Re: KPack's 1954 Panama

Posted by kevinpackard On 2020/11/18 15:29:39

Another day of being stuck at home. Got the fuel pump installed as well as a reproduction heat shield from Max Merritt. Also bent up a fuel line to the carb. NAPA only had plastic/rubber coated lines, so it's black. I believe original was silver, but at least this won't corrode. Still need to make vacuum lines.....what diameter are the metal lines and associated rubber? I will need to order them in since I'm stuck at home.

Currently working on a few odds and ends. The fuel and temp gauges have never worked. After all the work I've done today they still do not work. Here's what I've done:

-Checked voltage from instrument voltage regulator....bounces around but is around 5 volts (I believe this is how it works. An average of 5 volts, right?)
-Pulled both the gauges and noted bent indicators. Straightened out
-Cleaned out gauges with compressed air.
-Grounded the wires from the sending units. Indicator did not immediately move. They did eventually, but not smooth at all, and not fast at all.
-Dropped fuel tank (again), pulled new sender and confirmed it works (resistance readings were as expected)
-Cleaned off around sender mount to be sure that it was bare metal. Really hard to tell if it's metal or not because it's the same color as the paint.
-Reinstalled tank and confirmed everything hooked up, including added ground wire from tank flange.

Still no dice. It's getting rather annoying. Should I just get new gauges?

Speaking of gauges, I want to install a mechanical oil pressure gauge under the dash to make sure my oil pressure is good. I don't trust the idiot light. What have you guys used and how did you hook it up? Ideally I'd like to keep both the original idiot light and have an actual gauge.

-Kevin

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