fuel pick ups

[Jonno]

so got my new fuel gauge and sender but its a universal sender for droptanks/fuel cells..
appently i need to get a new fuel pick up but i have nfi where their sold..

any ideas?
cheers

[Cameron P]

should be sold where you got the other stuff from??

[Jonno]

kingswood country, nope they only have them for the v8s (carby fed.. no return line

[ari666]

why not use the guage with the old sender?

[Jonno]

why not use the guage with the old sender?

cos i have nfi if its the gauge or the sender.
and appently they could read differently

[ari666]

there should be an adjustment on the back of the guage.

basically what you are looking at with your fuel level isnt how much fuel is in the tank, its how much resistance the gauage is reading between the gauge and earth. most senders use the same resistance, so most guages work.

i dunno. i have never heard of of an aftermarket fuel pickup that goes in a stock tank.

[Jonno]

ohk sweet..
do u know how to tell if its the sender broken or the gauge??

[ari666]

you can test the guage by touching the wire onto the body of the car (away from fuel pls, it may spark). im pretty sure that grounding it will show that its empty, but it may be the other way round. remember it needs to have ignition 'on'

you test the sender by putting a multimeter on the body of the sender unit and the plug, when you move the float up and down the resistance should change.

[Jonno]

Ok well I'll do it tomorrow
I have no idea how much petrol is in the tank though so it's gonna be fkn interesting taking the unit out haha
Thanks shit loads for if ur help mate