Gas gauge confusion?? How do I get the correct Fuel level gauge?

Looking to buy a Gas, fuel level gauge for the 63 Econo pick up.
Have never bought one before and did not realize it's not that easy..
Need to find out how many gallon tank came with the Econolines, was there different sizes?
Now I am told you have to know the "resistance"? I was looking in Summit and they list
Fuel level 0 empty -30 full
Fuel level 16 empty -158 full
Fuel level 73 empty -10 full

I don't have a clue what they are talking about..

If any of you guys have changed your gas gauge maybe you can shed some light on this for me..right now I am in the dark..
thx
Donn

what Don said

M1D

let me go down to the E Vans mechanical section and see if I can find any Ford guys,,,

Hey Donn,

If you are keeping the stock fuel sender, it
should be a 73ohm-empty, 10ohm-full.

So you just got to look for a "73/10" fuel level
gauge.

You can also get a new sender and gauge as a matched
set. There is a better selection and lower prices
if you get the industry standard 240/33. This is
for the "aftermarket" gauges and senders NOT set up
for any particular make of vehicle.

Also recommend mocking everything up before final
install so you know the gauge and sender match enough
to be useable. Ideally you would "bench test" the sender,
gauge and tank, but short of that I would install the
sender and gauge with the tank completely empty and
also with someone watching the gauge while you move
the sender by hand (outside the tank but grounded)
to verify "full" position on the gauge.

You adjust the system by bending the wire which holds
the float.

Hope this helps,
George

*I got a cool way to calibrate the sender/gauge, let
me know if interested

those aftermarket units might not fit your tank,,,,some use screws,,,,some don't have pick up tubes.
.

Thanks guys..
I am thinking going with the new gauge and sender combo.
I had no idea what a pain this is.
I thought they worked like a toilet float, just went up and down with the gas level..
Guess you are never to old to learn something new.

So if i just get the gauge 73/10... im ok? Im planning to get a full aftermarket set. Im liking the autometers designer black series.....
And that brings other questions, electrical vs mechanical water temp?? How to determine speedometer, i want mech, but there are two to choose from. I dont want to hijack this thread.. excuse me if i just did it.

Holy resurrected thread! j/k

If you keep your STOCK sender, you can get a 73/10
gauge that will work with it:

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=73%2F10%20fuel%20gauge&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1366&bih=643&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=T3bhT7GjIbSK2QWV7Om1Cw

Donn,

The 73/10 that I used works great for the stock sender.

Donn wrote:Looking to buy a Gas, fuel level gauge for the 63 Econo pick up.
Have never bought one before and did not realize it's not that easy..
Need to find out how many gallon tank came with the Econolines, was there different sizes?
Now I am told you have to know the "resistance"? I was looking in Summit and they list
Fuel level 0 empty -30 full
Fuel level 16 empty -158 full
Fuel level 73 empty -10 full

I don't have a clue what they are talking about..

If any of you guys have changed your gas gauge maybe you can shed some light on this for me..right now I am in the dark..


thx
Donn

Contact FredC on this forum ... he's in RI and can dial u in on tanks etc. I'm ripping around in his larger tank modifications here on the moss back coast.

beanses wrote:So if i just get the gauge 73/10... im ok? Im planning to get a full aftermarket set. Im liking the autometers designer black series.....
And that brings other questions, electrical vs mechanical water temp?? How to determine speedometer, i want mech, but there are two to choose from. I dont want to hijack this thread.. excuse me if i just did it.

Beanes,

I went with an electronic speedo. The cable comes out of the tranny and a pulse unit goes in where the cable was. With autometer, you drive a mile or 2 and push the calibration button and it's calibrated.

SDEconoTruck wrote:Holy resurrected thread! j/k

If you keep your STOCK sender, you can get a 73/10
gauge that will work with it:

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=73%2F10%20fuel%20gauge&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1366&bih=643&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=T3bhT7GjIbSK2QWV7Om1Cw

YEAH..How did this ever come back to life
I have happily been spending $3.60 to $4.10 a gallon for a long time now and watching my guage work perfect going from full to empty