Centroid Products sender #CGF-24
In October of 2001, I decided to install a couple tires on my bus. On the way to the tire shop, I started having fuel starvation problems. It had always ran just fine, but now all the sudden it starts running very poorly. I twiddled around with it a little, but couldn't seem to fix it. I had a trip coming up shortly. I didn't want to miss the trip, so I took it to my mechanic.
The mechanic played with it for a while, and determined that there was an obstruction in the tank. Coincidently, there was a thread on one of the bulletin boards in which George Lowery had mentioned the Centroid Products fuel gauge sender. It was at that moment that I clearly heard opportunity knocking at my door.
I have already started replacing the gauges in my bus with new Stewart Warner Heavy Duty Plus gauges. Fortunately, the Centroid Product senders are compatible with the Stewart Warner gauges. I called them and ordered a 24" sender. I was told it would take a day to make and ship it. I asked them to ship it second day air, and sure it enough it was on my doorstep three days later. Shortly after receiving my sendor, I went to a local auto parts house and picked up the fuel gauge.
The mechanic called and told me he had my tank out. He wanted me to come by and show him where I wanted the sender. I decided that the best location was the right-rear corner of the take was best. Since I didn't have any room left in the gauge pod, I was going to have to install the gauge at a later time. I wanted to be able to easily reach the sender through the fuel fill door.
We measured the tank, and I cut the sender to fit. I connected a temporary harness between the gauge, sender and the fuse block on my 67 VW Beetle. It only took a second to adjust the sender to read just under empty. Before I left, I gave the sender, cork gasket and instructions to my mechanic.
I picked the bus up the next day. My cruddy, filthy tank was nice an clean now. Looking through the fuel fill door, I could see that the sender was right where I wanted it. Now all I have to do is make a new face plate for the gauge pod and run two wires from the dash to the sender.