Chev fuel tank sender
 

I have had no luck fixing my original pair of tank sender units.
Does anyone know of a good modern part available to suit a standard C15?
Has 5 holes in the sender unit base, 6 volt.
Thanks,
Wayne.

Check out some of the Chevy Antique or Hot Rod Catalogs
 

Hi Wayne

Many of the hot rod or antique Chevy parts outfits carry universal tank units that should do the job. Prices in US are all over the place, but have you tried looking on something like Amazon try looking for something like this http://www.amazon.com/Sunpro-CP7583-...ef=pd_sim_sg_8 For the fun of it I tried to search the web for sources in Australia but the web kept kicking me to US sources instead of letting me search just Australian sources.



Here are some past MLU threads on the topic
http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=18818
http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=16630

Back when this discussion on senders units came up Scott measured his as being 2.4 - 35 Ohms has anybody else had a chance to measure one. I'd wanted to measure mine when I had them out but my volt-ohmest unit was broken.

Cheers Phil

My old C-15A had one ford tank and one Chev tank. Of course the senders didn't cross match, so I had to have one Chev and one Ford sender, but they needed to both go into the same gauge.

Of course the ohms were different between them, so a full Chev tank reading looked like 1/4 tank when switched ot the Ford tank.

I had to add a resister to the lower circuit ( can't remember now) and then calibrate it to work with the chev gauge. I believe I used a small potentiometer to tweak the settings.

Any one else run into this situation?

Sender
 

Hey Wayne

I bought the sender in the first link that Phil posted and was very surprised to find that it almost fits perfectly in the hole in the tank for the original sender, with a little silicone and drilling one hole it will fit perfect.

Gary

Sender
 

Thanks for the links Phil and the concur from Garry.
I'll try Amazon for a pair.
Thanks,
Wayne.

Senders
 

I have original 6 volt Chev ones NOS, although they need some gentle manipulation to move after 60 years of storage. Some of the cork floats have been gnawed by rats too!

Pre chewed
 

Hi Keith,
I have a few unchewed floats for these senders and I have been gently manipulated parts out of storage for years.
I'll send you a pm...

Problem with the cork floats (in the US)
 

Hi All

Though this problem is pretty much localized to the US there is a problem using cork floats in the US because of the E10 soon to be E15 gasoline with 10-15% ethanol. Cork floats become saturated and sink.

Problem seems to be that the cork floats were actually treated/sealed to prevent them from absorbing fuel, the ethanol dissolves the sealant and the floats sink. The other part of the problem is that the E10 fuel is now corrosive enough that it is attacking the sender mechanically.

Sorry for the rant but us in the US with antique cars are being had.

Cheers Phil