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Posted: Fri May 21, 2010 8:12 am 
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Hi guys,
Just wondering if someone can tell me the normal resistance on the tank sender units on a BF egas ute as one of mine is stuffed?
Also has anyone else had an issue with these dying?

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Posted: Fri May 21, 2010 8:08 pm 
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Should be written on it but if its the same as sedan then from memory 0-187ohm.

 

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 Post subject: Re: BF Sender unit
Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 4:41 pm 
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2 different gauge senders ... both different resistance ranges.

I actually found one of my old AU ones the other day ... and I think I have a new one somewhere else I had as a spare.

There's a 0-90 I think ... and a 2-176ohm gauge ... but I can't be 100% sure on those.
APA make them ... but i think you can only get them from Ford ... at about $140+ each.

 

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 Post subject: Re: BF Sender unit
Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 10:51 pm 
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Mechan1k wrote:
2 different gauge senders ... both different resistance ranges.
There's a 0-90 I think ... and a 2-176ohm gauge ... but I can't be 100% sure on those.
APA make them

E series run those resistances - the first one is for LED gauges, the second one is for the instrument cluster gauge.
As mentioned, check the resistance range written on the dial face. Take it off (only held on by phillipshead screws), compare with some old taxi's at a self serve wrecker - might be the same.
The earlier ones I've seen are made by Axiom, but if the resistance range and shape are the same, should work fine.

 

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 Post subject: Re: BF Sender unit
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 7:55 am 
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Thanks for the help guys.
I got 1 from ford for $115.
Mechan1k was correct in that there are 2 different ranges as the righthand tank is smaller than the lefthand one.
If anyone is interested the part number for this unit is BAC9305BW.
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Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 5:04 am 
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Nice ... I found my receipt a little while ago with the different part numbers on them.
The gauge sender itself actually has the Ohm range printed on the front of the sender.

The buggers aren't cheap ... and you need to use a magnet on the sender prior to fitting ... I think there was some fitting instructions around somewhere .... I remember reading them a while back myself.

 

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Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:41 pm 
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Yeah i've had this prob too where the dials go dead all of a sudden then come back when they feel like it. Im also guessing its the sender but havent had a chance to look under the car yet (its a stock straight gas). Any advice on resolving this would be appreciated.
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Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 8:15 am 
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While trying to sort out which one of my senders was the problem I ended up bridging out 1 sender unit at a time with a 50 ohm resistor then driving for the day. When the faulty 1 was bridged I had a stable fuel gauge and no low fuel warning.
Hope this helps,
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 Post subject: Re: BF Sender unit
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 10:12 pm 
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foggy wrote:
While trying to sort out which one of my senders was the problem I ended up bridging out 1 sender unit at a time with a 50 ohm resistor then driving for the day. When the faulty 1 was bridged I had a stable fuel gauge and no low fuel warning.
Hope this helps,
Foggy



Cheers mate, i'll see how i go. Worst case scenario i guess i'll have to see the gas man :?
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