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FRANK PKNY · 05-19-2014, 04:02 PM

Hi Guys ,
I guess you all thought I died. Well I'm still restoring and building Just not an old Ford. I have a 39 PU that I did a few years ago. The Drake replacement sending unit I put in lasted about 6 months and quit. I remember there was a lot of chatter about them failing. Of late has anyone found a sending replacement unit that works without failing in a short time and gives the proper sending resistance? Just hoping that the problem has been rectified over the last several years . Frank PKNY

Lawson Cox · 05-19-2014, 05:00 PM

Nice truck. Only thing I find wrong with it is that it is not mine.

Sid the Maineiac · 05-19-2014, 06:25 PM

Very nice looking truck, Frank !I agree with what Lawson said !!lol

47COE · 05-19-2014, 07:56 PM

I've installed several of the Drake senders and so far they've kept working.

One of them had a dead spot right out of the box, found when testing it with an ohm meter before installing it. Looking at it carefully, I saw that there was a small speck of something on the sender's resistive element. I scraped it off and it has worked fine ever since.

Since you have to remove it anyway, put an ohm meter on it and see if it is totally dead, or just bad in certain sections.

fordor41 · 05-19-2014, 10:09 PM

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If the resistance for a '39 is the same as '41-'48 I bought mine from Yogi's in Midwest. Been in my car or 15 yrs. Believe '41 is 78 ohm. It's been a while.

05-19-2014, 05:00 PM	#2
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Re: Gas gauge sending unit Nice truck. Only thing I find wrong with it is that it is not mine. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

05-19-2014, 06:25 PM	#3
Sid the Maineiac Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Norridgewock,Maine Posts: 657	Re: Gas gauge sending unit Very nice looking truck, Frank !I agree with what Lawson said !!lol

05-19-2014, 07:56 PM	#4
47COE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Oregon Posts: 220	Re: Gas gauge sending unit I've installed several of the Drake senders and so far they've kept working. One of them had a dead spot right out of the box, found when testing it with an ohm meter before installing it. Looking at it carefully, I saw that there was a small speck of something on the sender's resistive element. I scraped it off and it has worked fine ever since. Since you have to remove it anyway, put an ohm meter on it and see if it is totally dead, or just bad in certain sections.

05-19-2014, 10:09 PM	#5
fordor41 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: elmira,ny Posts: 1,517	Re: Gas gauge sending unit Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) If the resistance for a '39 is the same as '41-'48 I bought mine from Yogi's in Midwest. Been in my car or 15 yrs. Believe '41 is 78 ohm. It's been a while.