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 Post subject: Fuel guage ground strap
PostPosted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 4:40 am 
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My 62 Valiant uses the metal ground strip.

Is there a better solution to ground the sender unit than using the metal strip?


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PostPosted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 7:21 am 
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How about a terminal on a wire to put onto the sender tab, and then a ring terminal on the other end with a sheet metal screw direct to chassis?


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PostPosted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 11:20 am 
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H'mm. A solution better than the metal clip strap which has worked fine on your Valiant and zillions of other cars like it for over half a century. H'mm.

Sorry, I got nuthin'. :shrug:

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 12:42 pm 
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Now you got me to wondering what are the symptoms/issues experienced by the OP....


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 1:58 pm 
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If you don't have the clip, a length of the woven steel sheathing that surrounds good quality coax cable can be clamped to the sender.

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 12, 2014 2:19 am 
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Thanks for the feedback. I "worked" on the strap to get a good ground on the fuel line and now my guage reads OK.


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PostPosted: Sun Oct 12, 2014 6:41 am 
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I had the same problem and used a couple pieces of wire hose clamped together. That worked for awhile then died. Then I cleaned the dirt and gunk and sanded the lines and installed a new clip and presto, life's been good ever since. Glad ya fixed it!


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