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Originally Posted by Wgesnerjr
I swapped an 87 (fuel injected) sending unit into my 85 (non fuel injected). the stock wire from my 85 fit right on the 87 sender with no problem.
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The 87-91 TBI sender has a two position Weatherpak that connects to the fuel pump and the sender rheostat along with a Ring terminal for the frame ground. All three wires go through a grommet in the top of the sender.
87-91 diesel and 454 carburetor engines used the older 73-86 senders.
The 73-86 engine sender is a brass pin to mate with the molded rubber single pin connector shown in the first post. The frame ground wire on the carburetor and diesel senders is a separate piece that connects a 1/4" tang on the sender ring to a ring terminal on the frame.
If you need a new rubber pin connector just get a 70's A-Body (Chevelle, LeMans, Skylark) or F-Body sender pigtail from Classic or Year One or ...
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