Gas tank float

[gt crazy]

does anybody know how to rebuild a gas tank float that shows you how much gas you have? mine isnt working and i may need to rebuild it

[baz]

there was a very good thread about this but its been locked in the crypt
if you look in the section you posted in and go back 1 page there are a few threads about it

make sure your display options at the bottom of the page are set to

sort by =last post time

sort order = descending

from the = beginning

and all should be reveled

[GTJIM]

There is (was?) an excellent thread about repairing this float unit with a step by step repair proceedure and offer of free replacement special wire - but it has gone ... with the bath water - and the baby ...

"somebody" is probably laughing his tits off about now!

Is there no way to bring it all back into the fund of Opel knowledge - PLEASE!

[yellaopelgt]

ALOT of valuable information has been "blitzed".
Baby says bring it back.......sniff
Joe

[BQS4]

Originally Posted by gt crazy does anybody know how to rebuild a gas tank float that shows you how much gas you have? mine isnt working and i may need to rebuild it

If you're talking about a GT sender, I stumbled across one in my stash, don't know if it works, but, you're welcome to try. If it does work, then we'll talk $, How's that?

[tomking]

Yes that thread is gone, but let me tell you the "special wire" was not the correct wire afterall. I got a piece of that "special wire" and it is the wrong resistance.

[nobody]

Ya, I'm laughing. But the instructions said a resistor was needed. And free is normally not a bad thing if nobody else will even try to find anything that will work and test it for you.

[sawdust]

Originally Posted by tomking Yes that thread is gone, but let me tell you the "special wire" was not the correct wire afterall. I got a piece of that "special wire" and it is the wrong resistance.

If that is the same as what you sent to me Tom. It appears to work.
It was only 30 ohms instead of 100 ohms.

It does show Full scale. I haven't emptied the tank yet so I don't now how accurate it is. Here is how I cured a poor return to case problem.

[dantesboyz]

i'm currently in the process of rebuilding my unit as well. i'm having trouble finding the nichrome wire needed and what the resistance equals @ full and empty. i'm currently waiting for a reply from ogts, but i dont know if it is something they sell or not.

[namba209]

Originally Posted by dantesboyz i'm currently in the process of rebuilding my unit as well. i'm having trouble finding the nichrome wire needed and what the resistance equals @ full and empty. i'm currently waiting for a reply from ogts, but i dont know if it is something they sell or not.

This is a recording: "According to my DESTEC schematic" Gas tank empty should read with a VOM at Red Instrument Panel connector Pin 4, and to ground, 89 ohms, with 2 gallons of gas, 67 ohms, 6 gallons of gas, 38 ohms, with 8 gallons of gas, 29 ohms, and a full tank should read 3 ohms. HTH

[dantesboyz]

thanks, i can get the wire from ogts and i'm on my way

[dantesboyz]

rebuild complete, fairly easy. but it helps a great deal to have acess to a bead blaster