Gee whiz I wish we had some sort of a repository for all this stuff. But that aside, I have received messages and email questions about the fuel gauge. There are folks who are wondering if their gauge has been damaged...and that is a possibility as has been discussed previously. So, let's look at one easy way you can know. First, please look at the images below. In the first image you will see an exposed and operational fuel gauge. There are some arrows here and also you will see my red watch movement oiler resting above the copper colored coil. That is for a reason. The bolt behind that is where your red tag should be...where the line coming from the ignition switch will connect. There is also a red arrow pointing to it. It is vitally important you know where the hot wire goes. You will also see a purple arrow. That's where I want you to attach a common alligator clip test wire (or if you wish just hold one connection to your handheld electronic meter to it). You'll see a yellow arrow and that is where the other connector for your handheld meter will touch for contact. The meter should be set for the lowest resistance choice you have and the resistance should read 36 ohms or so. You can see that in the second and third images. Now leave the alligator clip connected to the original spot and touch the area represented in the first image by the turquoise arrow. You can see me doing that in the fourth image and in the fifth image you can see I get a reading of 27.7 ohms. If the windings of both of your coils are intact and undamaged, you should get these readings. If not, please fiddle with your connections a bit...often it can be challenging to make good contact with the tips of your meter's probes. The watch movement you see in the background is an AS 1880/81 in case you're wondering. A 17 jewel manual wind with date. Hope this helps. If either or both of your coils are damaged, you will not get these resistance readings. You may get no resistance or you may get a completely different reading.
~ Jon 1952 1/2 ton with 1959 235 | T5 with 3.07 rear end
