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12/09 /20: With the holidays quickly approaching, my truck has taken a back seat. I have accomplished a few things though. I brazed the oil bath air cleaner, gave it a couple coats of satin black, reinstalled and called it good.

My gas gauge is not working again. After removing the cluster, and testing the gauge and 12v supply wire, I determined it was the new sending unit I purchased from Classic Parts. I had an previous issue with the float leaking and I used epoxy to seal the leaks. It worked initially but I suspected that may be the problem. Prior to removing the sending unit, I bought a plastic float for a jeep that 52Carl said fits our sending units perfectly! I received that float, removed the sending unit and sure enough the epoxy failed. It lost its adhesion to the brass float. Now I know that epoxy does not hold up submerged in gas. In addition, when I removed the brass float, it broke in half right along the solder joint. Cheap overseas junk! After installing the new plastic float, the gauge once again functioned perfectly.

Little successes, but none the less a success!