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Finally got a chance to work on my truck, grounded the sending unit to the frame with a separate wire and grounded the frame that holds the gauges to the dash with a separate wire also. The gauges read full and according to the manufacturer of the sending unit that indicates a break in the wire...

Ok, the gauge will not work with the sending unit but I do not uunderstand why there is 6 volts going to the gauge and only 3.8 volts going out of the gauge?

After replacing the fuel gauge in my 38 pickup it registered full when it only had a couple of gallons in it. New tank and sending unit. Understand that low voltage could be the problem. Checked it out and have 6.3 volts to the gauge going in and 3.8 coming out. Does that indicate a faulty gauge...

Looking for correct fuel guage for 1938 Ford pickup

That’s what mine look like, so I must have the correct ones. The next question is what does one use for the red fluid that was in the temperature gauge, they no longer sell the orignal stuff, correct? I am also looking for a gas gauge if anyone has one. Thanks all for the pictures.

Thank you

Would anyone have pictures of the correct 38 pickup guages? Not sure the ones in mine are correct and would like to verify. Thank you.

Thank you, I will try that.

I have a 38 pickup with the 6 volt charging. From the battery to the single fuse block it reads 6.05 volts. Any reading from there to the ignition switch or to the headlights will be 5.75 volts or so. Should it still read 6.05 or is that a normal voltage drop after going through a switch and the...

Thanks for the help guys, figured out I had a couple wires going into the head lights hooked up wrong

Thanks all for the help, I will have to take a look at mine later. Have to go watch my granddaughter play basketball this afternoon.

Does anyone have a a wiring diagram of the light switch bail on a 38 pickup? I think I have a wire on the wrong terminal. Thank you for your time.

Looking for the radiator tubes for a 38 pickup

Do you know of anybody who sells that kind of hood support rod and the hardware to fasten it to the firewall

Looking for a diagram or picture of how a hood latch goes together on a 38 pickup. Thanks