C15A Instrumental Panel

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by cmperry4

Very nice looking panel and pic, and it also reminds me of where the dash jewel should go.

G'day MLU,

Since this thread is about gauge clusters - could someone identify the missing gauge out of the cluster from a Cab 13 F60L.

Kind Regards
Lionel

[Phil Waterman]

Simple Temperature, now next questions did Fords use the same as Chev.

Here is the instrument group from my `45 HUP.

Cheers Phil

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Simple oil pressure, now next questions did Fords use the same 0-80 as Chev, of course the Chevs never used more that 1/4 of the gauge once they are up to temperature.

Cheers Phil

Hello Phil,

Thanks for the identification Phil. Do you have a photo of the temperature gauge that you could post? Thank you.
Kind Regards
Lionel

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Lionel

Your response to my posting was going up at the same time that I was correcting my first incorrect post and adding a picture. Not bad for opposite side of the world.

Cheers Phil

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Hi Lionel

Your response to my posting was going up at the same time that I was correcting my first incorrect post and adding a picture. Not bad for opposite side of the world.

Cheers Phil

It would have taken me less time to reply to work out the difference between the title line and the message. It is 10:55 am Sunday morning here in Queensland what day time is it there in New Hampshiire USA? Thanks for the photo too. Have a good day/night?

Regards
Lionel

[Phil Waterman]

Time now is 7:56 PM eastern standard time here in the States

Cheers Phil

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Time now is 7:56 PM eastern standard time here in the States

Cheers Phil

Saturday evening. You lot Downunder (in the eastern bit anyway) are ahead of us, by 16 hours at this time of year.

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Lionelgee

Hello Phil,

Thanks for the identification Phil. Do you have a photo of the temperature gauge that you could post? Thank you.
Kind Regards
Lionel

Here's three variations on the face design (Pic 2 and 3 are in place in Ford CMP dashes, pic 1 is a NOS spare so could be CMP):
Note too, the Ford dash lighting is in a fatter, squat housing placed lower on the panel than the long slim housings used on Chev's ("Cigar Tube" same as Jeep/GMC)

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

pic 1 is a NOS spare so could be CMP

Tony,

Don´t count on it. It comes from the ex-Norwegian Army stock of M7 Snowtractor parts which Sean recovered years ago. That is why it is painted white.

Hanno

Originally Posted by Snowtractor

Like this NOS WWII electrical gauge? I have a handfull in cosmoline if someone is interested.
Sean

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Tony, Don´t count on it.
Hanno

So there are no variations in the faces or temp scale, just a straight needle or arrowhead needle? Anyone else seen any other variations?

[Jordan Baker]

The screw that is between the choke and the dash emblem. What is it for on the back side of the panel?

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Simple Temperature, now next questions did Fords use the same as Chev.

Here is the instrument group from my `45 HUP.

Cheers Phil

G'day Phil,

Did Ford temperature gauges vary much in size and style throughout the war in the years that the Cab series 13 were made and the different countries of assembly?

Kind Regards
Lionel

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

.... now next question, did Fords use the same as Chev?

Cheers Phil

We discussed this in a thread a couple of years back. I think the agreement from that was that Chevs used the same capillary gauges as Jeeps and GMC's while Ford used Stewart Warner electrical types with a little cover at the base of the needle.