<VV> Fuel tank sending unit issue

[J R Read_HML]

Chuck... 40 is for EMs and 90 is for LMs
Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charles mckinley" <cmckinley313 at cox.net>
To: "David Heath" <dheath at vanceandhines.com>
Cc: "VV" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; "Michael Kovacs" 
<kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Fuel tank sending unit issue


> I'll second that. I've been through three sending units, all supposedly
> stock, and none of them read the same for corresponding tank levels. The
> first two had nominally 40-ohm resistance for full tank, the last one is
> 90-ohms.  As the gas gauge is basically nothing more than an ohm-meter,
> you need to get used to whatever it says, especially near empty! Mine
> now reads about 1/8 full when there's 2.5 gallons in it. That's good
> enough for me.
>
> Chuck McKinley
> '63 Monza 900
>
>