Re: Fuel Tank Surprise

Posted by Keegan Chaput On 2008/4/11 11:46:10
Brian,

I never said that it was direct replacement part. I merely discovered this tank under my Clipper. You are absolutely correct in the fact that a person would have to do some modifications to their car to make this tank work. Someone had done this to my car by altering the fuel line to reach to the new location of the pick-up. I've also discovered, upon closer inspection, that they notched the frame slightly for the filler tube to connect to the tank inlet. They completely ignored the fuel level gauge by not hooking it up.

My guess is that they, like me, were on a limited budget and didn't want to spend a ton of money to replace the tank. I've seen these Chev tanks for $150ish online for brand new tanks.

I noticed the lack of vent hook-up as well. However, the filler neck on my car has what looks like a vent tube intersecting it about 5 inches down from the gas cap. I'm not sure if this filler neck is stock or another add-on from a previous owner.

I just hooked up the Chev sending unit to my meter and it's showing 0-ohm at empty and 31-ohm at full. I then tried it hooked to the car and the gauge didn't budge at all. Next, I grounded the gauge wire to the chassis and the needle quickly swept from Empty to Full. So I guess that this unit isn't sending enough resistance to move the gauge?? Is it obvious I've never studied electrical engineering?

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