Re: [DMCForum] DMCH Fuel Tank Level sender opinion...

[Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxxxxxxx>]

I am thinking it is due to the design of the tank..
Anything short of a active processor in there to take
the "average" fuel level, I dont think we can do much
better.

There are a number of people in the DMC community who
could build such an item, but I have my doubts that
anyone would be willing to pay for someting that
advanced for fuel level.

None of the senders I have seen are linear, and all
seem to fluctuate at least 1/4 of a tank when it gets
below 1/2.

While I like the Zilla unit better than the DMCH one
due to the microswitch setup, I dont think Zilla will
be any better on the fluctuation issues.


--- mw98gt <mw98gt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I decided to recently do some preventative maintence
> and get the new 
> DMC fuel sender unit.  My original worked
> quite well but 
> became jumpy and unreliable IMO when you got to
> around 1/4 tank.  
> This bothered me so this is why I decided to do the
> preventative 
> maintence.  I ebayed my original sender for around
> $35 and paid the 
> $100 for the DMCH unit.  All I have to say is I miss
> my original.  I 
> do not know if I just did not notice it with the
> original or the 
> DMCH unit has to be broken in but it has more
> fluctuations than the 
> original and across the fuel level band.  I would be
> driving on a 
> level road, as all roads are in florida and it would
> have 1/4 tank 
> swings, even with a basically fully tank.  I turned
> my car on 
> earlier and I was on 1/8 tank and was worried, 20
> sec latter I was 
> just under half tank.  Not impressed.  I should of
> heeded the old 
> saying of dont fix what aint broke!  Is this just a
> regular problem 
> with deloreans or the sender, do I have to spend the
> extra for the 
> zilla one?



            
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