Ediited 1/11/07 added Oil Pressure and Temperature gauges. Seems like a frequently ask thread asks about gauges not working on an old Ford or Merc. The following info is out of the '49 thru '51 Merc/Linclon service manual and earlier models are similar. The gauge senders are not resistance type but rather a bi-metalic strip with a coil of wire wrapped around it and a set of contacts. On the gas gauge one end of the strip is attached to the float arm. On the oil pressure gauge on end is attached to a diaphragm. This measuring system was developed by the King Seely company. You should be able to right click on the next 14 pics and save them to your hard drive for future reference. Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Now if you can just afford to keep it full after you fix it!!!!!!!!!
And this goes for Ford's too I assume? Post the rest of the stuff on the dash gauges, that would rock if I could make all the stock stuff work.
He helped me with my current project and those instructions above were invaluable!!! Thanks Jim............. Kurt
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