RE: [T3] Fuel Sender

[Russ wolfe <russella@prairieinet.net>]

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



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