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glutamodo 
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 Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 6:35 pm Post subject: Re: 1962-67 Fuel Gauges/Sending Units, the continuing drama.... |
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Looking in I could see why the fuel gauge wasn’t working. The cable wasn’t hooked up to the arm and the cable housing wasn’t sitting in its “holder”. From inside the car I was able to reach under the dash, over the tank and blindly put the cable ball on the float arm and set the cable housing on the housing holder. Bam ! Fuel gauge worked !
Took off down the street and the gauge dropped to empty. Pulled over, looked inside the hood fuel cap and the cable housing was out of the holder.
After reading all 5 pages of this post, I realized that a “cap” was supposed to sit over the float assembly, thus locking the cable in its holder. Duh !!
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Not exactly the sort of response I'd have expected to get in this thread, otherwise maybe I'd have been more explicit as to how the various parts needed to fit together! Still, glad you figured it out and hope you get it sorted out. 
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mrkrause
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| Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 7:24 pm Post subject: Re: 1962-67 Fuel Gauges/Sending Units, the continuing drama.... |
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Andy,
I’m better informed now so when....not if....I have to change a float.....I’ve learned a lot!
Thanks to all for taking the time to share your.....”experiences”.😩
Ken |
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mrkrause
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| Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2019 7:21 pm Post subject: Re: 1962-67 Fuel Gauges/Sending Units, the continuing drama.... |
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Andy,
I “accidentally” bought one of the white plastic senders. They actually call it the “econo” model. That should have been my first clue. First issue I had was that there wasn’t a seat area for the gauge cable to lock in place once the sender cap was snapped on. I didn’t see anyone mention this in this whole thread.
I’m gonna order one from WW. It sounds like it has the most success out this thread. |
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glutamodo
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| Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2019 7:51 pm Post subject: Re: 1962-67 Fuel Gauges/Sending Units, the continuing drama.... |
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Just make sure the float is installed the correct way, as I documented previously in this thread.
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mrkrause
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| Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2019 8:20 pm Post subject: Re: 1962-67 Fuel Gauges/Sending Units, the continuing drama.... |
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| Yes, i definitely will. |
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carlk3
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| Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2020 3:33 pm Post subject: Re: 1962-67 Fuel Gauges/Sending Units, the continuing drama.... |
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| Well, if you install that sending unit from WW as they deliver it, it WILL impact your tank's filter "sock". If you're missing that piece though... or if it just smacked it and broke it off, then it probably would work. I guess it depends if you care about that or not. |
TheSamba to the rescue again! I just encountered this same problem with the WW sender, in a '64 Ghia. Flipped the float around this morning and it is working much better now. |
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JULIANROBINSON
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McGuirk
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| Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 2:32 pm Post subject: Re: 1962-67 Fuel Gauges/Sending Units, the continuing drama.... |
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Looks like WW changed their supplier. The one I and others got from them back when this thread was new (2013!) was the magura style, not the VDO style with the rubber boot.
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JULIANROBINSON
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| Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 2:41 pm Post subject: Re: 1962-67 Fuel Gauges/Sending Units, the continuing drama.... |
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Ah. so it is.. I hadn't twigged it was different...
I will return it.
Thank you for your input |
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Sjstretch
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| Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 2:36 pm Post subject: Re: 1962-67 Fuel Gauges/Sending Units, the continuing drama.... |
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So my 1964 mechanical VDO sending unit rubber has finally cracked. So now I need a replacement.
Is the WW unit still the best option? Or does anyone know of a better one to purchase?
Thank you for the help |
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matthew henricks
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glutamodo
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2022 10:51 am Post subject: Re: 1962-67 Fuel Gauges/Sending Units, the continuing drama.... |
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My experiences and conclusions are clearly posted above. However, since I stopped driving my 62 several years ago when the transaxle died on me, I have had no need to do any further experimentation with this sort of thing. I do not know if WW has changed their sending units at all, but I still stand my conclusion that once I flipped the float on their sending unit, it was the best whatever passed as "good" at that time.
Those old magura tank units are pretty good, as long as you go in and replace the O-ring. I talk about how incredibly difficult I found installing a Teflon O-ring on there but once I did I found it to work fine. I think lesser but more pliable rubber compound O-rings might do equally as well with less hassle.
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toxicavenger70
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2022 2:00 pm Post subject: Re: 1962-67 Fuel Gauges/Sending Units, the continuing drama.... |
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| I stopped driving my 62 several years ago when the transaxle died on me, |
What? Do we need to do an intervention?  |
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glutamodo
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2022 8:57 pm Post subject: Re: 1962-67 Fuel Gauges/Sending Units, the continuing drama.... |
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| glutamodo wrote: |
| I stopped driving my 62 several years ago when the transaxle died on me, |
What? Do we need to do an intervention? |
Ah, That. That's an off-topic comment, which is why I haven't answered in kind... but I'll do so now.
A number of things conspired together.
I did spend a hefty amount of dollars to get a rebuilt transaxle (I'm still pissed off that the one in there lost 4th Gear, rebuilt from a company that, at that time prided themselves on building transaxles that "NEVER FAIL" that way. Guess What? Mine Failed!)
Anyway, I spent a lot of money on another tranny because I wanted to switch to a 4.125 final drive and I had no core for that.
I got it though, spent a lot of time on installation to make sure the damn side covers would not leak. (this is such a common issue that I know full well you need to do this) and it was all for nothing, one test drive and it leaked badly. Also my engine rear main seal was leaking some, but that's another story. In any case it all has to come apart again and I just didn't want to do it at that time, so I left it parked. A few months later, one day, I found a puddle of fuel under the car, turns out the fuel pump went bad just sitting there. I changed that out. But then my decklid welds busted around the spring mount... Just one thing after another and I didn't even list them all. So I rather gave up and it's a dust collector in my carport now.
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toxicavenger70
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| Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 2:07 pm Post subject: Re: 1962-67 Fuel Gauges/Sending Units, the continuing drama.... |
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| glutamodo wrote: |
| toxicavenger70 wrote: |
| glutamodo wrote: |
| I stopped driving my 62 several years ago when the transaxle died on me, |
What? Do we need to do an intervention? |
Ah, That. That's an off-topic comment, which is why I haven't answered in kind... but I'll do so now.
A number of things conspired together.
I did spend a hefty amount of dollars to get a rebuilt transaxle (I'm still pissed off that the one in there lost 4th Gear, rebuilt from a company that, at that time prided themselves on building transaxles that "NEVER FAIL" that way. Guess What? Mine Failed!)
Anyway, I spent a lot of money on another tranny because I wanted to switch to a 4.125 final drive and I had no core for that.
I got it though, spent a lot of time on installation to make sure the damn side covers would not leak. (this is such a common issue that I know full well you need to do this) and it was all for nothing, one test drive and it leaked badly. Also my engine rear main seal was leaking some, but that's another story. In any case it all has to come apart again and I just didn't want to do it at that time, so I left it parked. A few months later, one day, I found a puddle of fuel under the car, turns out the fuel pump went bad just sitting there. I changed that out. But then my decklid welds busted around the spring mount... Just one thing after another and I didn't even list them all. So I rather gave up and it's a dust collector in my carport now. |
That sucks I understand the frustration for sure. I will start saving my pennies in case you give me a call.
Take care. |
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