spares, but I did not
> feel like cycling 4-5 gallons 4 times to get a bunch of data points to
> see what would work. I installed the NOS one and all appears to be well.
>
>
>
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> At close to $70 each for NORS ones, is there anybody out there that can
> rebuild/recalibrate the units?? Does anyone have the basic Ohm readings
> for the E and F readings?
>
>
>
> "Bench testing" under the car? OK, I hooked the + terminal up to car
> harness + wire and then grounded the unit. Then with the ignition switch
> on, observe the gas gauge at full, intermediate and empty float heights.
> This requires moving under the car and out 5 times for each float
> position unless your assistant crew chief is available!
>
>
>
> Getting all the information is most of the solution.
>
>
>
> MIKE KOVACS
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>
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