RE: [T3] Fuel Sender

[jason.smith@sarcom.com]

> >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?
> > 
> >Jim wrote:
> > 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.


I called a VDO repair shop in North Carolina and he said that this wire
cannot be fixed, they just buy a replacement unit.  He said that the wire is
a special 'resitance wire' and that it is attached in a special way.
Probably with some sort of resitance friendly solder.

So, I guess I'll be buying a new/used sender.


Jason Smith
71 Square FI AT
Columbus, OH USA
http://jasontsmith.tripod.com/vw.htm

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