way off gas gague and volt gauge.

bentley429 said:

You are the best paint user ever.

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5.0Droptop said:

you know it was at half when you ran out If you filled the tank all the way up you need to just aim it at the F

The volt gauge can be adjusted also.

Easy way is take cover off gauges and turn key off adjust needles and turn key on check position and adjust as needed until its where you wanted it.

When I did the gauges in my vert I intentionally put the needle lower than what it really had so I wouldnt ever run out.

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jrichker said:

Setting dash gauge pointers after they have been removed to install white face gauges.

The middle mark on the dash voltmeter is 14 volts. Use a DVM across the battery with the engine idling and use that reading to help set the
dash voltmeter needle accordingly.

The oil pressure sender is on the front of the engine near the oil filter. Make sure it is connected. It has a single wire that pushes down
on the screw on top of the sender housing. The middle mark on the oil pressure gauge is 50 PSI. If you had a mechanical gauge tee'd
into the pressure fitting for the dashboard gauge, you could use it to set the dashboard gauge.

The water temp sender is located in the driver side front of the intake manifold. Make sure it is connected. It has a single wire that pushes
down on the screw on top of the sender housing. The middle mark on the dash gauge is supposed to be about 200 degrees. If you had
access to a handheld infrared spot thermometer, you could use it to set the gauge. Open the radiator cap on a warm engine and aim the
red beam at the coolant. Or if you have a cooking thermometer, you could open the radiator cap on a warm engine and immerse the
thermometer in the coolant and use that reading to help set the gauge.

The gas gauge will require a little more work. Siphon the tank dry as possible. Use the fuel pump and a hose connected to the schrader
valve on the fuel pressure feed line to pump the tank dry. CAUTION!!! Do not run the pump for more that a few seconds once the fuel
quits coming out of the line connected to the schrader valve. If you let it run too long you could damage the pump. The gasoline cools
and lubricates the pump,

To trick the fuel pump into running, find the ECC test connector and jump the connector in the upper RH corner to ground.

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The tank holds 15.4 gallons, so put exactly 7.7 gallons back in the tank. Turn the ignition switch to run, and pull the pointer off the
gas gauge. Stick the pointer back on with it lined up with the half way mark.

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Darkwriter77 said:

Not to contradict ya', JRichker, but wouldn't it be easier just to fill the tank up completely and then set the gauge needle to the top "Full" mark, instead? That way, at least you could err on the side of safety in that your needle would read near "Empty" when in fact you still have a fair amount of reserve left to get you to the gas station...?

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