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Old 08-24-2015, 08:29 PM   #1
ktgarcia
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Default Starting my flathead

I have been having trouble posting my text to the forum.

I was able to successfully start my flathead last Saturday and again today. I have to do some carburator adjustments, but it is running.

However, I now have an electrical problem that I am trying to resolve.

When I turn my switch on, the oil pressure gage goes to maximum when the engine is not running. I have checked the gage according to a post on the Barn using a "D" cell and the gage goes to midscale. Is my sending unit bad?

My fuel gage does not register with about a 1/2 a tank of fuel, and I checked the gage the same way as the oil gage("D cell) and it went to midscale. I checked that it had power to the sending unit which is new. I checked the gage with second gage that I had, and it did not register a level.

I also checked the power to the resistor (red wire from the ignition switch) and it was too hot to touch, which seemed to me to be excessive. I would think that I could touch the resistor unit without burning myself.

Is there something I have made a mistake on in wiring up the fuse block, oil and fuel gages?

Thanks in advance for all your help. I could not have got my truck to this stage without all of your input.

K
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