MY FUEL GUAGE SENDER IS IN ROUGH SHAPE (IT SAT IN SOME SUPER NASTY GASOLINE FOR YEARS - THINGS MELTED). A NEW ONE IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND A LITTLE HARD TO FIND. I COULD CLEAN OUT THE LINES, RUN NEW WIRING AND INSTALL A NEW PUMP NO PROBLEM, BUT THE ACTUAL GUAGE SENDER IS MISSING A CONTACT AND ARM FLOAT IS GONE. CAN I SWITCH IT OUT WITH SOMETHING FROM ANOTHER YEAR THAT IS NOT SO EXPENSIVE??

1982 TRANS AM 5.0L CFI

 

my sender is bad to. let me know if you find one or find a different year. thanks

1982 Z28 Camaro 5.0L CFI Rebuild in process..

 

Had to go used. I found some GM parts websites that supposedly had new ones but after I completed the order, the next day I got an email stating that part has been discontinued (no $hit). I found several used ones available on car-part.com. Everything I have seen about this sender states that it was used in 1982-83 camaro/firebird with 2.5l & 5.0l fuel injected engines. I took the actual guage sender apart, cleaned the contacts with emory cloth and made sure resistance = 90ohms full and moved closer to zero when lowering to empty. Cleaned steel lines, ran new wiring, and installed new pump and hoses - looks great (going in the tank on monday).