Some fuel sending unit tidbits from the 62-65 MoPar Clubhouse:
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Is your Mopar's gas tank sending unit float leaking? Sadly, mother Mopar
in her less-than-wise support of older Mopars, has discontinued the
Mopar float. But sneak into your local Ford dealer and get a Ford brass
float; it fits right in perfectly. The Ford part number I have is
COAZ-9202-B Float Asy. This part number has two brass floats in the
package, but the Ford counter parts person should be able to sell you
one float, or cross reference the part number to a single brass float.
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Does your Mopar's gas tank sending unit have a dirty sock? No sock?
Practice safe fuel intake by getting a new Mopar fuel filter sock to
attach to your Mopar's gas tank sending unit. Try asking your Mopar
dealer for part number 01670694 or TA2759895. One of these part numbers
should provide the solution.
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Check out a fuel sending unit from a 1978 Ford pickup. The Ford design
picks up parallel to the tank, unlike the Mopar sending unit, but the
truck pickup still draws off the bottom of the gas tank; as a bonus the
Ford item utilizes a 3/8ths size line.
Don't know for sure if they'll match our cars, but worth a shot.
-Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark J. Hash [mailto:mjh@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 7:41 PM
To: Dave Stragand; L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] New Fuel Sending Units for 1957-59 Dodge, Plymouth
I called laysons today on their toll free number (877-930-4088) to order
the fuel sending unit, as I need one. After exploring their website,
they are mostly late '60s like all the other big "Mopar" suppliers. And
they said they put the fuel sending unit on their website to gauge the
interest in them -- they are not available yet!! Supposedly they'll
be available in April according to the guy I talked to.
I also told the guy how frustrating it is that all these manufacturers
make stuff for most everything but our Forward Look cars. He said they
are open to '50s stuff but there is no demand?!?!?! Circular argument:
if there's no part available no one will order it. If no one orders it
why should they make it? Anyway, I let the guy know of the untapped
resource of people with $$$ in hand (us) if they get the parts we need,
they will sell. . . but the fuel sending unit I'll have to get elsewhere
for now. . .
Mark mjh
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