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sender guage for go go juice
merlin - 30/7/02 at 07:12 PM

I have been given a Ford Transit DIESEL sender guage. Is there any reason why this cannot be used with petrol? If it is OK then do I assume that the red/white cable goes to the guage and the black to earth? This is a brand new guage and my tank has been fabricated to suit its dimensions so I would like to use it if poss...

johnston - 30/7/02 at 08:01 PM

the only thing i can thinkk of against it is will the float float in petrol with diesal bein thicker the float maybe ,made heaiver

i may be talkin poo but then again..............

Alan B - 30/7/02 at 09:29 PM

quote:
the only thing i can thinkk of against it is will the float float in petrol with diesal bein thicker the float maybe ,made heaiver

i may be talkin poo but then again..............


No, I'm sure you are right, but I can't see the difference in specific gravities of petrol and diesel causing more than say a couple of millimetres of float height difference. IMO of course

johnston - 30/7/02 at 10:14 PM

ur probably right but it should be easy to test just it would be a shame to build it only for somrethin stupid not to work

theconrodkid - 30/7/02 at 10:18 PM

Have a little faith and it will work,got to have the matching gauge and voltage staberliser,am i forgiven about your ankle yet?

merlin - 31/7/02 at 04:48 PM

You will be forgiven (in exchange for the right voltage stabiliser and guage!!)

theconrodkid - 31/7/02 at 05:25 PM

hmmm Chris w has the seirra now,if any others turn up you will be the first to know

merlin - 2/8/02 at 05:40 PM

I am sure you will all be pleased to know that a transit diesel sender unit works fine with a standard vdo fuel guage! Thanks for your replies, now hopefully I won't run out of juice again!!

BTW - red/white to guage, black to chassis !!