Anybody out there got an extra temp guage that will fit the guage cluster in a 52 F1 truck they want to part with. Mine kept blowing the fuse and found out why yesterday one of the post screws came out of the back of the guage. I had an old one and put it in but it doesn't work stays on hot and doesn't go to cold when key is turned on. I was wondering also if maybe I could sodlier the post back in the back of the guage and also do the same to the small wire inside the guage. Has anyone done this before and it worked?
Thanks for anything you can do,
Lbrauer
braular@yahoo.com
713-410-7481

 

Was that the brand new one I sent? I have one more NOS left but it's promised to someone else.

There are a number of them for sale on e-bay at the moment.

NOS 1951 FORD TRUCK TEMPERATURE GAUGE 1C-10883-A NICE!!: eBay Motors (item 360317490205 end time Nov-14-10 13:38:02 PST)

51 52 FORD F-1 PICKUP TRUCK SPEEDOMETER GAUGE SET DASH: eBay Motors (item 190465871062 end time Nov-14-10 16:58:59 PST)

 

Larry , have a spare out of an old cluster . In thanks for your previous parts purchases it is yours for the cost of sending it . I will call you later this evening . Thanks again , Denny

 

1C-10883-A (replaced 1C-10883) .. Temperature Gauge / Obsolete

Fits: 1951/52 trucks / No one has any of 1C-10883-A

IC-10883 =

JST AUTOMOTIVE in Lebanon TN has ONE = 615-443-3086.

ANTIQUE AUTO SUPPLY in Arlington TX has THREE = 817-275-2381.

 

Yes Julie it was the one that you gave me. Went to take the nuts off and the hwole stud came out.

 

Larry , spoke too soon .Looked in the spare parts collection and all I have is a speedo housing . Sorry .

 

Hmmmmm!???! That was a brand new gauge!

Is that you who has the 3 bids on the one on e-bay?

I'll see if I have an old one you can have.

 

thanks Julie I have one coming from e-bay that I hope is a good one from what the decription says. Me and those temp guages don't get alone to good it seems. I don't know if I tighten them to tight or what. I hope to get the old truck back on the road soon.
Thanks again Julie your the best.

 

Who knows, the thing was 60 years old - even new!

So is the new one coming - BE GENTLE!

 

The one is coming and I will be very gentle with this one. I'm always afraid I don't have the wire tight enough. I am going to be as carefull as I can with this one when I put it in.
Thanks for all your input Julie.

 

Finger tight and 1/8 turn is a good rule of thumb Larry!

 

I will understand that for sure Julie. I have messed up more things tighting them to tight but to me they don't feel that tight. Know what I mean?
Thanks Julie

 

Well Julie I got the temp guage from e-bay and put it in truck but as my luck has it when the key is turned on it doesn't go to cold but when you start the truck it slowly goes down and comes right back up. I changed the wires on the back around thinking I had the reducer wire on the wrong stud and didn't make a difference in the guage. Do you happen to know what might be wrong or did I purchase a bad guage.
Thanks as always for the responce,
Larry Brauer
Braular@yahoo.com

 

Oh Larry, I gotta feel bad for you! I've never seen anyone have so much trouble with these!

The slow move to "C" isn't unusual for a 6 volt gauge especially with a voltage reducer.

Your other gauge worked ok until the stud broke off right?

Take the gauge out and test it.

Take four 1.5 volt AA batteries and touch them end to end - negative to positive - as in a flashlight.

With a seperate wire connected to each gauge post, touch one wire end to the positive end of the stack of batteries and the other wire to the negative end of the stack of batteries. The gauge should creep to "C." Then take one battery out, touch them back together and retest. The needle should move a little toward "H." If it does it's ok.

Let me know what happens.

 

I will try that Julie and let you know what I find out. I would like to know how you turned your temp guage into a mechanical one from the original one in your truck. I thought I might try that and just run one from one side of the engine.
Thanks for the responce Julie,
Larry Brauer