Re: Proud New Owner of a 49 Packard Club Sedan
Posted by PennyPackard On 2018/10/27 10:54:15
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Don't know if you sorted the sending unit or not yet. I pulled the tank off my 49 and the sender off. It was pretty crusty and the arm was pretty well stuck in place from sitting for years, brass float was toast with the whole bottom half gone. I cleaned the whole thing up, and pulled it apart (see pictures). It actually looked good inside, which was what I had read about these senders in general on ford group sites (they look like hell outside but might stay sealed where it counts). So... if it still operates with the right signal output range, you can very cheaply buy a new brass float from Dennis Carpenter here (http://dennis-carpenter.com/fuel-tank-float/p/68-9275-f/) which was almost exact to the one on there. The stuck arm, after trying several cleaners, came almost immediately loose and developed free travel with a shot of brake parts cleaner. Then it's just a gasket and maybe some new mounting screws and you're set. Of course if it's not outputting the right signal then it might need to go out unless you're good with electrical engineering.
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PackardusOctavus wrote:
A new issue! What is the deal with the gas tank sending units. I've seen a lot of discussion and workarounds, but I hate doing gas tank sending units, and want to put it in and be done with it. I'll test the gauge before I take the tank out, but so far I have never had a gauge or wire problem- its always the sending unit. I only want to do this once. Any advice would be appreciated!
Don't know if you sorted the sending unit or not yet. I pulled the tank off my 49 and the sender off. It was pretty crusty and the arm was pretty well stuck in place from sitting for years, brass float was toast with the whole bottom half gone. I cleaned the whole thing up, and pulled it apart (see pictures). It actually looked good inside, which was what I had read about these senders in general on ford group sites (they look like hell outside but might stay sealed where it counts). So... if it still operates with the right signal output range, you can very cheaply buy a new brass float from Dennis Carpenter here (http://dennis-carpenter.com/fuel-tank-float/p/68-9275-f/) which was almost exact to the one on there. The stuck arm, after trying several cleaners, came almost immediately loose and developed free travel with a shot of brake parts cleaner. Then it's just a gasket and maybe some new mounting screws and you're set. Of course if it's not outputting the right signal then it might need to go out unless you're good with electrical engineering.
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