From: 64-polara <wchuseby@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Electrical question
To: "The 1962 to 1965 Mopar Mail List Clubhouse"
<1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, June 2, 2011, 10:04 AM
Yup
all of the other lights were working. I will check the
ground strap
and I had thought about the switch and doing what you said.
Will check
it out tonight.
Thanks
On Jun 2, 7:37 am, Dodger7...@xxxxxxx
wrote:
> Fuel gauge,,,,,,, did the rest of your gauges work
properly? if so it is
> more than likely the ground strap
>
> Brake lights,,,,, did your interior lights, and dash
lights work ? if not
> check fuses, if they did work, jumper the wires at the
brake light switch,
> if they work then, it is the switch,,,, if they
still do not work, I would
> find the rear chassis harness plug connection, and
check for corrusion, both
> your taillights and fuel gauge probably go through
that same plug,,,
>
> In a message dated 6/2/2011 6:47:42 A.M. Central
Daylight Time,
>
> wchus...@xxxxxxxxxx
writes:
>
> Well the Polara rolled out of the garage under its
own power yesterday
> afternoon. What a great feeling after its innards
and outards
> cluttering up my garage for the last year.
>
> I replaced the fuel sending unit about 4 years ago.
While the car had
> been in my garage waiting to go back together the gas
guage had been
> working fine. Yesterday started it up drove it a few
miles and it was
> ok just low on gas. About an hour later after putting
the wheel covers
> back on I start it up and the guage is bottomed out
below the E
> mark.So I shut it off, start it up again same thing.
Get some gas in
> it, still the same thing. Later took my wife out to DQ
as a little
> celebration and cruise so while waiting in line the
guage starts to
> move in the full direction then stopped and went to
empty again.
> I will check out the fuel sending unit wires and
ground strap
> tonight.Anybody have any thoughts on that?
>
> Next issue. Brake lights were working fine before
yesterday. Now they
> are not. Noticed that at Dairy Queen also
> when i didnt see my brake light reflection in the big
aXX Navigator
> behind me. Maybe the switch for the brake light at the
pedal? if so
> what would be a good source to get it from?
>
> Other than that it was a great feeling to be back in
the bucket seats
> again all 4 windows down.
>
> Will post some pics soon.
>
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