Fuel sender replacement
Submitted by meglodon on Fri, 2015-09-18 02:57
I have a FARINA fuel sender that has given up the game. Can anybody tell me where I might get a replacement from in WA if possible.
It is the type that has a pivoting arm with a float attached coming of a plastic body that has a resistor wiring within the plastic body.
It's from a quinine ocean sport with a 120 lte tank.
All help appreciated.
epic restos and...
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replace it with a wemer
replace it with a wemer sender unit lot less hassel than the old school less moveing parts and very accurate
meglodon
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Where in Mandurah
Can you tell me if I can get one in Mandurah. Any help appreciated
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find out your tank depth and
find out your tank depth and pm me I can sort
meglodon
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Thanks for the offer of help Epic marine.
I have been doing a lot of reading about fuel tank senders, and as a result (apart from sore eyes) I have come to the conclusion that the most accurate type is the oldest method known.
The good old dip stick, upgraded a bit but still of the basic design. The swinging arm type (farina) and the vertical level type (warma) can all produce errors of 5% to as high as 19 % according to most of the online reviews I have read.
it is my intention to have a go at deep drop fishing, after I have gained a few clues about how it is done. (Deep drop presentation night coming up).
In order to travel quite some NM off the coast I want to know as close as possible just how much usable fuel I have in my tank and how much am I using at what speed. My quinnie has a tank size that holds 110 litres, supposedly, however the tank is not truly rectangular and has a vee along the centre line in order to provide a sump so any solid contaminants will drop into the vee and thus not be able to be sucked up into the fuel system, at least that's the theory.
As the fuel uptake head is mounted above this "sump" you cannot use all the fuel you have in your tank. By making a hollow see through fuel level dip stick and having the length of the dipper only as long as the usable depth of the fuel tank it will be easy to calibrate it to the amount of litres available.
I can keep this below a lift up hatch above the old sender position and make use of the sender position, no new holes in fuel tank. By using this method and having 30% extra fuel in spare jerry cans I will have a quite good idea of the range I can safely travel. At least that's the theory.
Thanks go to Epic Marine for your offer of help with procuring a sender it was much appreciated.