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Re: Fuel Guage Sending Unit - 76 Dodge
Steel_City_Stax #658796 April 16th 2014 7:19 pm
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I had a 77 and I took mine apart and got in there and cleaned it up and put it back together. If that does not work. The place I got my replacement tank has new ones I just have to remember where and what the name was They did work perfect. I think it was Spectra Fuel tanks. Hope that helps. They did OK by me, good stuff.


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Re: Fuel Guage Sending Unit - 76 Dodge
Steel_City_Stax #658801 April 16th 2014 7:49 pm
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One more thing, Call your dealer and see if they have one. I did and they had three. not a bad price at sixty bucks. but new old stock is better. They can do a nation wide search. Worth at try.


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Re: Fuel Guage Sending Unit - 76 Dodge
Steel_City_Stax #659000 April 19th 2014 10:16 pm
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...had aa problem like that on an old s10 of mine...friend showed me a teick worked great for bad ground...Put a metal hose clamp on metal fuel line where it come out of sending unit...attach ground wire ro it, then to frame.. if it is a ground that wull take care of it..

Re: Fuel Guage Sending Unit - 76 Dodge
Steel_City_Stax #659095 April 20th 2014 10:16 pm
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The fuel sending unit's wire is light blue and is located on the right rear (passenger) side tail light. That's why the gauge went up when you connected those wires.

Earlier tanks was grounded by a grounding clip, from the elbow of the sending unit to the steel portion of the fuel line. I think they went to a ground wire in '75 or '76. This applies to the steel tanks.

The only sending unit (and tank) still available is for the '77 vans. Earlier years were different and obsolete. Only source now is NOS.

Re: Fuel Guage Sending Unit - 76 Dodge
Steel_City_Stax #660250 May 02nd 2014 1:15 pm
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hey bootsy100, my 75 looks just like yours. where you have that new lookin clamp is about where mine has an alligator clip clamped onto the fuel line then its connected to another wire that goes inside my van by the passenger side tail light. i have my interior put together now so i can't see exactly where it goes to but i remember when i first got the van i had to mess around with that wire because sometimes the gauge would fail.

Re: Fuel Guage Sending Unit - 76 Dodge
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it must be grounded to another wire.
The sending wire is as mentioned above:light blue near passenger tail light. I that wire to the sending unit wire then tried grounding off the metal fuel line (with alligator clip) to the chassis as well as other points but with no luck. gonna have to pull the unit and put meter on it I guess. wish it was as easy as just grounding it. bummer...
thx all for the comments though.

Re: Fuel Guage Sending Unit - 76 Dodge
Steel_City_Stax #664671 June 26th 2014 10:56 am
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Just realized I never replied to this post that I originated. My float had a crack in it and was taking on fuel - thus, it was always sunk to the bottom and showing on "E". A new float from summit for like $6, and a new cork gasket ( i cut myself from a sheet of cork ) and a ton of gasket sealer (screws into plastic tank) and we're back to as good as new.

Thanks for all the tips & hope the others here find resolution to their questions as well!

Re: Fuel Guage Sending Unit - 76 Dodge
Steel_City_Stax #701818 January 06th 2016 6:31 pm
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I know this I an old thread but it helped me a lot while looking for a fuel sender for a '77 Dodge 36 gal tank. Mine works but it is original and I am not sure for how long. I have found several places online that will rebuild it, and I think I will do that when my original one fails. That being said I did find a NOS sender.
http://www.collectorsautosupply.com.
part number is 4075096
Trouble is, he wants $270 for it.
If you need it, there it is.


Re: Fuel Guage Sending Unit - 76 Dodge
Steel_City_Stax #701820 January 06th 2016 7:27 pm
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Try spectra they make aftermarket tanks and sending units i think !
http://www.spectrapremium.com/products/fuel_tank.html
Also I found this
http://www.jcwhitney.com/1977-1980-...uel-pump/p2005708d51427y1977-1980j1.jcwx
So spectra does have them just call them at spectra and see what they say. The second place i posted is JC Whitney and that was just for a 23 gallon stock tank. But call spectra and ask, chances are good if they make one they have them both. If not you also have the option to upgrade to a new tank and modern sending unit. i have been under all of them and they are very similar hookups. You might have to cut or make a line or two shorter or longer but not a major task the roll over valve on top will always be in the same place.


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