Fuel gauge sender

[sub-hatchtim]

Trying to find a source for a new gauge sender that isn't a POS

I've been advised that the Wolfsburg West senders are garbage

Does anyone know of a quality sender that's being made today
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58' pg/sg silo fridge westy
58 Dove blue singlecab
76 911S

[Bruce Amacker]

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2086963
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'66 Deluxe Bus
'65 Standard Bus
Build threads:
'66- http://www.leakoil.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=2888&sid=54d8dedfb3822f99c7f2ea430cb4e856
'65- http://leakoil.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=4263

[turkis-deluxe]

[PeteSC]

New VDO gauges of all lengths, made in Brazil:

https://www.egauges.com/category-s/33327.htm

I have the 280mm in my '58 KG....it works perfectly (the red crimp shield has been corrected and is now heat-shrinked ).

[BarryL]

Measuring an original German VDO it came out to this one https://www.egauges.com/7-5-190mm-90-0-Ohms-p/224-219.htm

I have two on order there but they guy said they are back ordered. Should I change to 280mm?

[PeteSC]

[sub-hatchtim]

Thanks Bruce just ordered one, your helpful replies are very appreciated
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58' pg/sg silo fridge westy
58 Dove blue singlecab
76 911S

[Nubby]

Did you order one from egauges?

[BarryL]

sub-hatchtim I hope you didn't think I was steppin' on your thread.

Also I thought the link Bruce had posted was for only one used sender although now it appears to be new.

[sub-hatchtim]

Barry feel free step all over the thread you'd like, what you posted was helpful.

I ordered the one Bruce posted
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58' pg/sg silo fridge westy
58 Dove blue singlecab
76 911S

[velvetgreen]

The sender out of my 65' bus measures in at about 7.25" or 18.5 cm's long

not sure how much the tanks changed over the years but that should give you an approximate idea

[Bruce Amacker]

Between my Ghia and two busses I have a whole pile of junk fuel senders as they take the same PN. Many of them work initially but the floats sink within a year. VDO senders have some kind of supply problem as they're getting scarce- maybe they're out of production?

Stick with VDO, they're the only ones I've had last.
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'66 Deluxe Bus
'65 Standard Bus
Build threads:
'66- http://www.leakoil.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=2888&sid=54d8dedfb3822f99c7f2ea430cb4e856
'65- http://leakoil.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=4263

[PeteSC]

[nlorntson]

Does anyone know how the egauges folks measure their gauges? Is it from the top of the mounting flange to the bottom of the sender or from the bottom of the mounting flange?

[PeteSC]

[BarryL]

[sub-hatchtim]

Yeah Barry let's see them
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58' pg/sg silo fridge westy
58 Dove blue singlecab
76 911S

[BarryL]

These are exactly 190mm or 7.5". You get two spades each for "ground" and "send". Nut on the bottom is built in I guess. I prefer cork but these have the red rubber. Anyone know how well the red works and how tight to tighten with it?

Don't forget to remove the tape and pull the pin.

[PeteSC]

I've been using the red gasket for about 2 years with no issues. I don't have a torque setting, but it doesn't take much for a good seal. If you over tighten the rubber can start to break apart; it's very soft and tears easily.

[velvetgreen]

Barry - thanks for pics of Fuel sender. Did you order this one?

https://www.egauges.com/7-5-190mm-90-0-Ohms-p/224-219.htm

or did you order it from another vendor?