Recent content by whalepirot

99% stock truck has pretty sloppy steering; tightening the adjust screw atop, no longer an option. Many parts, usually unmentioned, carry over from '56, but unsure if the box is the same. I'd consider adding power assist and know some other years r&r with a Toyota box; my last choice. So far...

I saw no connection to the flasher but was out of ideas; hence I threw another part at the problem. I was looking for a wiring diagram, here, as my manual is 7 hours away. Low and behold a wiring diagram appears, plus more info thereto! Going out to check again, as I think I found earlier that...

Many thanks for the comments here, as I have repeat issues with NO brake lights. Everything else works as it should; i.e. turn signals (also cancel fine) and tail lights. My '57 F100 is totally stock but for front disk brakes and a dual master. The stock high pressure switch for brake...

All I really need is the 'eyebrow' for the pax side headlight. My grille is mostly repaired but the eyebrow is real torn up and I prefer not to darn near make one from scratch! Thanks for being rea$onable?!?

Caution on getting code-driven paint for the '55. I found that paper reference materials are disappearing, replaced by databases and those color charts may not go older than 1959; not the same. The Colonial White mix for my '57 F100 was not even close, only to find it was a 1959 formula, but...

Thx. I had that issue with another car and this is definitely in the coolant. The correct sender arrived from LMC today and works great. I think I misspoke the size... old brain!! I've had poor luck with their lousy shipment packing, but it and new tinted glass came okay. The gauge rests...

So, there is plenty of variance in discussion of these senders. the temp gauge worked okay for some time, then went nearly full hot, even upon cold start. Other threads speak of: wrong sensor can fry the gauge/ long tailed is correct/ unstamped is a 6volt/cannot measure resistance due to...

Looks like it, 1/8" NPT threads. Somewhere I read resistance should have a 50 ohm range, so all three suggest this sender is bad, agreeing with the FSM test. I flushed the DexCool which is maybe a year old, just in case, then refilled. There was a rusty glob that came out. The outstream...

Anyone have the resistance readings for a properly working engine temperature sending unit? This one is 27 ohms at room temp, that value dropping with heat applied from my hot air gun.

Fig. 2 on a Fordification page has a pic of the fuel sending unit http://www.fordification.com/tech/fuel-sending-units.htm It shows the 'can'. I "wrapped' the other side. Filled 'er up yesterday and drove a while. Yessss, the 60 year old fuel gauge seems accurate!!

Manual procedure result for the temperature points to the sending unit. The fuel sender was worn and out of stock, so I adopted a phrase learned here: Don't buy it if you can make it! Opened the 'can' that houses the slider (3 metal tabs) to reveal the interior caked with black crub and...

Thanks for the quick reply! It appears to be doing just that. I didn't find it either! The service manual has much better test procedure than I expected and the temperature gauge issue points to the sending unit.

New here, not to vehicle forums. I am doing a 'driver' restoration of a nice I6, 3-spd Cali truck. Stock instruments, gas reads very low while ECT (temp) just started going nearly full hot right after startup. That combo has me wondering if it's the voltage stabilizer. The fuel sender...