Early Ford V-8 Club Forum

FORUM RULES: Users agree to these Rules when using Forum.

The site administrator reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of the user agreement without prior notice to the user. It is the responsibility of the user to regularly review the terms of this agreement.

The user agrees to the following terms:

All information that you provide to us for your membership is correct.
You will not use your membership to spam, harrass, or exploit other members in any way.
Vulgar, Abusive, Racist and Sexist Language will not be tolerated.
Commercial-type sales postings will not be allowed.
No mass posting or flooding of the boards is allowed.
No Advertising of parts or cars; no Ebay or business/commercial ads (please use the "Classified" for ads Wanted or For Sale).
VIEWING MULTIPLE TOPICS ON SCREEN: You can choose to see more than 10 Topics at a time ... Log In and choose "Preferences" from the top bar on the Forum page. Scroll down and Change the "Default Topics Returned" parameter to 25 or 50, and save the changes. Since this setting is stored in your browser 'cookies' (if enabled), it seems to use that stored value even if you are not logged in. So, if you use a PC that you haven't logged into the forum from, the setting still seem to remain at the default.
EXTERNAL PHOTO LINKS ON FORUM: You can still use external photo links in your posts on the new forum. They follow the rules of any link in that they have to have the URL link qualified down to the full image file name (example: .jpg). The links will open in a new browser window, the same as an uploaded image attached to a post. Since an image attachment to any post does not display inline with the post, the results are the same. You can use multiple external links within a post. This link is from photos on a site from Don Clink's 'Deuce@75' albums:

http://donclink.com/deuce_75_1/images/dscn2950.jpg

Using links from photo sites such as Photobucket can help in "size" issue with uploaded attachment files. For best viewing in web browsers, photos should be around the 800x600 pixel range, and probably not more than 1024x768. Most cameras today store HUGE jpg image files, as the default settings are in the 7, 8, 10, and 12Mb image sizes. The image files that are then attached are very large, and the browser can't display the full image size without using the scroll bars. Use the re-sizing functions of your photo editing software to reduce the image to 800x600, which reduces the file sixe and the image load time in the browser. Don uses Google's free Picassa3 software, which is an excellent photo management product. All of the photo albums of the Deuce, Grand National, and Auburn that are links on the NORG site were built using Picassa's web creation functions. And it's free? (THANKS to Don Clink for the info!)
HOW DO I SHOW MY EMAIL ADDRESS ALONG WITH MY USERNAME? You can LogIn on the Forum, and select PREFERENCES. On this page Members can add optional information such as their City,State, Country; Occupation; Hobbies: list a Homepage; list AOL Instant Messanger Handle; Signature; "Make Email Address viewable to others;" and even change the number of Default Topics shown on a page. WHEN others click on your profile, they will see this information.

EFV-8 Club Forum / 1940 Ford Discussion / Lost Voltage to Gauges:

Reply to Discussion | New Discussion

<< previous || next >>

Posted By

Discussion Topic: Lost Voltage to Gauges:

TomO

03-10-2016 @ 7:02 AM

reply profile send p.m.

Senior
Posts: 7250
Joined: Oct 2009

A new brush is available and I believe that the Bakelite contact plate is also available.

Sanding the contact plate with fine paper is sometimes needed to eliminate the grooves and pitting and will do little harm, The brush is copper plated and if the copper plating is still intact, sanding it could remove the plating. I prefer using a pencil eraser to remove any corrosion on the brush.

Tom

trjford8

03-09-2016 @ 5:42 PM

reply profile send p.m.

Senior
Posts: 4214
Joined: Oct 2009

There are contacts on the bakelite and there is a small contact brush that moves with the switch lever. there could be some corrosion on either or both that caused the problem. Remove the plate and sand with fine sand paper. Also sand the contacts on the brush. Check for cracks on the contacts of the brush.

fortyford

03-09-2016 @ 3:24 PM

reply profile send p.m.

Member
Posts: 216
Joined: Nov 2009

I have three wires to Bakelite and they are tight.I checked the two screws and they were not very tight.Does that Bakelite have contacts that can be cleaned if I take it loose?

kubes40

03-09-2016 @ 2:33 PM

reply profile send p.m.

Senior
Posts: 3395
Joined: Oct 2009

If you "jiggled" the on / off switch and the gauges began to work again, obviously, start there... It won;t be the mechanical switch but something very nearby. The ignition switch and connections at the switch are what I'd be checking first.
Make sure the Bakelite part of the switch is tight to the body. there are two screws that hold it in place.
My guess? Loose wire at the "gauge" terminal.

fortyford

03-09-2016 @ 12:31 PM

reply profile send p.m.

Member
Posts: 216
Joined: Nov 2009

For some reason I lost all voltage to gauges and I jiggled the on/off toggle switch and everything came back up and working normal!Has anyone had this problem or any ideas on what is going on that I need to check?I was quiet shook up when I seen no oil pressure,but then noticed none of the other gauges were working either!

<< previous || next >>

NOTE: YOU MUST BE A REGISTERED USER AND BE LOGGED IN TO POST (and reply to) messages in this forum. If you are a first time user, please click the CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT in the masthead above to register and Log In. After that, all you do is LOG IN to enjoy using this site.

DISCLAIMER: The V-8 Club does no independent testing of any of the opinions, thoughts or suggestions presented in the website on the Forum, in the Tech Tips section, or any section. A reader should consider the website to be a forum wherein differing solutions to a particular set of circumstances may be discussed. Ultimately, the selection of an item for an individual's vehicle must be based upon the independent study of the vehicle owner in consultation with people in the hobby and restoration experts.

Early Ford V-8 Club Forum

Merchandise Questions

Membership Questions