Sending unit lead connections

[johnnyb_s]

What do you guys recommend using for connecting wires to the oil and gas sending units? My temp sending unit has a male spade on the end, but the oil and gas don't. Thanks for the help!

 

[johnnyb_s]

Surely someone must know

 

[Landpimp]

the oil presure also is a standard female spade terminal, just the stock one is in a plastic cover. nut sure about the fuel.

the temp is female also, at least all mine are.

 

[theo]

Seems like the fuel is a male spade too. If yours are broken off maybe you can solder or braze a connector back on? Or even a short piece of wire that you can then attach a connector to.

 

[Landpimp]

if you guys are saying they are all male ends........how to they slip over the round post on the sender? I have replace more than one of these and I am SURE they are female.......ya know it has place for "something" to slide into

 

[Ian Rogers]

i agree with pimp all of mine are female. but thats just on my 69'

 

[theo]

I should have left male and female out of my reply and just suggested using solder or brass if the original connector is missing. sorry

 

[Landpimp]

they are just your standard .25" female spades........get em ANYPLACE.........even AM/PM

 

[johnnyb_s]

Seems like the fuel is a male spade too. If yours are broken off maybe you can solder or braze a connector back on? Or even a short piece of wire that you can then attach a connector to.

You know, they are probably broken off, because I don't have a male or female end on there, just an empty post with a flat top. I think I'm just going to solder a piece of wire and crimp a connector on the end of it. Thanks for the help!

 

[theo]

You know, they are probably broken off, because I don't have a male or female end on there, just an empty post with a flat top. I think I'm just going to solder a piece of wire and crimp a connector on the end of it. Thanks for the help!

Well, here I go with foot in mouth syndrome again probably, but a post is normal for some stuff. Check Landpimp's reply above. The stock wire end will have a female socket, the sending unit (temp?) has "an empty post with a flat top".

You should be able to buy socket type connectors to fit it, assuming someone cut your original ones off.

Or just cobble it together and call it good

 

[secretagent]

someone could have fun with this one, i'll leave it alone for now

 

[nuclearlemon]

female flat connector on the wire slides sideways onto the round flat top of the sender.

 

[johnnyb_s]

female flat connector on the wire slides sideways onto the round flat top of the sender.

You should be able to buy socket type connectors to fit it, assuming someone cut your original ones off.

I believe my problem has been solved. The sending units weren't wired when I bought it and the factory wiring for the sending units is gone. Thanks for your help everyone.