A Brilliant Gas Gauge "Fix" For This 1964 Plymouth Fury (And How To Diagnose A Bad Fuel Gauge) 

He has the piece, he only took it off to try and fix the horn button. I think he has now changed the wheel temporarily.

Dude, seriously. Did you hear that he had more than that in floor installation footage?! Like, he filmed an entire 11 hour day for some reason, plus whatever else. It took an insane amount of time to chop that down to something watchable. I hope he learned something 😅

@DeadDodgeGarage I had no idea, but that's hilarious. I was joking because he tends to do much longer videos and figured a 6,000 mile road trip would be quite the saga. He's about to go full Peter Jackson and put out his version of Lord of the Rings. I'm here for it.

Yes things were a little different back then. Haha. Thanks!

I’m proud of that. Haha.

Thank you!

Truly excellent!

That’s how you know you’ve got enough on there 🤣 thanks!

Haaahaha. Crap. Yeah, stick with the old lock ring. Repros are terrible. Our ‘66 Coronet has a working fuel gauge for a while if I wiggle the connections on the back of it.

It's going to be rough when Jamie goes on vacation.

Oh I need one of these. Haha.

Good enough!

I bought him one for his 20th birthday or so… there was an ongoing issue 😅

There was a gas can in the trunk. However, there was apparently no gas in it. Were we doing it wrong? *lol*

Yeah, that’s what’s in there powering the gauges - although it is 5v. They actually have nice plug in solid state replacements for the factory limiter available these days too.

Haha. Nice. Can’t access that from the outside unfortunately. The outer cowl / intake area will have to come off to access it correctly. It’s already been halfass patched together once before. Back in the 80s or something. I’m sure he will want to fix it right eventually.

Right. A single pole double throw two position toggle would accomplish that. But judging by the alligator clip wire, I was not being fancy 😅

@@DeadDodgeGarage ya, I did notice. Hopefully those are 6k mile rated alligator clips. 😄

The factory one works. Absolutely essential.

Listen… I forgot.

Oh I’m very sure it is not. Lol.

@@DeadDodgeGarage lol . Keep up the great videos. Thanks again.

Good to know. He’s looking a bit on the Sideshow Bob end of the spectrum right now. Haha.

@@DeadDodgeGarage "Brotherly love!"

I all but begged him *not* to cut his hair before we left. I much prefer the "young Robert Plant" look to the "surly skinhead" look, and there never seems to be anything in between...

​@@ceridwenattwood5784happy medium

I’m hip to that.

But then what the heck do you hold the wheel with? Your teeth?!

@@DeadDodgeGarage Sir, you're looking up heavens asking for the solution, but the answer you seek is far more down to earth.

Oof… yeah, let’s try not to do that.

Well, our trip didn't *end* with a flat bed. There was one involved at one point, but I guess we're Energizer bunnies--we just (eventually) kept going! And at least nobody fell off the flat bed.

He’s a goober. I noticed that too, but compared to the rest of the car… ehhhh…

I still haven't cleaned the glass on the new side mirror, either 😅. Priorities! They're all in the wrong order.

No Massachusetts. He might be cruising past there though, I’m not sure. Haha.

If he's passing thru the Indy area,, I would buy his lunch or dinner if it worked out with his schedule. What's the itinerary lookin like?

We did not make it to Indiana (although Indianapolis area was an outside possibility for eclipse viewing). We did notice an amusing number of Plymouths along the way to *the* Plymouth. If we had realized how many there were, we might have arranged things so that we hit as many of them as possible. Next time!

He fixed it! He is out of control with his horn power now.

Don’t let it get too cool though…

Yikes!

It’s 10-73 ohms I believe, supposed to be compatible with ford.

@@DeadDodgeGarage ok lost my brain couldn't remember. I need that sending unit for the drag truck tank.

I always use the later 90s Magnum flex plate with the balancing weight. The one hole has to be oval’d to accomodate the offset bolt on the converter, but I’m fairly sure they are the same bolt circle otherwise. There was a larger circle used in some classic applications, but pretty sure 904 and later Magnum are the same.

I am well aware of how an ohm meter works, but by using the 5v voltage input and the power probe to check for that input on the other side of the gauge, I have checked for and confirmed a break with the same tool I use to check the key power feed, the limiter feed, the circuit board traces, connections through the nuts to the gauges, and the integrity of the fuel sending unit circuit. Using that tool, I found and fixed four or five different small problems - which led me to the big one. I strongly suspect that when we get into the gauge, we will find it’s melted and horrible. But we’ll see. If it’s fixable, great. If not, it will be replaced - which was the plan from the jump.

I don’t think so? Not sure

We will be going through Michigan but I'm not sure yet if we're going through Detroit. I think our path may take us further West on our way North.

Yep… that’s why Rocket has long cleaned, refurbished and reused original sending units. The aftermarket ones available are just not accurate at all.

@@DeadDodgeGarage the one I put in my '71 isn't great either. I didn't have an original to use though.

All the rubber you want…

It lays it on the ground and briefly on the inside of the quarter panels 😅 Nothing a hammer couldn't take care of. Anyway, I've been trying to be gentle to the fresh diff chunk and the new tires pre trip.

He is!

@@DeadDodgeGarage ah, my territory. Nice

That’s a bad gauge voltage limiter. When they stick closed, they feed full 12v to the gauges and let the smoke out. But yes, there are compatible gauges. You’re looking for the 10-73ohm resistance range.

@@DeadDodgeGarage man that’s great news and info, thanks Jaime

He made a very similar joke in a clip shot during the filming of another video. Haha. I almost included it here but forgot.

You’ll have that sometimes…

Oh si, muchas personas blancas aqui. Solo quiero comprar burritos completos. No quiero fijarlo 😅

It's a real pain to unfold a burrito while driving a stick. I've tried.

@@SE-me2pt cmon I grew up rolling doobies on mountain roads while driving a manual.

@@DeadDodgeGarage haha!! Yer gringo Spanish is better than mine!!