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oldspowered · 02-08-2009, 11:37 PM

i'm installing my 87 tbi 350 motor and 700trans in my 71super cheyenne truck well i want to know if the fuel sender from the 87 chevy truck will work with the 71c-10 gas gauge?? i'm planning to install a new full size blazer tank so the sender should work. i just need to know if i need something else??
any tips are welcome..

jbristo67 · 02-09-2009, 12:16 AM

i think it should we just put a sender from a 91 sub in an 81 pickup

**VetteVet** · 02-09-2009, 12:18 AM

Hook an ohmmeter between the center terminal on the 87 sender and the mounting flange and if it reads 0-90 ohms as you move the arm full down to full up then it should work.

extd56 · 02-09-2009, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by oldspowered

i'm installing my 87 tbi 350 motor and 700trans in my 71super cheyenne truck well i want to know if the fuel sender from the 87 chevy truck will work with the 71c-10 gas gauge?? i'm planning to install a new full size blazer tank so the sender should work. i just need to know if i need something else??
any tips are welcome..

It will work as I am using a 88 fuel tank in my 67

Andy4639 · 02-09-2009, 03:36 PM

I'm using a 93 suburban tank and sender in my 71 and it's hooked to the factory gauge.

svgould · 02-09-2009, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by extd56

It will work as I am using a 88 fuel tank in my 67

What modifications where done to make an 88 fuel tank fit? That would make fuel injection a breeze!!

extd56 · 02-09-2009, 07:17 PM

I am using a Blazer 31 gallon tnak and used the crossmemers out of the 88. It fits great but might not work in a shortbed as it is in a longbed now.

02-08-2009, 11:37 PM	#1
oldspowered resto body guy Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: milford, Nebraska Posts: 128	fuel injection question i'm installing my 87 tbi 350 motor and 700trans in my 71super cheyenne truck well i want to know if the fuel sender from the 87 chevy truck will work with the 71c-10 gas gauge?? i'm planning to install a new full size blazer tank so the sender should work. i just need to know if i need something else?? any tips are welcome.. __________________ http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y86...DSC_0004-2.jpg trucks are ment to haul!

02-09-2009, 12:16 AM	#2
jbristo67 resident oilfield trash Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lubbock TX Posts: 1,465	Re: fuel injection question i think it should we just put a sender from a 91 sub in an 81 pickup

02-09-2009, 12:18 AM	#3
VetteVet Msgt USAF Ret Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 8,717	Re: fuel injection question Hook an ohmmeter between the center terminal on the 87 sender and the mounting flange and if it reads 0-90 ohms as you move the arm full down to full up then it should work. __________________ VetteVet metallic green 67 stepside 74 corvette convertible 1965 Harley sportster 1995 Harley wide glide Growing old is hell, but it beats the alternative.

02-09-2009, 03:36 PM	#5
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,945	Re: fuel injection question I'm using a 93 suburban tank and sender in my 71 and it's hooked to the factory gauge. __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.

02-09-2009, 07:17 PM	#7
extd56 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Vacaville, CA Posts: 2,272	Re: fuel injection question I am using a Blazer 31 gallon tnak and used the crossmemers out of the 88. It fits great but might not work in a shortbed as it is in a longbed now.



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