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Old 21-06-2009, 12:00 PM
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Default Escort or Sierra Fuel Level Resistance?

Anyone know the resistance range of the Ford Fuel Level Sender?

0-90ohm?
Old 21-06-2009, 12:17 PM
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Got a sierra thing in the shed, tell me how to measure it dude and i'll have a go
Old 21-06-2009, 01:43 PM
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Move it to each exteme and measure the resistance of each.
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Gav, it's be ace if you could measure it. You have a multimeter?
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i have a power probe!!
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Originally Posted by GaryEvo
i have a power probe!!
I found this, construction of the pre-production Power Probes........



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haha,go get multi meter from work you lazy sod....lmao

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Originally Posted by GaryEvo
haha,go get multi meter from work you lazy sod....lmao
I've got one, YOURS.

It's dropping the tank out thats a little too much trouble. It seemed most likely that the sender was 0-90ohm, so I went with that and it says I have 3/4 tank, which I think is bollocks.
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Ok so not sure if im doing this right but using this scale



Full is 0.20
Half is 0.25
Nearly empty is 0.30
empty (on the stopper) jumps up to 1.52

Any good??????
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use the 200 scale
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On the 200 scale it will not read anything really just flashes a number then you get a 1 on the left of the screen.

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I can post the sender to you if you want so you can test it yourself or whatever, its just what was in a tank i bought ages ago and im on a dip tube type now in the pro alloy tank so have no need for it.
Pm me your address if you want it.
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looks like 200 to 300 ohms then.
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When I tested mine, it showed 62 ohms and I think the tank is almost empty.

I did have a strange occurrence with it last time I filled it though, the car appeared to have run out of fuel, but when I took it to the petrol station, it only took £25. So, really not sure.

That said, since putting that £25 in, I've done at least 100 miles, so there can't be much in it.

Gav, I agree, from your results it does look like 200-300ohms although this means that my reading makes no sense whatsoever!!

Are the Cossie and RST senders the same I wonder.
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