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On Thu, 2003-05-22 at 22:15, Jim Adney wrote: > On 22 May 2003 at 11:00, jason.smith@sarcom.com wrote: > > > I called VDO and spoke with a technician and he said that the guage of the > > wire did not matter, but that it is 18 gauge. I don't know if I believe him > > that it does not matter. The resistance seems to give the reading? > > He either didn't have any idea what he was talking about, or he thought you > were asking about the wire LEADING TO the fuel sender. THAT wire might be > 18AWG, but I'd guess more like 20. The gauge certainly is important for the > sensor wire. It is about 12" long and must have a resistance of about 100 Ohms. > It's about 30-32AWG, nowhere near as big as 18. > And it is probably "NiChrome" <sp> resistance wire. I broke the one in my "former" spare sender by blowing on it with an air nozzle. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org