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  1. dwage

    Wheel and Tire Size

    I appreciate it sir! However, my W100 is 5.5x5 so I'm out of luck there as well.
  2. dwage

    Wheel and Tire Size

    I’m about to order a new set of wheels and tires for my ‘73 Power Wagon. It sits on a 2.5 inch lift, and I can’t really find a whole lot of info out there on size and fitment. I’m currently deciding on a set of wagon wheels, or maybe going with some dish mags. I’ll upload a picture of a truck I...
  3. dwage

    License Plate Lamp Mount

    Its a regular chrome bumper. Turns out the lamp mount off of a Desoto is the exact fit I was looking for, installed it and wired it in today and we are good to go!
  4. dwage

    License Plate Lamp Mount

    So I've just installed a rear sport bumper on my Powerwagon, it looks great! Now I'm trying to track down the correct style Lamp/Mount required for my new bumper. Does anyone have any insight? Thanks!
  5. dwage

    Temp Sending Unit Position?

    1 month update, it takes awhile for the gauge to get up to running temperature, but I'm not having any more issues. Thanks for the help guys!
  6. dwage

    Temp Sending Unit Position?

    Update- It was the factory voltage limiter!! Although I don't have the gauge reinstalled just yet, bench testing it with one of the solid-state regulators shown above seems to have solved the issue. Now once the sending unit gets heated up, the gauge follows suit. While I was waiting on parts, I...
  7. dwage

    Temp Sending Unit Position?

    Well, this is becoming quite the debacle. This is not a complicated circuit: 12v source to regulator- 5v off the regulator to temp gauge- 5v at temp gauge straight to temp sending unit- temp sending unit grounded back to the battery- regulator also gets grounded at the battery. I have my temp...
  8. dwage

    Temp Sending Unit Position?

    Just checking for confirmation, will this work for my application being a 3 amp power output?
  9. dwage

    Temp Sending Unit Position?

    I already shelled out the cash to buy an original one off of eBay last night, but I'll take your advice as well as the IVRs you mentioned are readily available and relatively inexpensive. It looks like it would be simple to adapt one for this application, I'll keep you posted. Thanks for the info!
  10. dwage

    Temp Sending Unit Position?

    Turns out it's harder to find the right reducing bushing in my area I guess.. I believe the temp sender I bought is a 1/8-27 NPT thread count, and I need a bushing that would adapt to a 5/8 NPT for that coolant access on the manifold, parts have been ordered, now we wait to see if they're right...
  11. dwage

    Temp Sending Unit Position?

    Sometimes the simplest solution are the best! I'll hit up the parts store tomorrow!
  12. dwage

    Temp Sending Unit Position?

    Got off work today and was planning on putting the sending unit in and wiring it up. I realized that the stock style sending unit I bought is a smaller diameter than the port in the intake, I'll attach some photos for reference. I assume either I bought the wrong stock style unit or there is...
  13. dwage

    Temp Sending Unit Position?

    Hello again, this might be a simple one, I've just never installed a coolant temp sensor before, and my intake has a few different ports, so I'd like to install it correctly. The wire for the sensor had broken off at some point in its life so a previous owner took the sensor out instead of just...
  14. dwage

    Speedometer installation

    There is a little bracket in between the wheel and the input housing for the Speedo cable as well that will spin freely once the screws are backed out, I’m assuming that should spin also. If the screws are all the way in it hits the brackets and the cable won’t move freely then either.
  15. dwage

    Speedometer installation

    I’m assuming that has to be the issue as well, probably improper installation before I got ahold of the truck!
  16. dwage

    Speedometer installation

    Hello everyone! So I am in the process of getting all my gauges in working order and I came across a potential issue. My Speedo cable was broken, and while disassembling my gauge from the cluster I noticed that when the gauge mounting screws are fully inserted where the red arrow is placed in...
  17. dwage

    Hey everyone!

    Dwage here, I'm the new owner of a good old 73' power wagon. With a little work I'm confident I can make it something special, and I appreciate having this forum here to help me along the way!
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