Looked for old thread on pan removal.. Not able to find.
Front seal on 371 is now leaking.... Rats !! Anyone found an easy way to drop pan.
I like the manual/ do not mind reading.... but. anyone removed one lately
???
Fletch

 

You can do it by droping the stearing linkage, Unbolt it from the frame on the passenger side and pull it down as far as you can then cran the wheel to the left and the pan will clear. Thats what I did on mine. Oh and if you have single exhaust remove the crossover exhaust

 

Thanks Citcapp!! I have about 3 k on motor, sat for a long while... thus the front seal dried out... While I have your attention::
A fast way to fix a pesky fuel gage.
New sender from Fusick... reads 3/4 when full (24gal?)... when 1/4 indicated ,takes 11 gallons to her up..Tank has no bumps or bends..
Thanks again,
Fletch

 

I would like to figure this one out myself. I have almost the same problem and others I have talked to have the same issue. If fact when I filled it up today it was reading a 1/4 tank and took 12.2 gallons. I have gotten into the habit of just filling it up at a 1/4 tank just to be safe.

 

hmmm. I was just about to order the sender from Fusick for my '56....are you both thinking it's the new sender that is at fault?

 

Guage resistance is 90 ohms...before you install guage hook it up to the car and ground the frame of the guage to the car and manually move float and check guage reading at different float heights...might have to bend float rod to get readings at right level...

 

Good idea.. Thanks.. Fusiks sender (I believe ) is OK.. I was trying to get around pulling the panel....

But if the resistance is 90ohms( thanks for the info) I will start by chasing a good ground first...
Nice to know someone else has that problem .

Thanks Citcapp and Yellowstone.
Fletch

 

Opps ..Yellowstatue/ not the park !

 

What did you guys do for a filter on the pickup tube? I've talked to Fusick's and they say no one is reproducing them

 

Not a tough issue. I have used alot of after market pick-up tubes from Jegs on Mellon pumps. Make sure you tack weld to pump after you position strainer.
Fletch

 

90 Ohms? I could of sworn it was 35.. Anyway check the ground as I had faulty readings until I ran a ground wire directly from the sender to a known good ground

 

Thanks...
Fletch

 

I just bought this sender for my 56 off of EBAY
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...=STRK:MEWAX:IT
...I'll report back how well it works.