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#87023 01/28/2003 12:55 PM | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 141 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 141 | On my 52 the 6 volt to 12 volt conversion was done before I received it.but no resistor or any voltage dropping eguip.installed.My ? is if I get the resistor(s) and install are my gauges gonna work or are they fried because of the higher voltage | | |
#87024 01/28/2003 1:01 PM | Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 427 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 427 | I believe the answer lies right in your screen name. | | |
#87025 01/28/2003 1:08 PM | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 141 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 141 | Thanks O.C.K I was afraid someone was gonna tell me that.It's a good thing I have friends in different parts of the good ol'U.S.A who are gonna help me out on this little problem.It just seems natural that they would frey(hehe)but when the others finally get here I'll know not to hook em w/out the resistors. | | |
#87026 01/28/2003 8:06 PM | Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 19 Member | | Member Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 19 | My truck was 'converted' before I bought it, too. Bought my gage cluster from Chevy Duty - specified 12V. Hooked them up - all work fine.
If you think you can or if you think you can't, either way you're right.
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#87027 01/28/2003 8:49 PM | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 141 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 141 | where excactly is franklin how far are you from morristown saw alot of ol'trucks in feilds everywhere couple years back | | |
#87028 01/30/2003 3:56 PM | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,839 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,839 | Freydaddy, Don't go out and buy new gauges yet. The only gauge that might get destroyed is your fuel gauge. It needs a good resistor such as the infamous Runtz which is readily available. The only other common item that would need a resistor is your 6 v heater. There are many threads available concerning the fuel gauge and how to trouble shoot it. Who knows, it's very possible that it still works. Install a Runtz then recheck for good grounding, etc. I originally thought I burnt my gauge during my conversion, bought another one and then started reading the threads only to find I just needed to check for good grounding. Now my purchased fuel gauge has been added to my ever growing compost pile of parts 
Craig My '50 Chevy 3100 5 window, '62-235cu, 3:55 rear My truck ....... Respect The Rust If I'm not working on my truck, '65 m00stang or VW camper, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
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#87029 01/30/2003 10:06 PM | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | cmayna,
I did exactly as you did and incorrectly diagnosed a bad gauge. However, the fuel gauge is probably the one gauge that it is worthwhile to have a spare of (its seems the most sensitive and most prone to failure/abuse, the most expensive to rebuild, and its price has gone up over the past few years). My trucks will be in the family for a while and I bet this spare will eventually prove useful.
As you probably found, poor grounding of the gauge and the sender and good connections are key factors in why fuel gauges do not work correctly (of course, freying a 6v gauge with 12v can cause failure).
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