Fuel sending unit nos rare find on ebay

[michael.warshaw]

figured id post if anyone was in the market for one, i know people look for these.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140360726413&viewitem=&category=42606

[Norm's Coupe]

Michael,

Those aren't all that rare. You can buy those close to where you live all day, every day. Just call Atwater Kent and order a brand new one. Think they are just one state east of you.

[michael.warshaw]

yes i know but this is now, not a repro some people want nos.

[Norm's Coupe]

yes i know but this is now, not a repro some people want nos.

I have an NOS one new in the box in the cabinet. Take it from me, there is no difference in the two. Once in the car, you can't tell the difference. Plus, no one can see it anyway. On a side note. Just like your windshield wipers were made by The Anderson Company, (not Chrysler), the fuel senders were not made by Chrysler. You guessed it. Atwater Kent. So.........I would not call Atwater's a reproduction. They're just making what they've always been making.

[TodFitch]

I have an NOS one new in the box in the cabinet. Take it from me' date=' there is no difference in the two. Once in the car, you can't tell the difference. Plus, no one can see it anyway. On a side note. Just like your windshield wipers were made by The Anderson Company, (not Chrysler), the fuel senders were not made by Chrysler. You guessed it. Atwater Kent. So.........I would not call Atwater's a reproduction. They're just making what they've always been making.[/quote']

Not too sure about that. I believe the current Atwater Kent operation is a one man show by a fellow who bought rights to the name...

[BobT-47P15]

Here's the picture from the ad........looks normal to me.

Guess the cork float would last for a while.

[Norm's Coupe]

Not too sure about that. I believe the current Atwater Kent operation is a one man show by a fellow who bought rights to the name...

Tod, I can't argue that point. Not sure about it. But.........Atwater Kent is still around making other electrical equipment. Doesn't mean they wouldn't let someone buy the car parts division and still use the name though. Their other products have nothing to do with automotive parts, so they would not be competing.

At any rate. Even if someone did buy out the automotive part. The new company would be building the parts using Atwater's old blueprints, etc. So.....it's still an Atwater sender in this case, only new, and not really a reproduction either.

Edited November 19, 2009 by Norm's Coupe

[adam_knox]

I'm totally backing Norm up on this one. :)As long as the its the same blueprints/specifications its it "original." Did Chrysler stop making Chrysler cars when Walter P. Chrysler left? A McDonald's burger is a burger whether its cooked by a 15 year old or a 50 year old...Wait, that's a bad analogy, McDonald's burger's aren't really cooked...and they really don't taste like a real hamburger if you stop and think about it...