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Old 06-02-2021, 02:05 PM   #1
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On my 39 ford deluxe the battery gauge has an ‘n’ between the H at the top and the C at the bottom. The owners manual doesn’t explain what the N stands for. Is it for normal
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Old 06-02-2021, 02:41 PM   #2
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Do you mean the temperature gauge? If yes, my '39 pickup has the same and my experience is that is about where the stock thermostats would open (160 I am pretty sure) so yes I would call that an N for normal.
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Old 06-03-2021, 09:53 AM   #3
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No, it’s the battery gauge
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Old 06-03-2021, 10:03 AM   #4
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Here is my 39 Merc gauge, as you describe BUT with an "L" for "low" and not a "C" as you describe. "H" for "HIGH" and "N" for "normal" and the needle "should" be "around" the "N" with a slight move toward the "H" as the engine revs up.
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Old 06-03-2021, 10:07 AM   #5
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Here is a 39 Deluxe gauge cluster.Yes N is normal operating range.On the bottom is an "L",not "C".
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Old 06-03-2021, 11:04 AM   #6
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Thanks, it is an L. Looked like a C to me when the needle is sitting on top of the L.

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