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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 246 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 246 | There are two post sticking out of the back of the gas gauge, one is used to hook up the wire from the sender. Which post does the sender wire go to ?
What goes to the other post ?........thanks....J
1953 chevy 1/2 ton with 3 speed 318 on floor and 1955 235 engine
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 | What year? Between 47-55 (at least) the hot input lead goes to post behind E (Empty - on the left, from the front of the gauge) and the lead to the sender in the fuel tank is behind F (Full - on the right, from the front on the gauge). During those years (at least), there was red warning label (somewhat like the red label here) on the sender post of the fuel gauge. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 246 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 246 |
1953 chevy 1/2 ton with 3 speed 318 on floor and 1955 235 engine
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 121 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 121 | Ditto for 1946, Tim.
I rewired my truck and at the same time converted to 12 Volts. Of course, I purchased a 12 volt tank sending unit and float. The post behind the "E" (outboard) was smaller than the other (inboard) which seemed counterintuitive to me, but I tested everything with jumpers first to confirm I had it right.
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2015 Posts: 60 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2015 Posts: 60 | This is the info I needed , also. The schematic showed one thing, but the red tag, was on the inboard post. The tag, and sending wire should be on the outboard post?
Steve
'46 Chevrolet 1/2 T. Pickup, survivor - sold
'31 Ford Model A pickup
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