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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: monomer on February 01, 2009, 02:29:02 pm

Title: Fuel gauges?
Post by: monomer on February 01, 2009, 02:29:02 pm

Anyone think of running something like this:

http://www.flowmeterbasics.com/diesel_flow_meter.html



I cant seem to find a couple other links I had....I know theirs a company out there that makes a meter for our send/return system

Title: Fuel gauges?
Post by: arb on February 02, 2009, 09:50:12 am

JC Whitney used to carry a cheap one, but I can't find it now. That site only had a too basic description with no mention of fuel return sensors.

Here's an expensive source ( $790)

http://www.wmjmarine.com/950m-201-1k.html

It looks like all the cheap ones today use the OBDII connector, we don't have as we don't do computers for our injection.

Title: Fuel gauges?
Post by: Smokey Eddy on February 03, 2009, 01:40:06 am

arb, what are you smoking?

$800 for a fuel gauge is nothing man. I've got my fuel gauge resistor GOLD coated... awww  yeeeeaaahhh IT may be in the tank but i know it's there  8)


Edit: I mean platinum coated.. wait ... i don't know how to add up to 800 USD for a simple volume/resistance gauge  :P

Title: Fuel gauges?
Post by: arb on February 03, 2009, 08:45:28 am

Quote from: "Smokey Eddy"

arb, what are you smoking?

$800 for a fuel gauge is nothing man. I've got my fuel gauge resistor GOLD coated... awww  yeeeeaaahhh IT may be in the tank but i know it's there  8)


Edit: I mean platinum coated.. wait ... i don't know how to add up to 800 USD for a simple volume/resistance gauge  :P

LOL !!  Thanks Man, I'm just a cheap SOB ;-P

Title: Fuel gauges?
Post by: monomer on February 03, 2009, 06:32:55 pm

wayy to much for a gauge.



The new opal Diesel's come with one from the factory. It displays MPG when moving, and gallons per hour at idle.


I thought it would be cool.