1990 Festiva Fuel Gauge bad Sending Unit

[kingstonpygmies]

Some of us didn't pay that much for our cars. But on the bright side. I'd you only have to buy one every 20 year's that good maintenance. Also, festiva owners wallets are fatter than if they drove a gas guzzler as a dd

Sent from Kingston Ga from my hillbilly handheld

[bravekozak]

For EFI Festiva owners who have fat wallets and do not want to wind their own!

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Part #: F0BZ-9275-A

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Is this the fuel sender for the gas tank? If so, please quote price + shipping.

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Hello. Yes it is a fuel sending unit. The price is $103.50 plus $13.50 shipping. Have a great day.

Keith Wisakowsky
NOS Ford LTD.
Office- (972) 937-2201
Fax- (972) 937-1671
WWW.NOSPARTSLTD.COM

[jawbraeka]

i was thinking about this and was also thinking "wouldn't a simple shim of metal, offering the same resistance across the two points be a better idea than coiling the wire and provide a more accurate reading?"

[jawbraeka]

GREAT SUCCESS!

I got it within a cm of the full mark, so not perfect, but I'm not going to take the whole thing apart, do all those wraps again, etc, like an obsessive compulsive. NOW I CAN KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE LEFT! YAY!

The great thing about 34 gauge wire is that it's slightly thicker than the OEM wire, so that means you need fewer wraps! Because I read that the wraps are not supposed to touch, who knows if that's true or not, but in using thicker gauge wire, that helps with that issue. NO SOLDERING REQUIRED. Just unclip the metal bit that holds the wires down, disconnect the connector first of course, and push it through the hole, and the bit with the wires will come right now, after you bend back the four metal bits holding it down too of course.

$4 fix, YEAH! I THANK YOU ALL! Problems may arise in the future, who knows, we'll see. I think it'll work, I think it's fixed. Sweet.

EQUALLY EXCITING NEWS, if not MORE SO:

I FINISHED REPLACING MY CLUTCH ON MY FESTIVA!!!

First clutch job I've ever attempted and ever done and ever successfully finished! AllData gave a time of 3.5 hours. Only took me 12+, lol. Man I was intimidated, but when you're poor, circumstances force you to do things. So I just dove right in. Man it was a lot of fun, and a lot of little challenges as there always is with cars. $40 clutch off Ebay, and bam, amazing. Replaced a drive axle and a ball joint as well, also my first time doing those. But yeah, never thought I could do it. Figured if I got stuck I could call in some help, but never had to.

Hardest parts were the motor mounts, fitting certain bolts back in, getting the transmission back on, lol. I had the clutch misaligned with my cheap Harbor Freight alignment tool (I will love HF until the day I die) because my cheap Ebay clutch didn't come with one, (Lol, I think people are getting the fact that I'm cheap and that I drive a Ford Festiva), but all I had to do was hold the alignment tool up straighter, bench pressed that transaxle back on like it was yoga class, and felt sore the next day. But man it was a lot of fun, and way easier than I thought it would be. Wrenching is just a matter of angles and nuts and bolts. Test drove that thing and now it takes off like a wildfire. But man I got good fuel economy before, about 44mpg, because I'd have to accelerate slowly in order for the clutch to not slip, lol. Least I think that's why. We'll see how these next few tanks go. Anyway, it was a good day.

What engine/transmission combo are you using in your beast?

[eurotiva]

Good job, now you know way more about your car than you did before, and less to be intimidated about. Great cars, for cheap fun

[bravekozak]

How much wire did you use? What us your total resistance? Under 80 ohms?

[bravekozak]

How much wire do you have left over?

[kingstonpygmies]

good job. wrenching on cars is extremely rewarding, and at the same time something that can make you fire mad.

[1chrisapple]

pics please im assuming u r the first to do this so u know u want the credit for it lol.

[the_feist_in_festiva]

GREAT SUCCESS!

I got it within a cm of the full mark, so not perfect, but I'm not going to take the whole thing apart, do all those wraps again, etc, like an obsessive compulsive. NOW I CAN KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE LEFT! YAY!

The great thing about 34 gauge wire is that it's slightly thicker than the OEM wire, so that means you need fewer wraps! Because I read that the wraps are not supposed to touch, who knows if that's true or not, but in using thicker gauge wire, that helps with that issue. NO SOLDERING REQUIRED. Just unclip the metal bit that holds the wires down, disconnect the connector first of course, and push it through the hole, and the bit with the wires will come right now, after you bend back the four metal bits holding it down too of course.

$4 fix, YEAH! I THANK YOU ALL! Problems may arise in the future, who knows, we'll see. I think it'll work, I think it's fixed. Sweet.

EQUALLY EXCITING NEWS, if not MORE SO:

I FINISHED REPLACING MY CLUTCH ON MY FESTIVA!!!

First clutch job I've ever attempted and ever done and ever successfully finished! AllData gave a time of 3.5 hours. Only took me 12+, lol. Man I was intimidated, but when you're poor, circumstances force you to do things. So I just dove right in. Man it was a lot of fun, and a lot of little challenges as there always is with cars. $40 clutch off Ebay, and bam, amazing. Replaced a drive axle and a ball joint as well, also my first time doing those. But yeah, never thought I could do it. Figured if I got stuck I could call in some help, but never had to.

Hardest parts were the motor mounts, fitting certain bolts back in, getting the transmission back on, lol. I had the clutch misaligned with my cheap Harbor Freight alignment tool (I will love HF until the day I die) because my cheap Ebay clutch didn't come with one, (Lol, I think people are getting the fact that I'm cheap and that I drive a Ford Festiva), but all I had to do was hold the alignment tool up straighter, bench pressed that transaxle back on like it was yoga class, and felt sore the next day. But man it was a lot of fun, and way easier than I thought it would be. Wrenching is just a matter of angles and nuts and bolts. Test drove that thing and now it takes off like a wildfire. But man I got good fuel economy before, about 44mpg, because I'd have to accelerate slowly in order for the clutch to not slip, lol. Least I think that's why. We'll see how these next few tanks go. Anyway, it was a good day.

[bravekozak]

Did you receive the wire already? This is going to be good. Sorry, I haven't gotten around to mine yet. I'm dealing with a miswire. My radio can only come on when I turn on the parking lights. Ooopsie. I'll figure it out.

Do you have a soldering iron? Please post pictures. Everyone will be watching your progress. We're cheering for you.

[the_feist_in_festiva]

So I've got my sending unit in front of me, disconnected the float from the pump, and I'm bending back the four metal bends. Now I plan on trying to break off the soldered bit? Oh wait no that wasn't necessary. I just bend off the clip that held down the wire and pushed it through the hole and it comes right out!

So I've broken off both plastic bits where the wire is wrapped around on both sides. So that's good.

[FestYboy]

they're easy to open with a small pair of pliers (2 tabs to gently peal back to allow the cover to come loose)

[bravekozak]

You should have waited for Festyboy to count the wraps. I have three fuel pumps. I will try and open one up. Wish me luck.

[the_feist_in_festiva]

I am guessing, but we might need 5.5 feet of the 34 gauge wire ?

Alright, I'll try that. Doesn't have to be perfect, I just want to know roughly how much gas I have I guess. And if we're wrong, we're wrong, and then WE SHOULD LET EVERYONE KNOW. I don't know why I wanted that in caps. So I just ordered 30 feet of 34 gauge wire! Because for a dollar more, I'd have 20 more feet, so why not I guess. I'd probably going to make some mistakes, lol.