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rockfla 04-26-2021 03:05 PM

Any recomendations
 

ANY one have a recommendation on an Ammeter gauge repair??

corvette8n 04-26-2021 03:43 PM

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Maybe you could try a speedometer guy, see what he says
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=269960

51504bat 04-26-2021 04:31 PM

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Williamson's?
https://williamsons.com/

keith oh 04-27-2021 09:18 PM

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I am sure you can find a good used one much cheaper than having yours rebuilt.

koates 04-28-2021 02:03 AM

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There are several 1932 Ford ammeters in the upcoming Gene Hetland ford parts auction. Just exactly what is wrong with your ammeter ? Does it not just work or is it burnt or damaged to look at. I have repaired many gauges but am in Australia. Regards, Kevin.

rockfla 04-28-2021 07:29 AM

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I am sure you can find a good used one much cheaper than having yours rebuilt.


Thanks BUT mine is in GERMAN and for a German 32, none of those are "floating Around". on "Ebay" OR in the Gene Hetland auction!!!

rockfla 04-28-2021 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by koates (Post 2011556)
There are several 1932 Ford ammeters in the upcoming Gene Hetland ford parts auction. Just exactly what is wrong with your ammeter ? Does it not just work or is it burnt or damaged to look at. I have repaired many gauges but am in Australia. Regards, Kevin.

Kevin
As you see above mine is "stuck" at 10 (or 12). The needle giggles and moves as IF it were normally on "0" but its stuck there at 10. I am going to put it on an amp machine and try and run a negative amperage pull to see IF the needle moves like it should BUT even still It will need a repair of some sort!!!!

Zeke3 04-28-2021 08:34 AM

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I have heard good things about John Wolf and Co. Inc. in Willoughby, OH.

https://www.antiqueinstrument.com/

Bob C 04-28-2021 10:00 AM

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If you can't fix yours how about getting a US one and install your German face.

rotorwrench 04-28-2021 04:19 PM

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The old Model A instruments were easy to disassemble if you had the special tool to take the terminals apart but I don't know about the 1932 & later and especially those that may have been made in the country of origin. If there is a clock spring in there, it may be damaged or something slipped in the spindle shaft that the pointer is attached to. Some of the pointers can slip off center.


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