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Could someone tell me what are correct resistance numbers on temp sender cold warm and fueltank sender full and empty? Car is 1960 fireflite, 361 engine.
I forgot to say please..
Jarmo...I don't personally know though someone of the club's Facebook page may know. I'll post your question there and report any responses.
Jarmo-
Unfortunately, the service manuals do not list the resistance of the sending units. I was going to check the values on my 1959 Firesweep, but they may not match up with 1960. The 1959 guages run on 12 volts, but starting in 1960 they run on 5 volts. They may or may not be calibrated to use the same sending units.
Thank you Glenn. I did not know them run 5 volts. That is important, i have to contact someone, who knows electrics better than me..
This is from 1960 service manual:
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I can't see any mention of 5 volt to gauges, hmm...
Jarmo-
Your service manual explains this in the Electrical and Instruments chapter on pages 50 and 51. Section b. on page 51 tells about the 5 volt step down.
For reference, here are some readings I was able to take:
Full fuel tank sender resistance- 1959 DeSoto 22 Ω, 1965 Chrysler 12 Ω, 1966 Dodge 5 Ω.
Temperature sending unit cold/normal operating temp- 1959 DeSoto 1100/70 Ω, 1966 Dodge 500/33 Ω. The 1965 Chrysler only has cold and hot lights, no guage.
I hope you find this information useful.
Glenn
Thank you Glenn, you're the man!!! So glad i joined club, there are so helpful people here!
