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Fuel Sending Unit
Disassembling and checking a 66-77 Bronco fuel sending unit
Tech article by Dan Thomas (Jeepster)
Sending unit.
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Plug.
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Back of plug with wire.
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Straighten the 3 tabs on the "box" to remove.
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There might be varnish built up on this end of the shaft here. Give it a little cleaning and the halfs will seperate easier.
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Carefully remove.
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Another view.
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Inside check for spring and general condition.
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In this photo you can see where the contact arm rides on the wire windings.
If the tank has sat with gas in it for a long time, the fuel might have turned to varnish and coated the
contact arm and windings. A very light rubbing with steel wool should clean it up. Careful not to damage wire.
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Check winding for resistance,opens,shorts with a meter. Here the resistance should be ~70 ohms
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About 10 ohms here.
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Work your way around to all the contact,solder,wire joints to check for continuty, shorts, opens.
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Reassemble, bend tabs.
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Theres not much to these things. Check the wire for continuty. Work float for ease of movement. New floats and filter can be purchaced.
Tech article by Dan Thomas (Jeepster) |
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