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Old Jun 26, 2023 | 10:40 PM
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anyone know where to find a new resistor for the fuel gauge in my 68? looks like Wilcox used to have them.
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Old Jun 26, 2023 | 11:00 PM
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what happened?
did you change the tank float?
are tank senders being made wrong like temp sensors?
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What ohms does the tank unit require?
Willcox said to buy modern resistors that total the resistance of the sending unit in the tank and install them on the gauge. (I think I said that correctly?)
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I believe its 90 ohms
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Hey, I was able to find this for 63-67. The 68 stuff is not achieved that I could find. But so much of the early C3s were the same as the late C2s it might help?



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I put a new sending unit in, original gauge, i used the wilcox gauge diagnose pic and it looks like the resistor, i would think being 55 years old it wouldn't hurt to replace either way. too bad wilcox isn't around the resistor i saw they had looked like a good replacement and upgrade.
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