1973 gas tank sending unit?
Melting Slicks
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From: Wauconda IL
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You can forget John Wolf as far as rebuilding. I spoke to him yesterday and was told he was too busy with the rest of his business and didn’t want to deal with fuel senders (I have three to do).
If you contact him and hear differently, let me know.
Regards,
Stan Falenski
If you contact him and hear differently, let me know.
Regards,
Stan Falenski
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So, the only option to repairing a defunct, 40 year-old sending unit is to rebuild it? If only China makes this stuff and it's all junk, what hardware does a fuel sender" rebuilder" use to make a good one out of old 'junk'?? There are either good sources for fuel sending unit parts or decent quality sending units in the aftermarket. Which is it?
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I have five original senders to make three good ones.
I have two brand new GM senders (made in China) both of which are garbage.
The aftermarket is strictly Chinese made... Hit or miss as to whether they work (and for how long?).
I'll keep looking for someone to rebuild the original parts... Got a few leads, we'll see how they turn out.
Regards,
Stan
I have two brand new GM senders (made in China) both of which are garbage.
The aftermarket is strictly Chinese made... Hit or miss as to whether they work (and for how long?).
I'll keep looking for someone to rebuild the original parts... Got a few leads, we'll see how they turn out.
Regards,
Stan
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From: Crossville TN
Well it's nice that you have a 'stash' of "good" parts. But that concept doesn't help anyone else who does not have such a stash. The OP wanted help fixing his.
Would you like to send one of your good spares to the OP???
Otherwise, what practical solution can he use? Maybe just buy a new one and take the same chance the rest of us do.....
Would you like to send one of your good spares to the OP???
Otherwise, what practical solution can he use? Maybe just buy a new one and take the same chance the rest of us do.....
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Would you like to send one of your good spares to the OP???
I want to rebuild my originals… Just like the OP wanted to.
Otherwise, what practical solution can he use? Maybe just buy a new one and take the same chance the rest of us do.....
Regards,
Stan
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From: Laporte, IN
I have one original NOS sender. I have five original, non-working senders that I would like to have rebuilt. I have two cars. I would like two working units and two working spares. I am as interested in the responses to the OPs question as much as he is. As previously mentioned, the “go to” guy to rebuild fuel senders doesn’t want to do it any more. Do you know someone who does?
Stan try these guys I do not know if they still do the repairs.
https://tristarrradiator.com/
Stan try these guys I do not know if they still do the repairs.
https://tristarrradiator.com/
Last edited by PJO; Nov 6, 2021 at 09:59 PM.
