Re: [HSS] 29 Gas Gauge Situation

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I was just wondering. I believe the Essex sending unit is the same. I used the Essex information to give the price. When I talked to them about the Essex one it was an in stock item. I wonder if they did not recognize the similarity and quoted a price for a newly designed part. Might be worth the question



Lewis Mendenhall

---- Hudson29@aol.com wrote:

> I just checked with Atwater-Kent in MA about the gas gauge sending unit for

> the 1929 Hudson. I had expected a $95 price and was shocked to be quote $450 &

> 4 weeks mfg. time! The unit they would make would be authentic down to the

> cork float. Nice as the sending unit sounded, it was way outside of budget and I

> had to decline.

>

> Another option was offered. If I send them the old unit, they would use it as

> a pattern to make up a non authentic but workable sending unit. The price was

> $145 plus shipping and 2 weeks mfg. time in addition to shipping time 2 ways.

> This method would work, but still seems like a lot of expense and downtime.

>

> The unit I took out was modern with plastic bits including something that

> looked like a compressed foam float. Mechanically, it work fine, but what of it

> electrically? I have no idea where it came from and no reason to trust that the

> previous owner had even the slightest idea that he knew what he was doing.

>

> While the gauge on the dash did not indicate correctly, I don't know where

> the fault lies. How can I test the sending unit? I have a volt/ohm meter that I

> use to test batteries. How should it be set up and what indications would be

> good for test purposes?

>

>

>

> Paul O'Neil

> SoCal

> 1926 Hudson Anderson Coupe

> 1929 Hudson Town Sedan

> 1939 Cadillac Coupe (How'd that get in here?)

>

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