Re: Re.Re.fixing sender unit

[specialtauto@xxxx]

David, Your right. Maby my time and trouble isn't worth it. But I 
have been asked by several people to come up with less expensive 
products with out compromising quality. I like to fix things. I have 
been doing it all my life, whether it be a part or a person. I have 
alway's come up with fixes. My parents used to call me Mr.Fixit. The 
pastor at church used to call me a balcony person. Alway's trying to 
help someone else. Maby you, me and others have the money to pay for 
all modifications as I can and do for The Fixes on the De Lorean, But 
their are others who can't and have just as much of a passion for the 
car without the pocket book or may be working on a budget. Maby I can 
help them and make buck or not, who knows. But, I do own three cars 
and there is a certain amount of things I have learned about the cars 
in the past 4 years. Electrical seems to be my best area. You notice 
I don't get involved in most engine talk and body talk. I check it to 
the power and you, P.J.Grady, DMC Houston, DMC Joe and others are 
very learned about the cars with years of experience. But, I don't 
jump on on them because they came up with a different twist like I 
get jumped on when I come up with a Fix that is less expensive and 
works just as well. I analyze the problem and find out what made it 
that way then Fix It. My 11004 sending unit has worked fine for the 
20 years it's been in the car and the 4 years I've owned it, so 
something has to be good about it. What made the others go bad, 
mostly as I can tell from what i've seen is moisture. That get's back 
to the care given to the car. You are constantily defending the 
Zilla products that are good and I haven't said one bad thing about 
them. I commend Bob in comming up with the product line and his 
knowledge in engineering. I have said more than once and I will say 
again I'm not an engineer but a good partsman with a different 
approach that's less expensive. If I can't come up with a good 
replacement, then i won't come out with it. But, I will tell you that 
I bought a new fuel sending unit today off the shelf in a (metal 
housing) that drops right into the tank and I think with a little 
electrical modification will work. My cost to get this engineered 
will be about $300.00 to $500.00 dollars not counting parts cost. 
We'll see what happens. I also found a new RPM/fuel pump relay 
improved version that Bosch has made for a simular application and 
has had Zero failure by some of the mechanics as I'm told. We'll see.
Like I have said in the past,lord help the person who comes out with 
a different fix and not approved by a few people on this chat group. 
He or she had better be made of good stock or they won't hold up to 
the criticism of a few. I think the way to get improvement is to 
encourage and challenge people to come up with a better mouse trap.
I'm here to help also preserve the car and to have a better driving 
experience.
John Hervey
www.specialTauto.com







--- In dmcnews@xxxx, jtrealty@xxxx wrote:
> IMHO while you may be creative enough and stubborn enough and 
clever 
> enough to "repair" the fuel sending unit it is like fixing a Ducy 
> alternater, sometimes it is better to replace. The origional sender 
> unit is not well made and even when working is notoriously 
> inaccurate.Your time would be better spent on improving some other 
> area of the car, the sender unit problem is easily correctable now 
> through the efforts of the Zilla line of products. If it seems too 
> expensive for you just save up enough money till you can afford it 
> (Your time must be worth something?)I dare say even with all of 
your 
> work it won't last long.
> David Teitelbaum
> vin 10757 Yes, I have installed Tankzilla and am hapy with it.
> 

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