Need some advice from someone whos been there done that, I got a replacement gas tank sending unit and this one has a pvc coated wire from the float bulb up to the sensor housing that will be submerged in the gas in the tank. the original one had a metal rod that went from the bulb to the sensor housing, will this pvc sensor wire hold up to being submerged into the tank and is there a fire/spark issue with the wire going down into the tank THanks for the education you all have been giving me Ken- the handsome one from alabama
It'll be fine Handsome Ken ; I used to worry about it too but I've never had one blow up yet and I've seen quite a few melt that wire.... Remember : ground the sender lead at the tank to drive the gauge to empty, this will show you everything else is working O.K. . Often the gauge head isn't well grounded to the dash , adding star typ lock washers to the four gauge pod to dash studs will help as will stainless steel or brass nuts ~ cheap too . Add a ground wire from one of the tank sender screws to the frame or the body , this helps accuracy .
Nate okay i feel better about the wire in the gas tank when you say you ve seen quite a few melt that wire, do you mean that they wont last long with the gas eroding the plastic coating and shorting out the wire? Take care Ken
No , either some boob connects 12 volts to a 6 volt truck or the gauge head dies of old age in such a way it sends full current to the sender and it melts . I forgot to mention : when you add (or replace) the tank sender ground wire , use a new stainless steel or brass screw so the repair keep on working... I always like to hunt up some cheese head screws as they look ' original ' , I'm not overly fond of the Clutch head ones GM used .
I'm not overly fond of the Clutch head ones GM used .[/QUOTE] Ouch- Hey Nate- these are real tears here!
