<VV> 1960 sending unit...

[David McMillan]

Coincidence! We spoke about that during a tech topic session at our club's monthly mneeting last night!
Try California Corvairs...someone in our club just got one from them.

Dave McMillan
Bay State Corvairs

PS. Tony is correct in that it would take some serious modification or shoehorning to a 61-64 tank to get it in a 60.

----- Original Message ----
From: Tony Underwood <tonyu at roava.net>
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 4:20:49 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> 1960 sending unit...


At 07:26 PM 3/28/2007, Secular wrote:

>   I need a working [used] sending unit for my 1960 Gas Tank. If you have
>   one for sale, please drop me an email.


Good luck.   You're gonna have t find a used one in good shape, or 
perhaps NOS...?   :)  ...if you're lucky.

Or, you could do like I'm likely to do, and that's modify a '60 tank 
to accept a '61-'64 sending unit which is readily available.


>   Also, I wanna find out if the larger 61-69 gas tank would fit the 
> 1960 car.

Sorry, no.   The trunk shape won't allow it.


>   if so, could I use the sending unit for 61-64?


Yes, but it involves some cutting and welding/brazing/soldering on 
the '60 tank to attach a receptacle for the later sending unit.    A 
later series donor tank (not hard to find one among Corvair circles 
that's peppered with rust holes) supplies the receptacle which when 
attached to the '60 tank (IF it's OK, no leaks) will fix the problem 
of finding a matching sending unit to fit the '60 tank.    It's gonna 
take some work but it's do'able.


tony..