My 1976 project thread

[crazzywolfie]

ya it is bad

what did the can say?

 

[dodge dude94]

OH....Sunburst. lol

 

[dodge dude94]

So this is a weird one: when I start the truck in the morning, the fuel gauge works just fine. Works all the way to work in the morning, and that's the only time it works for the rest of the day.

It's done this two days in a row and I'll obviously see what it'll do tomorrow and thursday. Any idea what is up with this?

 

[crazzywolfie]

could be a bad ground

 

[dodge dude94]

But only in the mornings?

 

[crazzywolfie]

sure. funny stuff can happen in the morning lol. i have had bad ground connections pop up some mornings. nothing like seen a few sparks at a bad ground in the morning when you try to start your truck. dirty ground connections can cause some strange issues.

 

[dodge dude94]

I guess that's true. I just wonder what it is about the mornings that make it not work. It's been fine til I've started driving it every day....go figure.

 

[crazzywolfie]

bad grounds cause strange issues. maybe moisture gets to the bad ground in the morning and makes it better but the moisture is gone in the afternoon.

 

[dodge dude94]

Yeah, another fella said the moisture was probably completing the connection.

There's a ground on the sending unit to the frame, isn't there?

 

[crazzywolfie]

ya there is a ground somewhere there.

 

[dodge dude94]

For the sender?

 

[crazzywolfie]

ya

 

[dodge dude94]

I ain't chopping the bed!

 

[crazzywolfie]

lol. i needed more than 2 letters to post lol

 

[dodge dude94]

lol Wow. I was wondering.

You could have used or or

 

[crazzywolfie]

lol i thought the saw fit the thread best lol

 

[dodge dude94]

It did when I was cutting out swiss cheese. lol

 

[dodge dude94]

So my boss gave me a needle for my speedometer today. lol We'll see if it fits, later.

 

[dodge dude94]

So I got my speedo needle in and working with some fiddling.

Also cleaned up the engine ground, added another to the core support and tightened the power steering. I'm thinking Wednesday I'll take it to the exhaust shop and get that damn coupler sealed up.

 

[regularcab2500]

hey got a current pic of the truck? i love 1st gens and there are very few around me that are still kicking let alone in restored quality! coolest ive seen was at a chevy dealer show around the corner 1970 w250 adventurer very pretty

im sorry if you have many on this thread already but i dont feel like skimming the whole thread with tapatalk lol

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