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When I was cleaning and blasting my frame I noticed on the drivers side near the gas tank was a hole and grommet near the tank but no line or wire running through it. I looked through all my manuals and illustration guides and find no reference to it's use.
I find it odd that its so close to the outlet of the gas tank yet all reference material I find show the fuel line running above the frame. Anybody know it's use? There's one on the passenger side frame rail also.
I had posted a question a while back asking why my 49 had knock outs (about 1" round) in the inside surface of the cowl panel structure below the floor. Note, in the picture it is just forward and below the cab mount brace which is silver on my truck. I was told that it was for trucks that had gas tanks below the body to route the fuel gage wire to behind the dash.
Ford drilled/punched all the same holes in both frame rails even if only was used on one side i.e. steering box mounting holes and pitman shaft hole. I suspect the holes were punched while rails were still flat before being bent into a left or right.
This is the grommet I was referring to. Both sides a grommet in them but nothing running through them-
In my experience, on the '53-'56, (passenger side) this is where the battery cable runs through to the starter relay. And (driver side) where the fuel level sending unit wire runs through to the harness. Both of the '53 trucks I've owned were original.
In my experience, on the '53-'56, (passenger side) this is where the battery cable runs through to the starter relay. And (driver side) where the fuel level sending unit wire runs through to the harness. Both of the '53 trucks I've owned were original.
