Re: Start of 73 SS malibu restoration project

by rogal_tx Sat Mar 24, 2012 11:20 pm

That's some good info and I didn't think about plug behind the plate. That will explain why I couldn't find the wire when car was on jacks and I was looking laying under the car. Will check plug behind plate tomorrow and let you know if thats where the problem was.

by pila Sun Mar 25, 2012 12:04 am

I always pack the connectors, like that one in the harness, with DC-4 silicone grease. It keeps the moisture from corroding the spades in the connectors. I use it on light bulb sockets also, sorta like the grease that the factory used in sockets.

by orange Juiced Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:19 pm

besides all the electrical, check the rubber fuel lines that come off the sending unit, make sure they are not dry rotted or cracked. I had the same problem, needle would dance around or say full when it wasn't, and sometimes the engine would turn off.

by rogal_tx Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:10 am

rubber fuel lines might be one of the issue why I couldn't start the car right before needle stoped moving. Will check it out and replace.

by pila Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:46 pm

According to my manual, your gauge wire to the rear is tan. If you do find the tan wire to the sender, grounding it should make the gauge go to Empty, since the sender is a rheostat that goes from 90 ohms (full) to zero ohms (empty)
I had the tank off of my '74 because one of the hoses started to leak. It was a good time to prime & paint the body above the tank too.

by rogal_tx Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:16 am

Found problem with fuel gague, it was connection behind plate, its working good now.
Thanks everyone.

by 77mali Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:51 pm

LOL...was it just loose or a bad/frayed wire? (congrats!)

by rogal_tx Thu Apr 05, 2012 8:33 am

It was loose, but here is another problem that I have: I had my steering gear box rebuild probably a year to 2 years ago and yesturday I enounter a problem with it. bottome seal where pitman arm ties into sliped out. Did anyone had that happen to them before?? Lucky enough I have spear gear box that I will swap it with.

by pila Fri Apr 06, 2012 10:35 pm

Maybe you can replace the seal in the steering box. You are likely as good at it as the guy who did it during the rebuild. The seal probably has a number on it, that you can do a search for.

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