Fuel Gauge

[PRE0ATS]

Apologies for resurrecting an old thread, but have either of you guys that ordered the dip-type sender from asap get it up and running?

I'm thinking of adding a dip-type sender and gauge to my current project, but am a little unsure about what will need doing to the fuel tank to fit the sender to it (will be a new 12/13 litre tank), so have a few questions:

Will the tank need a plate/ring welding into the top?
What do the 5 sender screws/bolts secure into?
Is the supplied washer sufficient to seal the sender and tank?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

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[jonashford]

Hi, it's a yes to all of those questions, lol

[Spud]

jon, which faris gauge did you use, does it have a backlight?

Also did it come with wiring instructions?

cheers
Spud

[jonashford]

Hi Spud,

I use this one,

http://www.asap-supplies.com/marine/fue ... 9373-13801

It has a backlight and comes with instructions, just wire the light off your black wire in the headset

[wack 63]

A little tip to avoid having to weld your tank is to use Rivnuts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htW_dQ_f ... re=related Your local engineering place should be able to do them.

[jonashford]

Gud idea that

[gonzo-jetsonslc]

I bought a complete set of a sailing shop that looked a bit like this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-FUEL-GAUG ... 916wt_1114

No welding required, it just screws on the tank. It is a bit "fiddly" to get the in-tank plate through the hole but after one hour of hard work it was done and has no leaks for 4 years now. The man behind the counter pointed out that one needs to check out if the sender unit actually works with the gauge, because of varying resistance. So it might be a good idea to buy a set.

The sender unit in the tank is very easy to cut to the right length, so I can recommend them.
It even works with no battery if you have some kind of DC converter like the Koso one.

cheers gonzo

[mark]

if you use wellnuts as mentioned in our conservation on phone you will be fine