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Old 07-10-2025, 09:26 AM   #12
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Default Re: Gas gauge - is this right?

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Originally Posted by terry View Post
Also, if you have gone to 12v, you need a reducer to the electricity going to the guages.
I bought a VR1 conversion unit from Ron Francis years ago.
Here's a good thread.
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=242627

Additionally, to get an accurate reading on the 1940 Ford BATT gauge I isolated the gauge from the rest of the gauge wiring and wired it separately using a 60 ohm resistor in the 12V line that feeds only that gauge.

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