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In need of a tank unit for the gas gauge 50 chevy car or any info on ohm,s reading empty to full I can get a SW tank unit if I am reading my meter correct about 220 ohms empty and 850 ohms full does anyone know if this is close or if you have tank unit out and can meter it for ohms SW only offers 2 units and they don,t ohm as to what I think I need..doc

There is a chart that might help at http://www.classicinstruments.net/senders.htm that indicates that empty =0 and full =30. Scroll dowm about 80% to "Classic Fuel Tank Sending Units" I don't know squat about any of this but I'm trying to learn so let me know how to make these measurments. I have a multimeter. I like the look of these gauges.

Get hold of:

Jim Mothershead
3155 Holland Cliffs Rd., GD
Huntingtown, MD. 20639
Tel/Fax (410) 535-1933

Jim is a long time advertiser in the VCCA "Generator & Distributor". I've purchased a gas tank sending unit from him and found it to be a well made part and found him to be a good guy to do business with.
-Bob

Thanks guys I have talked to Jim and the tank unit is on there shelf am sending mo today...doc