Torq_Shep Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 I am irritated as I have seen this topic before and cannot find it through search. Who sells a new sending unit for an H.O. shortbed (1991 18 gallon tank)
jeff351 Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 MTS COMPANY, L.C. - Sending Units I just dropped my tank tonight to install my new sender. Figure its a good time to replace some rotted hoses while I'm under there.
eaglescout526 Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 The fact anyone out there is doing work on some old US Renaults is interesting at times.
Torq_Shep Posted January 23, 2021 Author Posted January 23, 2021 I checked their website and unless I am blind they don't make them for the HOs?
Big Dan Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 I checked their website and unless I am blind they don't make them for the HOs? Unless there has been a recent change, that is correct Sent from my Pixel 4 XL using Tapatalk
Limeyjeeper Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 7 hours ago, Torq_Shep said: I checked their website and unless I am blind they don't make them for the HOs? I previously confirmed with MTS that they do not. An option is to get a pre HO one and change the fuel sender in your cluster to a pre HO guage. The two senders read opposite. An alternative option is to send your unit to www.tristarrradiator.com who will do a superb refurb job on your existing sender unit. They did mine.
Big Dan Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 Three "r"shttp://www.tristarrradiator.com/ Sent from my Pixel 4 XL using Tapatalk
WahooSteeler Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 I had a very good experience with TriStarr also for the record
jeff351 Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 7 hours ago, Limeyjeeper said: I previously confirmed with MTS that they do not. An option is to get a pre HO one and change the fuel sender in your cluster to a pre HO guage. The two senders read opposite. An alternative option is to send your unit to www.tristarrradiator.com who will do a superb refurb job on your existing sender unit. They did mine. My bad...didn't know HO was different when I posted the MTS link
Limeyjeeper Posted January 24, 2021 Posted January 24, 2021 12 hours ago, ghetdjc320 said: Just grab one from rock auto They only have XJ sender units despite what they might say on their website.
Lewis E Posted January 24, 2021 Posted January 24, 2021 I bought the 86 to 90 one from MTS with pump and one for a 91 XJ from MTS with no pump. I drilled out the rivets for the rheostat or Potentiometer (whichever that thing is) and swapped the XJ one over onto the 86 to 90 MJ sending unit. It works perfectly. A little expensive but I was tired of not knowing how much gas I had and MTS has been hinting at a unit for HO MJs for what? a year now?
Limeyjeeper Posted January 24, 2021 Posted January 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Lewis E said: I bought the 86 to 90 one from MTS with pump and one for a 91 XJ from MTS with no pump. I drilled out the rivets for the rheostat or Potentiometer (whichever that thing is) and swapped the XJ one over onto the 86 to 90 MJ sending unit. It works perfectly. A little expensive but I was tired of not knowing how much gas I had and MTS has been hinting at a unit for HO MJs for what? a year now? Much cheaper to send it to TriStarr. They put a new rheostat in plus a float etc. All you do is add the pump. I used a Carter P90011. $45 from RockAuto
Lewis E Posted January 25, 2021 Posted January 25, 2021 9 hours ago, Limeyjeeper said: Much cheaper to send it to TriStarr. They put a new rheostat in plus a float etc. All you do is add the pump. I used a Carter P90011. $45 from RockAuto I didn't have an original. My truck had an XJ unit in it when I got it.
ghetdjc320 Posted January 25, 2021 Posted January 25, 2021 18 hours ago, Lewis E said: I didn't have an original. My truck had an XJ unit in it when I got it. So does the XJ unit fit the same or what are the differences. Will need to replace my HO unit soon
Limeyjeeper Posted January 25, 2021 Posted January 25, 2021 55 minutes ago, ghetdjc320 said: So does the XJ unit fit the same or what are the differences. Will need to replace my HO unit soon The MJ unit is longer so it fits right down to the bottom of the tank.
Lewis E Posted January 25, 2021 Posted January 25, 2021 59 minutes ago, Limeyjeeper said: The MJ unit is longer so it fits right down to the bottom of the tank. Yeah, with the XJ one I had about a 10 gallon tank. The one from MTS fit very well. I don't have an original MJ one to compare it to but it went in OK. I spoke with one of the MTS guys about selling just the rheostat for the 91 and up XJ so I could do the swap I did without buying the entire other unit....they wouldn't do that. Didn't want to discuss it with me really. Not sure why they aren't making what I made and selling 'em to us....it works perfectly.
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