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  • Dave Suesz

    What fuel sender would work for me...

    ...All the vendors' listings I have seen so far start at '56, and I have a '55. What is the difference between the '55 and '56 fuel sender?
  • John H.
    Beyond Control Poster
    • December 1, 1997
    • 16513

    #2
    Re: What fuel sender would work for me...

    Dave -

    The '55 tank is 17-1/4 gallons, and the '56 is 16.4, and the senders are in different locations (centered on '55, toward the passenger side on '56). The '55 tank must be a little taller, as the straps are also different. The only common parts I can find are the gasket for the sending unit and the retainers on the body for the straps; the '55 sending unit is just an electrical sender, and the '56 includes both the sending unit and the fuel pickup and outlet pipe. Have you tried Grossmueller's?

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    • John H.
      Beyond Control Poster
      • December 1, 1997
      • 16513

      #3
      Re: What fuel sender would work for me...

      Dave -

      The '55 tank is 17-1/4 gallons, and the '56 is 16.4, and the senders are in different locations (centered on '55, toward the passenger side on '56). The '55 tank must be a little taller, as the straps are also different. The only common parts I can find are the gasket for the sending unit and the retainers on the body for the straps; the '55 sending unit is just an electrical sender, and the '56 includes both the sending unit and the fuel pickup and outlet pipe. Have you tried Grossmueller's?

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      • Dave Suesz

        #4
        Anything would work better...

        ...than the "cobbled together" unit I have. The fuel sending system fried itself in '85, and I pulled the guts of the fuel gauge and sender from a Chevy truck, all of which looks and works perfectly, except: The 'Vette fuel tank tapers toward the bottom, so the original rheostat did too. The truck had a square tank, so it does not. Result: When the gauge reads 1/4, it means "almost empty".

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        • Dave Suesz

          #5
          Anything would work better...

          ...than the "cobbled together" unit I have. The fuel sending system fried itself in '85, and I pulled the guts of the fuel gauge and sender from a Chevy truck, all of which looks and works perfectly, except: The 'Vette fuel tank tapers toward the bottom, so the original rheostat did too. The truck had a square tank, so it does not. Result: When the gauge reads 1/4, it means "almost empty".

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          • John H.
            Beyond Control Poster
            • December 1, 1997
            • 16513

            #6
            Re: Anything would work better...

            I don't think there's enough difference in physical dimensions between the '55 and '56 tanks to rule out using the '56 sending unit - just cap off the fuel outlet pipe.

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            • John H.
              Beyond Control Poster
              • December 1, 1997
              • 16513

              #7
              Re: Anything would work better...

              I don't think there's enough difference in physical dimensions between the '55 and '56 tanks to rule out using the '56 sending unit - just cap off the fuel outlet pipe.

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