1956 fuel guage wanted to buy

[henro]

I need a 1956 gas guage in working condition. also a sending unit for the gas guage. my email is hscheffler2@*********

 

[fordrodsteven]

suppliers sell a kit that has both the gauge and sending unit. NPD lists P/N T-9275-1A for $161.48. Hill's lists P/N 9280-B for $149.95

 

[henro]

I found a guy in Portland oregon that rebuilds Ford gauges. says since a fuel gauge only measures ohms, that 6 or 12 volts will work . So I am giving it a try.

 

[fordrodsteven]

Yes, If I remember correctly the Fords used 6V gauges for many years. Even after the cars were switched over to 12V the gauges were still 6V using an instrument voltage regulator. My '55 had been converted to 12V and there were two little regulators installed under the dash. One for each circuit. Some guys only run one regulator to feed both gauges. There is some discussion over at the H.A.M.B. web site. One person mentions that Ford gauges were 6V all the way up until 1985. They even say there is a regulator used on MOPAR and list some P/N in their thread. I hope this information is helpful.

 

[henro]

is it true that the 56 t-birds did not even have an instrument voltage regulator?

 

[fordrodsteven]

I cannot say 100% certain. Based on my research and the way my car was wired when I bought it I would say 1956 had the regulator. I looked in Hill's catalog and they only list the instrument voltage regulator (P/N 10804) as a 1957 part. I have a very old parts diagram book that shows gauge circuit for all models is the same and it shows the "constant Voltage Unit" as part of that circuit.