| |
Click on image for the lowdown. 
====
| | | Forums66 Topics128,113 Posts1,056,619 Members48,450 | | Most Online14,466
Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
Lots of work on Brad's part ... pure enjoyment (and references) for you!
| | THANKS!
For helping keep this great
old truck web site
on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down
with Ads!  Again, thanks!
| | | | Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 257 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 257 | Hi. Continuing with my rewire on my '59 and I have a quick question about hooking up the sending unit. The Brown Wire goes to the threaded Post on the Sender and the ground wire goes to one of the sender mounting bolts??? There is nothing mentioning this in either the Shop or Assembly Manuals | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | yes, brown to sender terminal - I don't think the sender originally had an actual ground wire, but adding one from a sender mount screw to the cab wall or floor makes having a good ground a sure thing instead of counting on the tank and straps
Bill | | | | | Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 116 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 116 | +1, gas tanks usually have "pads" between floor and the straps that would prevent a good ground, add a ground wire from sending unit mounting screws to the cab floor to make sure.
1955 Second Series GMC"Done - A 50 Year Journey"Follow in the DITY-- No one said it was going to be easy
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 257 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 257 | +1, gas tanks usually have "pads" between floor and the straps that would prevent a good ground, add a ground wire from sending unit mounting screws to the cab floor to make sure. Thanks for the reply, thats the conclusion I came up with to. I did install new mounting pads for the gas tank and will have a separate grounding wire going to the sending unit. Thanks again | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | the bolts that hold the straps to the cab floor provided the ground with the original plated [rather than painted] straps and tank, and the sender screws provide a ground to the tank even tho' the sender is isolated from the tank with a cork gasket
Bill | | |
|
|
| |
