Having installed dozens of junk aftermarket sending units I have another B body needing a sending unit... I occasionally hear reports of a sender that works well... Anyone seen one of these unicorns?
Looking for the "best" fuel level sending unit 68-70 B body
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The best outcome for a great working sending unit is send the original out and have it restored if you have the original. There isn’t any aftermarket ones that work right with the factory fuel gauge.
Who restores them?
John Wolf and Co 440 942 0083 Willoughby Oh
I'll try to convince the customer... He wanted to order from Classic... Buys everything from Classic.... Everything I've gotten from Classic has been less than great...
Yea classic should be China industries. Last one I had done was around 5 years ago and was around $140
IMO if it works it's worth it.. But "the customers always right" even when he's not...
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When I went to the aftermarket digital gauges, it allows the user to recalibrate the fuel gauge to any sending unit. Even with that feature, mine still does not real completely linear in operation. Full to 3/4 is sort of slow. 3/4 to half moves faster. 1/4 to empty moves slow.
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Remember that when dealing with alternators, instrument clusters, starter motors etc. People get cheap and then the stuff doesn't last long. Then again, it's not always about $$$. I've had instrument clusters done by two places. One has been in the car since 2014, no problems. The other place was at least twice the $$$ and had to be taken out of the dash and sent back twice. That meant removing a set of $1000 woodgrain dash panels each time.
Don't get me started on steering wheel restoration. Luckily Rod Glaser saved my original parts.
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Even the factory senders had some trouble....TSB from way back:
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Brand new flip top gas cap and beauty ring...less than 1000K and the flip top broke. Luckily I had a decent original that just needed to be painted, then installed. There's no way to fix that new POC.
Yup just like a toilet arm!
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I know some factory senders have issues, I worked as a dealer tech for quite a few years everything can have issues.... But aftermarket senders seem to have a 95% POS rating...
Bill Meerholz used to have quality units...but it's been a few years now since I've heard anything on him. My unc used to use him for those and his wiper motor restorations, always had good results.
I searched Bill's website, no sender info listed... I'll give him a call but I'm guessing what he had is gone...
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run one of these Metermatch units in line with your current gauge
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/...MIqqaTiuLG8wIVvj6tBh0VYg1UEAQYASABEgJ1ivD_BwE
watcha few vids on it before install
i did on my aftermarket sender n gauge cause even the then level was a bit off...since install n cal of metermatch ive been driving with fuel gauge confidence...going further n further now
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https://www.summitracing.com/parts/...MIqqaTiuLG8wIVvj6tBh0VYg1UEAQYASABEgJ1ivD_BwE
watcha few vids on it before install
i did on my aftermarket sender n gauge cause even the then level was a bit off...since install n cal of metermatch ive been driving with fuel gauge confidence...going further n further now
watermelon
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Well then maybe i better hold on to this NOS one....2947693
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Woah, is that one 3/8"??
That thing is unobtanium!!
(Yes, all aftermarket senders are garbage - and even if you use one of those fancy "compensator" units
like @watermelon talks about, it's still a "garbage in/garbage out" proposition).
If you still own a car that it fits theres zero chance I'd let it go anywhere.... So... Sell it to me...LOL..
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