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mancini and classic are once again offering units,anyone tried one,if so are the good?

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Originally Posted by bonefish
mancini and classic are once again offering units,anyone tried one,if so are the good?
Dunno, but if you find a good source, PLEASE let us know.
There is a Company called Tanks INC. that sells a "meter match that works very well for the repop garbage sending units
METER MATCH LINKY

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Re: gas guage sending unit. [Re: TJP] #3130890
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anymore, those meter-match items should be a must buy with any sending unit purchased these days, especially if you want any kind of accuracy.
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Originally Posted by moparx
anymore, those meter-match items should be a must buy with any sending unit purchased these days, especially if you want any kind of accuracy.
beer


I agree and have lost hundreds or hours trying to get the ho chi min units to read correctly at both ends. Rarely did I succeed. twocents

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.. .....Thanks that looks like the ticket, i need to buy a gauge anyway so ill letcha know how close it is

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Re: gas guage sending unit. [Re: bonefish] #3131031
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I swear by this mod that I learned about here on Moparts years ago. I'll never install a new sending unit without adding the wire first. I added the text to the picture.

sender_fix(2).jpg
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Originally Posted by EW1BH27
I swear by this mod that I learned about here on Moparts years ago. I'll never install a new sending unit without adding the wire first. I added the text to the picture.


Might be a solution shruggy up
It does make sense even though the factory units did not have the extra wire. Did your units work correctly with the wire and no other changes ?

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Originally Posted by EW1BH27
I swear by this mod that I learned about here on Moparts years ago. I'll never install a new sending unit without adding the wire first. I added the text to the picture.


Very interesting and good to know.

I will definitely try that next time.

Thanks

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4My original unit had a crusty ground clamp/strap from the sender outlet to the body mounted fuel line. I replaced it with a reproduction piece from Summit.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/OER-MF290

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Originally Posted by TJP
Originally Posted by EW1BH27
I swear by this mod that I learned about here on Moparts years ago. I'll never install a new sending unit without adding the wire first. I added the text to the picture.

Did your units work correctly with the wire and no other changes ?


Yes and No. They did, electrically. The float arm on one still needs to be bent. When the gauge reads empty I still have 1/8 of a tank of gas in it. I fixed an original A body sending unit for a friend that I videoed showing how bad the ground was before the wire and steady after the wire.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV_HMJa5maY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5m71Tes0n0

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Originally Posted by EW1BH27
Originally Posted by TJP
Originally Posted by EW1BH27
I swear by this mod that I learned about here on Moparts years ago. I'll never install a new sending unit without adding the wire first. I added the text to the picture.

Did your units work correctly with the wire and no other changes ?


Yes and No. They did, electrically. The float arm on one still needs to be bent. When the gauge reads empty I still have 1/8 of a tank of gas in it. I fixed an original A body sending unit for a friend that I videoed showing how bad the ground was before the wire and steady after the wire.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV_HMJa5maY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5m71Tes0n0


That's not all that bad. Kind of like a safety issue: i.e. margin for error.
Like the lights they have on modern cars, when 2 or glns left til empty.
And who cares if a full tank reads a smigg'in above/below the F mark.
It's not you're going to calculate your mpg per these gauges.







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