My fuel gauge never worked in my '65 coupe. I replaced the fuel tank but for some reason, I didn't replace the sender. Just now, I replaced it! I had to drain all my gas out with 1-gallon tanks and pour it into a 5 gallon tank, because the 5gal tank wouldn't fit underneath my tank drain. Got 'er done, got the new sender in - and it leaked horrible. Had to drain the tank again. Put in a different gasket (that didn't suck). It still leaked a little. SO... I took a screwdriver, a hammer, and a few handy profanities, and got 'er sealed up! And now, I'm happy to report, my fuel gauge works!! Guess my sender was bad. Today... is a good day!!
My '64 1/2 vert. Ordered May '64. D code 4 speed, handling package, caspian blue, accent group, Ford blue manual top. Regretfully sold in '66 for larger car.
'68 vert. driver. Owned since '77. C code AT, AC, PS, P disc B, PT lime gold, standard black interior and top. NOS RF fender and left quarter.New top and folding glass.
Awesome to hear! It's nice when stuff works, isn't it
I'm really glad that I have a drop-in (from the top) sender now though. It's way easier to just unbolt it and yank it out without having to do crazy things to drain the tank
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Calamity Jane aka "The Evil B$*&#"
1966 Fastback
289 v8, Powerjection III EFI, mild cam of some sort
4-speed, 3.25 9" rear
Power front disc brakes, Unisteer power rack & pinion
Pertronix ignition, RetroSound Model One radio, Classic Auto Air A/C, etc...
Even if she fights me the whole way... this pony WILL get back out on the road and it WILL reliably take me where I want to go!
Awesome to hear! It's nice when stuff works, isn't it
I'm really glad that I have a drop-in (from the top) sender now though. It's way easier to just unbolt it and yank it out without having to do crazy things to drain the tank
WHAAAAATTTT?! What is this drop in sender of which you speak?! That sounds magical.
Haha back in the day (when I was 16, instead of 19) my dad had an old Toyota pickup with a broken gas gauge. We kept a tallybook of the mileage and figured we had to tank up about every 250 miles. Good times, good times...
You might want to carry a couple gallons of gas in the trunk until you are confident of it's readings. Repo senders aren't always accurate. It's no fun running out of gas when your gage reads 1/4 tank. You might even want to throw a can of gas in the back and drive around out in the boonies and see when it runs out.
You should use a non sparking item to hit the sender lock ring. I used wood and a hammer when I did one years ago. Not having a working fuel gauge drives you bonkers. Peter
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1967 Mustang GT Fastback, 4spd, Deluxe interior/Exterior, Upper and lower consoles, Styled Steels Factory Red, San Jose Built. Imported from GA in 2011 to the United Kingdom. Not much to buy (yeah right!!) just a few bits and she's done!! I've said that before.
I have a Tanks, Inc. tank Don't think it would be good for anyone with a mechanical fuel pump, but I've got an electric to run my EFI. Basically it's a modified Mustang tank - old sending unit / fuel area is sealed up, and 2 holes are added to the top. One's for the pump, and the other is for the universal sending unit. It really is an awesome setup! I had my body guy make a trunk pan to go over top of it though out of paranoia of yanking wires loose - really the only setback, if you could call it that.
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Calamity Jane aka "The Evil B$*&#"
1966 Fastback
289 v8, Powerjection III EFI, mild cam of some sort
4-speed, 3.25 9" rear
Power front disc brakes, Unisteer power rack & pinion
Pertronix ignition, RetroSound Model One radio, Classic Auto Air A/C, etc...
Even if she fights me the whole way... this pony WILL get back out on the road and it WILL reliably take me where I want to go!
Changing the sender is a pain! I put in a new senderr when I changed my tank, it worked great for about 6 mos, then slowly went to E and stayed there!
Sooooo..drain the tank (thankfully have a drain plug!) take the sender out...
it works....but the BRASS float was full of fuel, put a new BRASS float on it and
put everything back together, works great. But....now have learned that ethanol
corrodes the brass and PLASTIC floats are the way to go...ARRRRRRRGH!
Changing the sender is a pain! I put in a new senderr when I changed my tank, it worked great for about 6 mos, then slowly went to E and stayed there!
Sooooo..drain the tank (thankfully have a drain plug!) take the sender out...
it works....but the BRASS float was full of fuel, put a new BRASS float on it and
put everything back together, works great. But....now have learned that ethanol
corrodes the brass and PLASTIC floats are the way to go...ARRRRRRRGH!
Oh Boy...... I put in a sender with plastic float, it worked for about a half tank of gas, then sunk to empty. I recently went to another new sender with brass float. Now you're telling me, that wasn't my last sender change, damn.
My seal and ring leaked like a sieve the first time I put the new tank in. Got that fixed and then the sender wire stud was leaking, tightened that and it stopped the leak.
However, my gauge doesn't work when the instrument panel is in the car. It sits at E. When I remove the instrument panel it reads accurately. Has to do with a ground, when the instrument panel is in something is grounded....frustrating.
Someone said it all, its the little things that can put a smile on our faces.
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