'60 sending unit
10-27-2011, 01:37 PM
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'60 sending unit
Sending unit sold by CC description states 0-14 ohms. Research here shows it should be 0-30 ohms. I ordered one from Wilcox and it is 0-15 ohms(looked into this when my guage only goes to 1/2 full with new sending unit). What gives here and who sells the right one.
10-27-2011, 02:00 PM
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Think he means fuel sender.
You are correct that a C-1 fuel senders should read 0 ohms for empty & 30 ohms full. I bought my sender when I changed the tank from Corvette Specialties of Md in 1997 & it works flawlessly. I dont know about the newer senders.
Also try Quanta in Rising Sun, Md as they are the distributors of the repro fuel tanks.
You are correct that a C-1 fuel senders should read 0 ohms for empty & 30 ohms full. I bought my sender when I changed the tank from Corvette Specialties of Md in 1997 & it works flawlessly. I dont know about the newer senders.
Also try Quanta in Rising Sun, Md as they are the distributors of the repro fuel tanks.
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10-27-2011, 02:29 PM
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Think he means fuel sender.
You are correct that a C-1 fuel senders should read 0 ohms for empty & 30 ohms full. I bought my sender when I changed the tank from Corvette Specialties of Md in 1997 & it works flawlessly. I dont know about the newer senders.
Also try Quanta in Rising Sun, Md as they are the distributors of the repro fuel tanks.
You are correct that a C-1 fuel senders should read 0 ohms for empty & 30 ohms full. I bought my sender when I changed the tank from Corvette Specialties of Md in 1997 & it works flawlessly. I dont know about the newer senders.
Also try Quanta in Rising Sun, Md as they are the distributors of the repro fuel tanks.
10-27-2011, 04:20 PM
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Unless they have changed vendors dont buy the one from CC. I did and it was junk. The brass fitting wasnt soldered to the pipe properly and leaked from day one. Later on the float sunk because of a pin hole. Finally removed it and put the old one back in. Let us know if you find a source for a good one!
10-27-2011, 04:21 PM
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Likewise !!!
The repro sending unit I got for my '61 from CC was so bad that the float would hang up on other parts of the sending unit - I wound up fixing my original unit two years back and its still working fine. Having said that the C1 gauges are notoriously inaccurate right out of the factory...look on-line for the MIRA analysis done on a '61 vette by the British and you'll see the
test car with only a few miles on it read up to 1/4 of a tank off.
Here is a JohnZ article on testing the gauge and what a good sending unit should read (attached).
The repro sending unit I got for my '61 from CC was so bad that the float would hang up on other parts of the sending unit - I wound up fixing my original unit two years back and its still working fine. Having said that the C1 gauges are notoriously inaccurate right out of the factory...look on-line for the MIRA analysis done on a '61 vette by the British and you'll see the
test car with only a few miles on it read up to 1/4 of a tank off.
Here is a JohnZ article on testing the gauge and what a good sending unit should read (attached).
