Testing 54 lincoln fuel sending unit

Posted By B-rad 8 Months Ago

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B-rad	Posted 8 Months Ago
Supercharged Group: Forum Members Last Active: Last Month Posts: 310, Visits: 1.4K	Pulled the sending unit outta the tank. Cleaned and painted the tank, and want to see if the sending unit is still good. Tried a few things but couldn't get any movement from the meter. Brad Sierra Vista Arizona 1954 Lincoln Capri
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Testing 54 lincoln fuel sending unit By B-rad ( 8 Months Ago )

Have you tried grounding the sending unit wire to the vehicle? If... By Ted ( 8 Months Ago )

Here’s an old post, it won’t answer your question, but gives you a... By miker ( 8 Months Ago )

This would be a bench test since the unit is outta the tank and I have... By B-rad ( 8 Months Ago )

I was under the impression that I could put a restriction, or whatever... By B-rad ( 8 Months Ago )

55 and earlier was 6 volts. 1956 only, at least on the Fords, was 12... By miker ( 8 Months Ago )

Yeah. That solution is here already. The radio was removed before I... By B-rad ( 8 Months Ago )

Typically the voltage reducer goes on the hot wire that feed both the... By miker ( 8 Months Ago )

Thanks Miker. I'll be asking a few more questions later on regarding... By B-rad ( 8 Months Ago )

The question I have now is, is there a need for a reducer for the fuel... By B-rad ( 8 Months Ago )

Alan, For reasons not clear to me, 56 was the only year Ford ran the... By miker ( 8 Months Ago )

Thanks again Mike. I owe you a whole lot of beers where you come down... By B-rad ( 8 Months Ago )

Haha. As soon as the grandkids looking at colleges down there, and... By miker ( 8 Months Ago )

So what I'm hearing out there is that there's not a way to check a... By B-rad ( 8 Months Ago )

OK, thanks for the info. So if I have a 6 volt battery and hopefully... By B-rad ( 8 Months Ago )

I could put battery in the interior of the car and hook jumpers to the... By B-rad ( 8 Months Ago )

Yes that would work. But make yourself a jumper up with an inline... By miker ( 8 Months Ago )

OK. So I brought a 6 volt rv battery into the interior of my Lincoln.... By B-rad ( 7 Months Ago )

I like FD’ s idea of back feeding the radio line. Make sure... By miker ( 7 Months Ago )

RE: Testing 54 lincoln fuel sending unit By KULTULZ ( 7 Months Ago )

Miker, I was hooked up to the temp gauge, not fuel gauge. I don't know... By B-rad ( 7 Months Ago )