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Post by turbotully on Jun 10, 2016 9:23:45 GMT
Hi, I'm after a fuel tank sender unit to try and sort out my fluctuating fuel gauge. Is there one available please? 
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Post by Stiffy on Jun 10, 2016 15:14:53 GMT
I beleave these are a bit hard to come by  |
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Post by bondbug750 on Jun 11, 2016 16:24:21 GMT
very hard to find ...they were originally from Reliant Regal vans (i.e. not salons) I believe. But wasn't there a work around by brazing a fuel supply pipe into a mini fuel gauge sender?  ? |
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Post by bondbug750 on Jul 30, 2016 13:33:58 GMT
Snaps of the offending article for Bosscat:
  
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Post by bosscat on Jul 30, 2016 18:47:17 GMT
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Post by bondbug750 on Jul 31, 2016 8:21:35 GMT
What you've got is Regal Saloon - but what's fitted to the Bug is Regal Van.
It'll work ...that is to say that it will send a signal that will be acceptable to the Bug speedo
...however the real question is can it fit into the tank correctly? i.e. can the pick-up pipe be positioned somewhere close to the bottom of the tank while at the same time the float / rheostat move up and down vertically with the level of the fuel
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Post by tod on Aug 2, 2016 13:10:16 GMT
Reference the fluctuating fuel gauge . If it only does it when driving along it is probably caused by the fuel sloshing around in the tank, made worse by the state of the roads. My gauge is alright on smooth roads but fluctuates on rough roads . I suspect there are not enough baffles in the tank to prevent this. If so a new sender unit will not cure the problem . A bad connection on the gauge or sender could also cause the same problem . To check the gauge is working remove the wire on the sender that goes to the gauge and with ignition on , earth the wire , the gauge should now go straight to full and stay there . If the needle is not steady and fluctuates you have a problem in the wiring or gauge.
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Post by bondbug750 on Aug 4, 2016 10:26:44 GMT
Confirm that there are no baffles in an OE tank
...as regard the accuracy of the gauge its, well rubbish really isn't it :-0 ...and so the story goes that there was once a Bug and it had a golf ball in the tank and when you could hear the golf ball rolling around you knew it was time to re-fuel -the owner swore by it :-)
As regards fluctuating gauge: If the fluctuation is round about half full its a good bet that the wiper isn't making a good contact with the rheostat because that area of the track has become worn out - but if you remove the sender you can fiddle the float arm over just a bit and its wiper will then contact an unworn area of the rheostat
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Post by vannin on Sept 4, 2016 19:09:38 GMT
triggergas was selling remanufactured bug fuel tank senders amongst other stuff,
as already stated, original senders are very difficult to get hold of and will
invariably be in a similar condition to your own sender
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Post by redbug on Nov 24, 2016 20:12:12 GMT
I have welded in a seperate pick up pipe for the fuel, and use a mini van fuel sender . Plenty about and less than twenty quid new. A lot of hassle to do on a running bug but easy enough on a full restoration .
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