Mopar Wayne

Hey all, thought I would give everyone an update - She is fixed! Found my gauge to be bad. For some reason the gauge itself was not grounding. I procured an NOS one from ebay (for a great price mind you) and tested it before I replaced. BOOM, I can now tell how much go juice I have left. I finished up making my sending unit and just finished installing it all. As a side note, I now have a 2 post sending unit for sale, Brand new. Installed to find out it was wrong. So if anyone needs it make me a fair offer. Also, thanks for all the input. This is such a great tool to have. Kudos to you all!

It is one wire, and I took the sender to the gauge and connected straight to the gauge with the same result. Plus it's only 1 wire going to the gauge from the front.

Thanks Dartgame, I did check the sender for changing resistance when the lever is moved. It does vary when moved. I also tried reversing the leads as well, with the same results . I am beginning to think the gauge is bad.

Update, I ordered a single post 10-75 ohm universal unit from Summit. The gauge still is not reading correctly. I am at a loss. The gauge has 2 posts on the back of it so I am sure it is a single wire unit. With the key on and the wire in the trunk not touching anything the gauge reads empty. If I ground the wire the gauge goes to full. When I wire in the sending unit it goes to full no matter where the float is. Does anyone know if I can test the gauge? I went with the 10-75 ohm resistance unit because that is what I saw on another post. I would think it would read something no matter what. I even took the sending unit and connected straight to the gauge with the same result. Any ideas would be really helpful. Care is still 6 volt, positive ground system. Thanks all

Hey DrDoctor, thanks for the info. My gauge has 2 lugs on it. My car is positive ground as well.

Hey all, I just replaced my fuel tank in my 48 D 24 Custom. I went to install my new sending unit and my new unit is a 2 pole sender and my original is a 1 pole. Any ideas on where I can get the 1 pole? It looks like in mid 48 they changed to a single pole design. My car is still 6 volt positive ground. I did some research and found only one reference from 2010 on the forum. Thanks

I should have both. Is it the same for fluid and regular standard trans?

Thanks everyone

Mine has a vacuum motor and does not work. So I am hoping to get this one usable and retro mine. My car is a deluxe model , the cheap one. I was just not sure on this part. But for what I paid for the car it is worth the gamble.

I got lucky this weekend and scored a parts car, Honestly there are not to many usable parts for me but I noticed it had an electric wiper motor and 2 heater boxes. Plus a spare transmission. My question is how rare are the 2 heaters and electric wiper motor? I have not seen one with them yet.

Thanks for all of the response. There is some great information and tips in here.

What oil do you recommend for my 48 230 flat head six. The manual calls for something that is no longer produced and to add some refined kerosene if needed. I would really rather not do this. lol. Wondering what new technology oil I should use.

Believe it or not I was able to get parts off of rockauto.com

Here is a long shot - http://vintageamericanpartsoflongisland.com/ I ordered a new tank, straps and sending unit from them for my 48 Dodge through Ebay. You may want to contact them and see if they have access to one.

Thanks Jerry, I placed my order this morning.