Pardon me while I grab my ankles.

[G B.]

Despite what you read in eBay auctions, Delco does still offer new gas gauge sending units for '63 - '67 Corvettes. You really don't have to buy one of those $80 foreign-made senders. However....

THE DELCO LIST PRICE FOR MID-YEAR SENDERS HAS GONE UP TO $387 EACH! Net price is now just under $200. Yowzah!

The current Delco calibration is the same so-so quality I've been seeing for the last five years. The sender I picked up today has a resistance range from 2 to 115 ohms rather than the 0 - 90 ohm original spec. That's sorta close.

Oh Baby, Baby! Take me here! Take me now!

[Gerard F.]

Tell the doc

to use two fingers, cause you want a second opinion.

And where is the Delco made?

Jerry Fuccillo
#42179

[G B.]

#6428065 / 6425827

The sender box bears part #6428065. The sender itself has a sticker that reads "Service Sender P/N 06425827". Neither the box nor the sender label name a specific country of origin. All label wording is in English.

Many Delco parts are now made in Mexico, China, India, and Hong Kong. Those parts made outside the U.S. are labeled as such. I think it's the law.

[G B.]

Cheap gas gauge senders

I haven't tried any of the $80 senders in a few years. When they were first sold in the U.S., they didn't work.

Has anyone tried one recently to see if the design flaw has been fixed?

[Bill Stephenson]

Re: Cheap gas gauge senders

Jerry,

-------Ill get out, take the cap off, and look before I ever pay that much money for a gas guage............Bill S

[Gerard F.]

Re: Cheap gas gauge senders -Tried one

Jerry,

I tried one last year with a new gage. Worked good for about 6 months. Now it only works between 3/4 full and full, seems to get stuck on 3/4 full. Is that the design flaw?

Thinking about refurbing my original which I saved. It's only flaw was a broken electrical connection to the variable resistor.

I see that Paragon has an OEM sender listed for $220.

Jerry Fuccillo
#42179

[Donald T.]

Re: Cheap gas gauge senders -Tried one

I've encountered the problem of a gas gauge not reading below a certain level. Sometimes the float hangs up and does not go down all the way with the fuel. I've been able to reach down in the tank and manually manipulated the float through it's range of motion. Seems to free it up if that's the problem.

[G B.]

Re: Cheap gas gauge senders -Tried one

The very first ones from China or Korea (or wherever) had a dead short to ground! Really.

The next batch worked for a little while but the variable resister contacts quickly corroded and then they would quit.

[Gerard F.]

Re: Cheap gas gauge senders -Tried one

Don,

Have tried pushing it up and down, and it works.... for a while. Then it reverts back to the 3/4 full to full reading. Also thinking about putting a floating boot over the float to give it a little more force, up and down.

Jerry Fuccillo

[Clare Carpenter]

What's involved in restoring originals??

Interesting thread. This is one project in my restoration that I haven't gotten around to yet. My original tank is very good shape, inside and out and the sender worked fine prior to the tank being drained and removed. Since then it has been sitting on the parts shelf. I had planned on replacing the sending unit. I've seen them available from the various vendors for just under a $100 for my '62. This thread has educated me to the availability of Delco's at over $200, which are also apparently sourced offshore. Being aware of the quality issues with the no-name cheapies and the expense, and possible quality issues of foreign sourced Delcos, I'd rather restore what I have. Has anyone done this and what's involved? Can needed parts. if any, be purchased? Thanks for any insight provided.

[G B.]

Clarifications

My post was about mid-year sending units only. They're different from the design used in your '62, and they've always been more expensive.

A couple of years ago a Delco mid-year sending unit cost about $140 net. Now they're $200 net. Two years ago the '62 sending unit was available and cost about $60 net. I haven't checked, but my guess is that it is still available and now costs about $80 net.

I do not know where the current Delco mid-year sending unit is made. I assume it is made in the U.S. since it is not identified as being made in another country.