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This is why I went with a Mustang II front end on my 49 GMC. Of course a truck is supposed to ride like a truck, but grafting in the MII front...
If you simply disconnect the sending unit, and the gauge moves to empty. That would indicate the problem is with the sender unit, either a stuck...
Unless of course he knows that reference from experience.. ;)
That's true, but if he lost that ground, the gauge would always read empty (not working at all) because it would have no ground at all. With it...
All the reading is essentially a resistance in relation to ground. The gauge gets it's ground through the sender but reads the resistance to...
Not sure how they would look on a sedan or coupe, but on my 49 GMC I cut and narrowed an el-camino bumper to form a functional roll pan look....
In all fairness I thought of that one too, but that one is a classic. Cept my Dad rarely said it, but just did it.. lol
I imagine the one I had on my scout was a Ford unit like they used in the Broncos. They wern't difficult to rebuild at all. Both the fuel pump and...
If we were in the bed of the truck acting like idiots, my Dad wouldn't "say" stop, he would just do it (jab the breaks) bust your face on the back...
You forgot flying down the highway bouncing around in the bed of a pick up.. ;) And dad flying down the highway at the same time turning around in...
Nice.. Never heard of anyone doing that. That is cool.
that said, if you have a meter, disconnect both ends (sender end, and the gauge end.) Ohm from the wire to ground, if you get infinity (pegs the...
sounds like a dead to ground short then. Remove the wire from the gauge (the one that goes to the sender). If the gauge doesn't peg, then it is a...
Before I shot down a gauge though, I would physically check the wire, because a short anywhere from the gauge to the sender would do the same...
You should get fantastic mileage then.. ;)... On a serious note, sounds like a bad fuel float or sender? Maybe the float is stuck? Or the ground...
Awesome. Reminds me of my grandmother who was just that spry at 104 (when she passed). She didn't drive, but was just as sharp as that gal in the...
Now that you mention that, that is also how my 66 scout was plumbed (had a vacumm pump built on, under the fuel pump). But IH used a lot of Ford...
Next to the sig is should have added "inspired". Would certainly be pegging the cool-o-meter if it was his hand though.
I keep Rain-x in business. I use it all the time along with my vacumm wipers. Really does help. I had a similar incident in my 66 IH Scout years...
That might help when the motor needs vacumm for itself, but I really don't need it in my car, as said, I don't drive it in bad weather anyway. I...
I know vacumm wipers have their weaknesses, like metioned above. But I don't drive my 53 in bad weather anyway. Standard rain, I do fine, but huge...
Great that you found it and saved it from a crusher or further decomposition. I do know the feeling though. back in 1980 I restored a 1966 IH...
I was working on my wipers a week or so ago on my 53 Ford. I had a couple folks tell me I should upgrade them to electric. I would if I wanted to,...
My bride's 31 coupe. We sold it awhile back, but she loved the looks as she drove it all over the place. It was her grocery getter... We...
Nice. Looks good, clean and solid. IMHO the 40 coupe is 2nd only to the 32 Coupe as far as Holy Grail hot rods.. ;) The 40 coupe has been on my...
that would work assuming it's an original hub to the brakes. With hot rods, ya never know. I had a Mustang II front end on my 49 GMC, but used GM...
[IMG] This is an early Mustang break down I believe. Does it compare to this picture?
looks like maybe Mustang?
Always loved the P15s. I've owned two over the years, (49 (1st series) Deluxe coup) and just sold last year my 48 2 door sedan. Miss em. Your...
Looks like so far, the Ford Flathead is 2nd to the SBC. Mine is a 239 8BA Flathead.
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