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I read the article for a sending unit for a 56 but I have a 48. Is there a unit that is compatible that wont cost an arm and leg. I got a new fuel tank notreally new but reconditoned from Kanter. It was really expennsive and took months to get. would like to get the old girl( car not woman) on the road this summer.

what exactly is wrong with the old sender? they can be repaired, i have done all my own.

There has got to be something else that used a similar sender because Motors calls it out as Ford and King-Seely in their description.

Repairing one looks a bit more complicated than the typical rheostat used 1951 on because there is also a heater in the tank unit in series with the gauge unit. Even though both Packard gauges are bimetal with heaters, senders may not be compatible because of different ohm readings--1951 on ranges from 10-70.

I have a sender in a NOS box for the smaller tank, looks identical to the one pictured in the operational description, but the readings are hard to judge. Ohm reading of the sender heater appears around 13.5, however it is erratic -- from 13 to over 100 so either the contacts are opening and throwing off the reading, or the gauge even though supposedly NOS is faulty.

At any rate, if there is a Ford person who has access to older manuals that might show a sender unit, if one is found resembling the picture it might possibly work -- if Ford used a similar depth tank. The sender does not appear to be easily adjustable because Packard listed another unit for the larger 20 gal tanks.

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I thought the float was blue plastic but it was just oxidized brass. of which only thw bottom remained.

The sender in my 56 pat sure doesn't look like those pic's. There is no heater in the pat sender unit, just a rheostat.

That's the difficulty. Packard apparently used several different types over the years. Very little documentation appears to be available as to which type, which years. It appears they also used different types in same year but varying by model.

Only by taking one apart can you tell what it is. So far, of the ones I've looked at, it appears magnetic in early 40's, this double bimetal type late 40's and the later 1951-56 single bimetal. All that confusion makes it rather hard to find an easy or interchangeable replacement.

One thing I can tell you guys is my 51 "300" uses the same float. the unit is not held down by screws just a sheet metal "wedge" ring.(I could use an extra if any one has it.)Any one know where I can get a new float?Mine keeps springing new leaks!This is for a 20 gal tank.I hope this helps. Brian

See if there is one listed in the Packard Parts X-ref here on this website. If not one there then check the AACA.org web site under Packard and X-ref.

REPORT BACK please.

Eric has posted the Ford part number for the float on the x-ref here--just search float and also has some info for the sender.

Thank you I got it. Brian