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Fuel tank sending units

Posted By: Lee446

Fuel tank sending units - 06/28/19 03:18 PM

I need a new 3/8 sending unit for my 70 Cuda. Has there been any improvements in the last few years in these? I have bought a few for other Mopars thru the years and the accuracy was pretty dismal. Any particular brand or vendor you can recommend?
Posted By: HemiRick

Re: Fuel tank sending units - 06/28/19 05:43 PM

Nope they all suck
Posted By: RapidRobert

Re: Fuel tank sending units - 06/28/19 06:25 PM

there was a prior thread (or two) on where a good one might be obtained (agreed they are the worst of the worst & definitely do your homework).
Posted By: bonefish

Re: Fuel tank sending units - 06/29/19 10:00 AM

not too long ago someone posted a reply with a link to a company that will rebuild them to be accurate.ill see if i can find the link. sendingunitguy@gmail.com (315-712-0071). i havnt talked to them yet but im gunna.
Posted By: robertop

Re: Fuel tank sending units - 07/01/19 12:49 AM

I just bought a repro for my 69 Hemi bird from Year One, and the guy told me they did not get any complaints......so, we'll see in a week or two.
Posted By: gzig5

Re: Fuel tank sending units - 07/01/19 02:45 PM

I got my new tank and sending unit from a reputable source and I think I can say it will never leave me stranded because I can't make it home after hitting Empty. On my 18 gallon tank, it leaves me with a nine gallon safety margin. Better than the alternative I guess.
Posted By: RapidRobert

Re: Fuel tank sending units - 07/01/19 04:03 PM

Agreed, if there's a choice I'd ideally like to have a few gallons left when the needle hits E
Posted By: Sniper

Re: Fuel tank sending units - 07/01/19 04:32 PM

Reminds me of my riding days, run till you go empty, flip on the reserve and look for a station.

That worked ok till I forgot to flip back. Then I bought a new EFI bike with no reserve so that idea was out the window.
Posted By: DynoDave

Re: Fuel tank sending units - 07/01/19 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by Sniper
Reminds me of my riding days, run till you go empty, flip on the reserve and look for a station.

That worked ok till I forgot to flip back.



Did the same thing. haha

Originally Posted by Sniper
Reminds me of my riding days, run till you go empty, flip on the reserve and look for a station.

Then I bought a new EFI bike with no reserve so that idea was out the window.



I didn't know the newer efi bikes lacked a reserve. Too bad.
Posted By: MoparMike1974

Re: Fuel tank sending units - 07/01/19 11:45 PM

I just finished installing a meter match in my dart. It allows you to program set points to make the sending unit accurate. It will be a while before I get a chance to use it but in theory it looks like it should work great. It has several calibration points to compensate for odd shaped tanks.
https://www.technoversions.com/MeterMatchHome.html
A bonus is that the unit will provide the voltage to your gauge so the old limiter can be removed. Although you still need to power the temp gauge with a different source. The meter match instructions say it will only handle one gauge. I installed a 7805 regulator, and heatsink to power my temp gauge.
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