Hi Nick, as I used to work for Saab, I think even if we can match up "the part to the car", knowing Saab's prices it will probably be dearer then the £79 that I got charged for mine. I have to say tho, the rheostat and ohms bit went over my head slightly....me no understandy!, me just want a fuel tank sender that works ;o) lol See you all soon, Claire #2292 DOC170 --- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Nick Tomlinson <nickandkathryntomlinson@...> wrote: > > my old one was fine but read upside down. It was from a saab, i don't know because it just had saab written on it. > The resistance range was between 0 and 100 ohms on the rheostat but i can't remember which way roubnd it is. > > NickT > > Claire Usher <claire_usher71@...> wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm sure we've had this discussion before, but in April I had a DMCH > fuel tank sender fitted to Flopsy, which quite frankly, is driving me > mad. > > Is there an alternative on the market which gives a more accurate > fuel reading and doesnt randomly go all over the place? I know there > have been defences of the new tank senders erratic behaviour posted > up saying that its down to the shape of the tank or something, but I > have seen and been in other D's that do not have new tank senders and > they behave like ones in normal cars. > > If I fill my Cavalier or Rapier up for instance, their fuel gauges > dont suddenly go down to reading half full just because I'm > accelerating or driving up hill. > > My main gripe, is because when driving along, it would be nice to > have an accurate idea of whats in the fuel tank, rather then driving > along thinking "s**t I need fuel", then "oh no, I'm going up hill, > now I'm on a flat bit and I'm back up to nearly half a tank." > > Any suggestions as to alternatives gratefully received. > > Cheers, > > Claire > #2292 > DOC170 > (......coming soon on ebay....one DMCH fuel tank sender, only done > 2500 miles......) > > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get to your groups with one click. Know instantly when new email arrives http://us.click.yahoo.com/.7bhrC/MGxNAA/yQLSAA/HliolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> DOC UK Website: www.deloreans.co.uk Unsubscribe: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ** Unless otherwise stated, all messages posted to the group are assumed public and may be printed in the club magazine ** Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/doc-uk/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/