Hey guys, I’m new here and don’t really know if this is the right location to post, but I recently bought a VN V6 sedan which had been sitting for years. Turned out the fuel tank and sender was rusted out so I purchased a new sender unit. Looking at the two next to eachother they look a little different. Just wondering if I installed a new pump to the new sender unit. It will still work even though the unit looks different. Attached are the photos of the units. Thanks in advance.
Im assuming VN V6 has only has 1 large high pressure pump intank. The V8 has 2 pumps (small lift pump inside and larger pump outside).
Your rusted sender looks to have a single larger pump installed and a pulsator/damper which could indicate a correct VN/VP V6 sender.
Like 07GTS noted the sender on the right side (unrusted) looks be be a VL efi 6 cyl sender with a small low pressure lift pump, VL has a straight fuel metal pipe and VN has the curved outside pipe like your rusted sender.
VL efi 6cyl uses 2 pumps like the VN/VP/VQ V8 models. Have a look at the inside flat part near float wire and it will have a year date stamp and tell you which model it suits.
Yes you can install new single larger high pressure pump and fuel sender will work as the guage readings for empty/full electrically will be the same wiring from VL to VP/VQ. You just have to work out the pump pressure rating for your V6 car.
You might be better of $$$ wise as Losh1971 suggested and restore your old one if the pump works, test it, if it works ok you can always sell the other sender you bought with small lift pump to fund new larger pump.
