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    Fuel System: 1958 Packard Station Wagon Fuel Sender Question

    I know there are some Packard Station Wagon owners that frequent the forum. Question: why does the 1958 Packard Station Wagon have a different part number fuel sender (tank unit) compared to the 1958 Studebaker Champion/Commander/President Station Wagons?

    '58 Packard Station Wagon fuel sender p/n 1545003
    '58 Studebaker Station Wagon fuel sender p/n 1544825

    Part numbers for the '58 station wagon fuel tanks are the same, so is the difference in the gauge? Does the '58 Packard dash gauge have a different ohm range?

    Knowledgeable input would be greatly appreciated!
    Paul
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    The Packards are using leftover King Seeley gauges as they were supplier to Packard through '56and the Studes have Stewart Warner.

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    • #3
      Thanks Ross. Do you know the ohm range for the King Seeley fuel gauge? I could post a question over at www.packardinfo.com, but you would probably be the first to answer it over there.
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      • #4
        Reason is the gauge for Packard are different resistance value of sending unit as opposed to Studebaker. Packard gauge works with power source provided power voltage regulator which provided a 6 volt pulse to the gas and temp gauges as opposed to 12 volt of Studebaker. Bottom line is you need sending unit from Packard gauge comb. For my 57 Clipper which is different again because fuel line and gauge sending unit are one unit. My resistor part of sending unit was ok but wiper contact was bad. I used the Studebaker wiper contact and Clipper resistor after drilling out three rivets replaced them with 4- 40 screws . While I had it apart replaced cork float with newer float replacing the cork float. Gauge now works as it should

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        • #5
          Originally posted by acolds View Post
          Reason is the gauge for Packard are different resistance value of sending unit as opposed to Studebaker. Packard gauge works with power source provided power voltage regulator which provided a 6 volt pulse to the gas and temp gauges as opposed to 12 volt of Studebaker. Bottom line is you need sending unit from Packard gauge comb. For my 57 Clipper which is different again because fuel line and gauge sending unit are one unit. My resistor part of sending unit was ok but wiper contact was bad. I used the Studebaker wiper contact and Clipper resistor after drilling out three rivets replaced them with 4- 40 screws . While I had it apart replaced cork float with newer float replacing the cork float. Gauge now works as it should
          acolds Al, do you know what the resistance range of the fuel sender should be?
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          • #6
            Roughly 8 to 80. 8 being full.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Ross View Post
              Roughly 8 to 80. 8 being full.
              Ross, ​​​​​
              are these values what you would expect the fuel sender output to be? I have a NOS '58 Packard Station Wagon fuel sender that I'm consistently getting ohm readings of around 20 empty and 160 full. The sender has been boxed and is in beautiful condition, but on items like these I want to make sure they are operating correctly before selling. Any thoughts?
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              • #8
                No further thoughts your honor.

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                • #9
                  So?? Is that why my 58 Packard's gas gage doesn't read full when full or empty whe empty? I kinda functions in the mid-range and I've gotten used to it and it sounds like that is the only 'remedy'

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