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| | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 92 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 92 | I think I have the wrong sending unit in my 50. When I bought the truck it had a new tank and sender in it. I just looked in the Classic Parts catalog and saw there are diff. senders for 50 & 54. I think I have a sender for the 54. Think thats why guage doesn't work. Does this sound right? Virg | | | | | Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 | "Why Doesn't My Fuel Gauge Work" questions are very popular on this forum so I would suggest you do a search... Just about any question you may have has been answered to death.
Not trying to be mean, just thinking you'll get answers quicker if you do a little research. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 888 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 888 | Virg, Here's a tech tip that may help. Good luck Dan | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | Virg,
The sending unit in your truck should be a 30 ohm unit, which is correct for your gauge and for all year rigs on either side of your for quite awhile.
Although I'm not sure on this, I think the float/sender for your rig is common with most previous years...with the exception that the earlier ones might not have had a suction tube coming out the top. This might be why the differentiate between '54 and older styles.
If the float was installed wrong and is hanging on the tank side it could cause problems. Generally speaking, if the new sender isn't bum from the factory, it should work. There are procedures to test the gauge to see if it is the culprit or the sending unit is at fault.
I think the gentlemen who posted above linked some of these troubleshooting techniques. Good luck.
Stuart | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | I think the sender is different in 1954 but I do not know in what way it is different (the filler tube and sender were all on the same part in 1954).
That most likely does not explain why the gauge does not work. Try the diagnostics that Dan & Stuart suggest (and, maybe even the search suggested by Woody - but, expect a lot of sometimes confusing and conflicting diagnostics).
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