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Mart · 11-08-2019, 02:03 PM

Reverting to the rolling resto series on the pickup, I fit a cheap fuel gauge and sender. I got this for less than £12 off ebay and I was quite impressed. I cover adapting the unit to the 41 tank, which is similar to most old Fords, and wiring it in. It was a relatively simple job and good bang for the buck re the confidence factor when driving.
I try a new editing technique where the scenes blend together instead of a sudden cut. See what you think. There's a funny out take tacked on the end too.
https://youtu.be/EzhE8KrRsRM

Mart.

RalphG · 11-08-2019, 03:59 PM

Watched and liked Mart. I wondered about the ending until you said here what it was.

corvette8n · 11-09-2019, 09:04 AM

Mart: when I first saw the computer hard drive in the video I thought you were going to gut it and make a sending unit from the internals

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It could be done there is a swinging arm and enough contacts to fab something up.
In my former life as Director of IT we removed a lot of hard drives from the old computers erased them with some military grade software and threw them away, I should have scrounged some of those covers.

Mart · 11-10-2019, 01:19 PM

Cheers Guys. Last bump for the weekend.

1oldtimer · 11-16-2019, 11:10 PM

Hey Mart,
I found my nos gauges at cw moss in orange, ca. for my 41 truck. They had oil, amp and temp (I bought the last fuel). It was a few years ago, but they were $25 each.

19Fordy · 11-16-2019, 11:19 PM

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Nice job Mart. Well done. Just for curiosity sake, pry the top off the OEM sender and see
it's internal condition. Post a photo if possible.

11-08-2019, 02:03 PM	#1
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,745	Back to the scheduled programme. 41pu gets a new fuel gauge. Reverting to the rolling resto series on the pickup, I fit a cheap fuel gauge and sender. I got this for less than £12 off ebay and I was quite impressed. I cover adapting the unit to the 41 tank, which is similar to most old Fords, and wiring it in. It was a relatively simple job and good bang for the buck re the confidence factor when driving. I try a new editing technique where the scenes blend together instead of a sudden cut. See what you think. There's a funny out take tacked on the end too. https://youtu.be/EzhE8KrRsRM Mart.

11-08-2019, 03:59 PM	#2
RalphG Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Sask. Canada Posts: 2,424	Re: Back to the scheduled programme. 41pu gets a new fuel gauge. Watched and liked Mart. I wondered about the ending until you said here what it was. __________________ https://www.youtube.com/user/roosty6/videos

11-09-2019, 09:04 AM	#3
corvette8n Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: 36 miles north of Albany NY Posts: 2,946	Re: Back to the scheduled programme. 41pu gets a new fuel gauge. Mart: when I first saw the computer hard drive in the video I thought you were going to gut it and make a sending unit from the internals. It could be done there is a swinging arm and enough contacts to fab something up. In my former life as Director of IT we removed a lot of hard drives from the old computers erased them with some military grade software and threw them away, I should have scrounged some of those covers.

11-10-2019, 01:19 PM	#4
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,745	Re: Back to the scheduled programme. 41pu gets a new fuel gauge. Cheers Guys. Last bump for the weekend.

11-16-2019, 11:10 PM	#5
1oldtimer Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Orange County, Ca. Posts: 685	Re: Back to the scheduled programme. 41pu gets a new fuel gauge. Hey Mart, I found my nos gauges at cw moss in orange, ca. for my 41 truck. They had oil, amp and temp (I bought the last fuel). It was a few years ago, but they were $25 each.

11-16-2019, 11:19 PM	#6
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 10,925	Re: Back to the scheduled programme. 41pu gets a new fuel gauge. Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Nice job Mart. Well done. Just for curiosity sake, pry the top off the OEM sender and see it's internal condition. Post a photo if possible.