MUSTANG SENDING UNIT
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They won't work, they are completely different.
Mustang sending units are a totally different shape and have a pickup tube on them. The sending units are retained to the tank by a clamp which twists off/on.
The Mustang tanks are rectangular, and no more than a foot high.
The 1961/77 in-cab tank sending unit bolts to the top of the tank, there's no pickup tube on it. The in-cab tank is much taller than any Mustang tank.
What's wrong with the sending unit in your truck? If the dash gauge is reading in-correctly, it could be the sending unit's float.
The float is made from two pieces of copper soldered together. Solder breaks down, gas seeps in, float slowly settles to the bottom of the tank.
COAZ9202B .. Fuel Sending Unit Float / Available from Ford
Fits: 1957/79 Passenger Cars/Trucks/Bronco's and Econolines.
D7TZ9275G (replaced C1TZ9275K) .. In Cab Tank Fuel Sending Unit / Obsolete
Fits: 1961/66 F100/1100 / 1967/72 F100/750 / 1973/77 F100/880.
Even though obsolete, a quick search found that three Ford Dealers have 44. Four obsolete parts vendors have 26.
Post Fiend
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In a mustang tank put between the rear frame rail it will send the correct ohms to the "stock ford truck gauge.
All ford fuel gauges in put the same till 86. after that they still work but the gauge reads backward.
In short yes. it will work and read correctly in the application i mention.
Garbz
All ford fuel gauges in put the same till 86. after that they still work but the gauge reads backward.
In short yes. it will work and read correctly in the application i mention.
Garbz
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Since the OP didn't make things clear that he has a Mustang tank in his truck, I wasted a 
half hour of my time typing that crap.
What's the deal? I'm supposed to look at peoples avatars to figure of what they are working on?
That's ridiculous!
half hour of my time typing that crap.What's the deal? I'm supposed to look at peoples avatars to figure of what they are working on?
That's
ridiculous!
Hotshot
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You are correct
the OP did not make it clear what he needed the info for....I only noticed it after reading Garbz postAnd NO, it's not up to you to look at everyones avatar to figure out what they are asking. it's up to them to provide enough info to get an awnser they need, good eye Dave.
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All you asked was...if the Mustang sender would work with the trucks dash gauge.
I assumed from that...you needed a sending unit for the in-cab tank. We are not mindreaders. If you don't post the pertinent info, how can ppl help you?
You also made no mention of what Mustang tank you used. 1965/73: There are five different fuel tanks, seven different sending units.
If you don't get the fuel sender that matches the gallon capacity of the tank you have, the gauge won't read correctly.
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Soooop,
from what I understand they are all the same ohms. If you use the sender that came with the tank, it should operate your gauge accurately.
When I read the first post, I figured you were asking because you installed a mustang tank. It's a not an uncommon mod. I use Rodeo tanks myself.
It's too bad all of us here are just mindless idiots except the one guy that knows everything.
Bill, I love how every time you are WRONG you direct it at someone else. You read his question WRONG, you went off on a rant how it was his fault when YOU WERE WRONG. Now as usual, you're acting like a jackass toward another board member, because YOU made a MISTAKE. BTW, the world isn't flat either....
from what I understand they are all the same ohms. If you use the sender that came with the tank, it should operate your gauge accurately.
When I read the first post, I figured you were asking because you installed a mustang tank. It's a not an uncommon mod. I use Rodeo tanks myself.
It's too bad all of us here are just mindless idiots except the one guy that knows everything.
Bill, I love how every time you are WRONG you direct it at someone else. You read his question WRONG, you went off on a rant how it was his fault when YOU WERE WRONG. Now as usual, you're acting like a jackass toward another board member, because YOU made a MISTAKE. BTW, the world isn't flat either....
Hotshot
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From: Tucson
Soooop,
from what I understand they are all the same ohms. If you use the sender that came with the tank, it should operate your gauge accurately.
When I read the first post, I figured you were asking because you installed a mustang tank. It's a not an uncommon mod. I use Rodeo tanks myself.
It's too bad all of us here are just mindless idiots except the one guy that knows everything.
Bill, I love how every time you are WRONG you direct it at someone else. You read his question WRONG, you went off on a rant how it was his fault when YOU WERE WRONG. Now as usual, you're acting like a jackass toward another board member, because YOU made a MISTAKE. BTW, the world isn't flat either....
from what I understand they are all the same ohms. If you use the sender that came with the tank, it should operate your gauge accurately.
When I read the first post, I figured you were asking because you installed a mustang tank. It's a not an uncommon mod. I use Rodeo tanks myself.
It's too bad all of us here are just mindless idiots except the one guy that knows everything.
Bill, I love how every time you are WRONG you direct it at someone else. You read his question WRONG, you went off on a rant how it was his fault when YOU WERE WRONG. Now as usual, you're acting like a jackass toward another board member, because YOU made a MISTAKE. BTW, the world isn't flat either....
whats with the attacks on Bill? this is the 2nd or 3rd time you have done this! Now as usual, you're acting like a...... Go back to the other site if you want to do that kind of stuff, (it's famous for it)
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I caught it in the gist of the question. ND does go an look at the posters profile as i do some times to ascertain just what truck they have. I just happen to have been following some of soops threads to see how things are going.
All fuel gauges work off of a range of ohms with a specific resistance being empty and full. It is one reason that almost all after market Gauges use the GM range.
Being a little more specific does help.
Garbz
All fuel gauges work off of a range of ohms with a specific resistance being empty and full. It is one reason that almost all after market Gauges use the GM range.
Being a little more specific does help.
Garbz