Just for future reference guys...it's always a good idea to be aware of the resistance range of the particular car's sending unit before installing it. Get an ohm meter and check it. Make sure 'up is up' and 'down is down' if you know what I mean....also, make sure it reads the full range in regards to resistance. That way, if it needs bending, you can do all that before going through the trouble of putting the tank back up into position..
In other words, make sure that the physical movement of the arm is not restricted by the constraints inside the tank and make sure that the movement that the tank allows, covers the full resistance range while it's in the tank. Also, make sure that as the movement goes 'up', resistance goes up and vica versa. Otherwise, you'll wind up readinf 'empty' with a full tank and 'full' with an empty tank...Yes, I've had one like that. Had to rotate the arm 180 degrees.
You can do all of this right on your workbench with a cheap ohm meter.
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Greg Reid
Palmetto, Georgia
 
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