[DeTomaso] Techno question:  stock fuel sender

MikeLDrew at aol.com MikeLDrew at aol.com
Mon Mar 9 22:42:45 EDT 2015


All,

There were basically two styles of fuel level sender.   The early cars used 
a dedicated fuel pickup pipe, so the sender was just that--a sender.   It 
had provisions for only two wires (one for the needle, one for the idiot 
light), and a small tab was added to one of the mounting bolts to serve as a 
ground wire mount.

The later cars had the fuel pickup pipe incorporated into the sender, and 
the sender had provisions for all three wires.

Several years ago, when supplies of old-stock senders ran out, Wilkinson 
tooled up and had them reproduced.   The thing is, in order to get them made 
he had to commit to buying 1000 (!!!!!) of them.   I was in his shop when 
they had just arrived--pallets and pallets of them.   He blew them out at a 
promotional discount price, but that sale is long gone.

All the vendors now carry them, and you'll have to hunt around for the best 
deal if that concerns you.   Chances are they are all priced pretty 
closely?

Mike
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   All,
   There were basically two styles of fuel level sender.  The early cars
   used a dedicated fuel pickup pipe, so the sender was just that--a
   sender.  It had provisions for only two wires (one for the needle, one
   for the idiot light), and a small tab was added to one of the mounting
   bolts to serve as a ground wire mount.
   The later cars had the fuel pickup pipe incorporated into the sender,
   and the sender had provisions for all three wires.
   Several years ago, when supplies of old-stock senders ran out,
   Wilkinson tooled up and had them reproduced.  The thing is, in order to
   get them made he had to commit to buying 1000 (!!!!!) of them.  I was
   in his shop when they had just arrived--pallets and pallets of them.
   He blew them out at a promotional discount price, but that sale is long
   gone.
   All the vendors now carry them, and you'll have to hunt around for the
   best deal if that concerns you.  Chances are they are all priced pretty
   closely?
   Mike


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