Does anyone know if there are any after market gas gauges that work in an early A body?

Bing do you know what the source of the problem is on yours? What have you checked already?

I don't know of a drop in replacement, but maybe laysons has it.

I've spent many hours mulling over this very issue. SHort of designing an complete new panel and going to all aftermarket gauges I don't think there's an esthetically acceptable way to do it. You could certainly mount a separate gauge in a "pod" and mke it work. The gauge you need should responf to a 73 (or maybe 78?) ohm empty, 10 ohm full sender. That is the system used by Mopars and most Fords and all the instrument makers have them.

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David Kight
'62 Valiant Signet, White
'98 Dodge Dakota
'06 Jeep Liberty

Growing older is unavoidable but growing up is strictly optional.

Before replacing the gauge, you may want to verify that the gauge itself is bad (if you haven't already). The wire leading from the sender to the gauge on my girl's Dart is damaged somewhere and likes to frequently cause the gauge to show an empty tank. It's gotten to where the gauge no longer shows fuel at all, no matter what she does, so if we get a chance soon I'm going to help her route an entirely new 16AWG wire back there in hopes of fixing the problem.

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'74 Duster w/ HEI ignition, beat to snot suspension, A904, 8.25" 3.55 SG rear, still being tuned up and gets 17 MPG

Know how they always build a better idiot? That's me

The sending unit HAS to be grounded. It is kinda strange but the bare steel gas tank doesn't ground to the body good enough for the gauge to work properly.

Time to make a ground wire!

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'74 Duster w/ HEI ignition, beat to snot suspension, A904, 8.25" 3.55 SG rear, still being tuned up and gets 17 MPG

Know how they always build a better idiot? That's me

Well I´m also interested in a aftermarket fuel gauge, no matter how many hours I spend checking, re-wiring, paying to get the f**** gauge to work and buying new sender units, my efforts get me to the same point, bad readings.
I can fill the tank, drive 10 meters, shut down the car, restart and the gauge marks 3/4 and everytime I start the car the gauge reads lower until it reach 1/4.

I truly think that fuel gauge is garbage now.

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Mopar Muscle is well defend by Slant Six!

Valiant Duster 1971

you could get a custom gauge cluster like mine.....then you can have whatever you want.

Pics please.

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'74 Duster w/ HEI ignition, beat to snot suspension, A904, 8.25" 3.55 SG rear, still being tuned up and gets 17 MPG

Know how they always build a better idiot? That's me

I'd love to post pics, but I no longer have a website up, but I CAN email a few of the prototype to you if you are interested.

send me a PM if you want to get an email from me.

dakight has seen them already too.

Indeed I have and it looks good.

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David Kight
'62 Valiant Signet, White
'98 Dodge Dakota
'06 Jeep Liberty

Growing older is unavoidable but growing up is strictly optional.

thanks dakight, I appreciate that.

jopapa, your pics are on their way-

Well the gaue is now 40 years old, it was built as cheaply as possible, and you are complaining about problems. You are lucky it even works...