Click on image for the lowdown. 
====
| | | Forums66 Topics128,154 Posts1,056,831 Members48,456 | | 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: Sep 2011 Posts: 82 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 82 | I know the fuel gauge does, but do any others? I have a 1954 Chevy. Thanks! | | | | | Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,232 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,232 | Only the gas gauge. Will need a voltage reducer if it has 6v clock. Recent discussion on 6v clocks and voltage reducers on VCCA site.
- Lonnie My '54 3104Photos that I have shared on Stovebolt via PhotoBucket are no longer available. Please contact me if you want a photo from an old post. lonniecook [at] aol [dot] com. I sold my '54 3104 12/12/2017, but I still visit Stovebolt. OLD STUFF ... houses, furniture, cars, wine ... I love it all | | | | | Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 82 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 82 | | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 | do you have a heater?
don't forget to upgrade your instrument lights | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | I know the fuel gauge does, but do any others? I have a 1954 Chevy. Thanks!
Save a life, adopt a senior shelter pet.
The three main causes of blindness: Cataracts, Politics, Religion.
Name your dog Naked so you can walk Naked in the park.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,232 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,232 | Good point, Gus. I only answered re: gauges. Here are the instrument bulbs that I use in my '54 that has been converted to 12v. You will also need 12v head lights, tail lights, dome light, etc. If still have some 6v bulbs that you haven't switched to 12v, or if you are not sure if the 12v bulb is correct, look up the correct 6v bulb in the '54 Truck Owners Manual, enter the 6v bulb number in the window by the brown "bulb search" box at the top of the page in the Dons Bulbs link below then click "bulb search". Choose "AC/Delco" as the bulb when the "too many bulbs" page window pops up. The page will show the equivalent 12v bulb with the same size base, glass, and light output. Scroll down and it will show the applications. Dons BulbsI replaced my 6v heater motor with a 12v heater motor from a '60 Impala. Other 'Bolters have used 12v motors from FLAPS.
Last edited by LonnieC; 06/19/2012 4:56 PM. Reason: Owners Manual bulb chart
- Lonnie My '54 3104Photos that I have shared on Stovebolt via PhotoBucket are no longer available. Please contact me if you want a photo from an old post. lonniecook [at] aol [dot] com. I sold my '54 3104 12/12/2017, but I still visit Stovebolt. OLD STUFF ... houses, furniture, cars, wine ... I love it all | | | | | Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 82 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 82 | I do have a heater but I'm not sure of it's functionality. It's hose inputs and outputs are currently looped back into each other. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | The heater is a harder one to drop the voltage on because the dropping device needs to give off a lot of heat. For a resistor setup for the heater you would want a 1 ohm rated at 50 watts. | | |
|
|
