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  1. 04-08-2013, 10:29 AM #1
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    Default Fuel Sender Diameter Question

    Hello!

    I need to know the diameter of the hole that should be cut into a fuel tank to fit the Series style fuel level sender.

    Anyone?

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    Hey Mark,

    I'm making a CAD drawing to get an alumnium rear-mount tank for my 109". Any chance that's what this is and you would be willing to share so that I can stop mid-way through reinventing the wheel?

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    No--that's the one tank I didn't CAD up and have done when we did the huge group buy. I didn't figure there was enough demand to hit the volume discount from the custom manufacturer. The drawing is of the flat top panel of one style of tank that sits under the seat:



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    I still get a smile seeing those photos! Just need to get the new tank in still!
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    Quote Originally Posted by SafeAirOne View Post
    No--that's the one tank I didn't CAD up and have done when we did the huge group buy. I didn't figure there was enough demand to hit the volume discount from the custom manufacturer. The drawing is of the flat top panel of one style of tank that sits under the seat:



    They look great!! Similar to my one off tank. Why not use a more modern, readily available and dare I say reliable sender? Compatibility can be achieved with resistors. They look beautiful BTW!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by blue bomber View Post
    Why not use a more modern, readily available and dare I say reliable sender?
    You mean modern Rover sender or a non-rover unit with a 5-bolt SAE pattern?

    For the pictured tanks, I was going to originally use the modern 5-bolt SAE setup and universally-available senders, but something made me not do it--I want to say it was that modern 5-bolt senders read opposite of the series-compatible senders (high ohms=full tank on one system and high ohms=empty tank on the other).

    If you mean modern ROVER senders, then a bolt-on sender is easy whereas a cam-locking sender is a huge expensive hassle in aluminum.
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    BTW Tony--can't PM a reply--your PM mailbox is full.

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    Tony,
    Glad to hear you alive and still working on your truck!
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    Good to be back. After my less-than-minor "I hate this thing" attack, I've let it sit for a few months and now I'm back at it with renewed interest. Thank goodness I wasn't successful at unloading it!

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