Took my truck in to have the gas gauge and speedometer repaired at Thompson's on Armour today. Expensive (what isn't) but very knowledgable guys. Told me to find someone in Canada who can repair a cluster. Speedometer is seized and the gas gauge isn't reading right. Might as well get the whole cluster fixed. Any advice is appreciated. I have no idea how far I can drive without a gas gauge or an odometer. HELP ! Hoping maybe I can find someone at Stirling or Lindsay at this point or I am just out of luck. (1942 Ford pickup)
I have one in the garage. I will check. Thank you ! I did find a place through Chris Stapley called Dashboard InstrumentCluster in North York but I will check Old Autos as well.
Until I get the cluster repaired, I bought a Princess Auto fuel gauge and sending unit. Took all day to install the sender because it is only 'sort of' universal. As you can see, the Princess version plate is a lot smaller than the original sender on my 42 so I made my own & tacked on the small electric clip that I made & installed. The tank is about 3/4 full and that's the reading I get on my original gauge so I may not have to connect the Princess gauge. Fingers crossed. No odometer or gas gauge really took the fun out of going anywhere.
I think IT WORKS ! Will know in a few days after I drive around a bit but it looks like the original gauge works fine with the Princess sending unit. If so, I can finally travel further than town and back without worry. Yahoo ! (fingers crossed)
Oh, and for anyone with a similar problem, the old floats on the sending unit were made of brass and over time, they can get a hair line crack that I still can't see but it's there because the float filled with gas, rendering it useless. Just something worth knowing. Hope that helps somebody.
-- Edited by Cuddles on Friday 9th of May 2025 03:25:20 PM
