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Has anyone been able to find a sending unit for a 1979 Pinto. Please help! Part number would be a bonus
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This one went into my 1977 Tank . It does say it will not fit your Pinto but........It did/
https://www.amazon.com/Spectra-Premium-FG178A-Sending-Unit/dp/B006GZB5N4/ref=cm_cr_pr_sims_t/185-7439620-7306157
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thank you fast fred....do you know the differences in the sending units fg178a and fg178b on amazon
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I don't at the moment. but.....I had the new sender unit fitted and connected up but this is crazy. The more fuel i put in the gauge shows less!
Any one have an answer?
Fred
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Change the resistor ..IE check what yours is reading on an ohm meter and if it's 100 ohms change it for a 90 ohm etc.. Nope off hand I do not know the value of the resistor but that's all of the sending units read via float position versus fuel level.
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Look on ford pinto nos on E-gay.
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Fred
I was the one who first posted that I bought the Amazon unit. That was over a year ago. I have had bad health and have yet to install it. I do not know if I will ever finish the build.
About how the unit works. If I just imagine the E equals full and the F equals empty, will it do the job?
Bill
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Maybe it will. LOL Will let you know!
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Dumb ? But Could it be mounted upside down?
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Didnt want come across a jerk but I had mounted one upside down to make factory Datsun gauge work with a fuel cell using GM sender.
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The sender has an arm with a float on the end. If it were possible (don't know for sure) that the arm was mounted 180 degrees out then you might possibly get the reverse reading.
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Makes sense!