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| dgraves |
 Aug 27 2018, 06:59 PM
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1974 914 2.0  Group: Members Posts: 180 Joined: 6-June 16 From: Montana Member No.: 20,076 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
So, here's one. When I bought the car it it had a 911 instrument dash in the 1974 2.0 914. (Not interested in changing to 914 dash.) Everything looks and works good except...
The 911 fuel gauge doesn't seem to coordinate well with my fuel sender, which is relatively new. I get more miles in the first half (Full to 1/2) than I do in the lower half of the gauge (1/2 to warning light coming on). Is this because the gauge is for a 911 and the sender is for the 914? (I'd also like to know why I run out of gas at about 13.6 gallons. Should be a ~16 gal tank...right? Many thanks. Dan |
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| 914forme |
Aug 27 2018, 07:21 PM
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Times a wastin', get wrenchin'! Group: Members Posts: 3,896 Joined: 24-July 04 From: Dayton, Ohio Member No.: 2,388 Region Association: None 
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As far as I know they both use the same Ohm range for the sender and gauge. They are easy enough to replace just pop the gauge out, mark all the wires, remove 4 screws, and install a 914 one if you need to. I see no reason to do so, unless it is defective. You can test with open wire and a 90 ohm resistor. Open wire your Empty, with 90 Ohm resister you should be pegged full.
Pull the sender out and see if it moves, then can get gunked up and not functioning well, easy enough to fix. Tank should hold 16.4 gallons of fuel. |
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dgraves Fuel sender and gauge match? Aug 27 2018, 06:59 PM
dgraves
As far as I know they both use the same Ohm range... Aug 27 2018, 09:45 PM
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So, here's one. When I bought the car it it ... Aug 27 2018, 07:21 PM SirAndy Does the reserve warning light go on when the fuel... Aug 27 2018, 07:28 PM dgraves
Does the reserve warning light go on when the fue... Aug 27 2018, 09:51 PM Dave_Darling Andy, when you fill up, is it just until the pump ... Aug 27 2018, 08:54 PM Chris914n6 I'm fairly sure the sender is linear, but the ... Aug 28 2018, 12:08 AM |
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