[Healeys] fuel gage/sending unit

[pennell at cox.net]

Gary,

I believe your readings are pretty common.

As for fill up I do so when the engine sputters and quits!

Keith Pennell

> I just received a replacement sending unit & installed it in a new fuel tank 
> to test the gage/sending unit combination. With an empty tank, the gage reads 
> 1/4 full. I tested my original sending unit in the same tank & it also reads 
> 1/4 full, in an empty tank.
>  
> FYI, the reason I am replacing the OE sending unit is because the ohm reading 
> is very erratic as the float is moved. I tried to repair it, unsuccessfully.
>  
> The depth from the mounting flange on the new tank to the bottom is the same 
> as my old tank. The old sending unit reads about 16 ohms empty & the new one 
> reads 22. Both sending units read about 2 ohms when the arm is moved to its 
> "Lowest" position & the gage reads empty, but the bottom of the tank prevents the 
> arms from going to their lowest position. If I bent the arm such that the 
> reading is 2 Ohms when the tank is empty it will not read full when it is full. I 
> guess this might be preferable to an empty tank that reads 1/4 full. Is this 
> a common problem or am I just lucky? What would you suggest?
> Thanks,
> Gary Hodson