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I just finished up with the car. Don, you were right about the trouble being in the cluster. Maneuvering the wiring and the plug cleared up the fuel gauge and turn signal issue. Of course after I got everything back together I realized I had no fuel gauge lights. The car also wouldn't start now...

I think I know the answer to this based on searching through past threads but I just want to be sure before I go back into the dashboard. I recently had the interior of the car apart and at this time, did work on the gauge pod. Since I put it all back together the turn signal indicators on the...

Well, it has been a while bit with all the help of the people here I got the gauges installed and working. I am getting good information from the new gauges and can actually see them now. Thanks to everybody that helped out. I could not have done it without that help. Scott

Crap, for some reason I thought the cigarette lighter was switched. I will find another source for switched 12v. Scott

Ok thanks, that is what I thought. I will grab a wire off of the cigarette lighter. Scott

I am trying to remember the details. I did this prior to my battle with a brain tumor and somethings from that time and before are gone forever. I think I just pried them off. They were just sort of forced onto the gauge housing. Using some needle nose pliers I was able to take bites out of...

Midlife, I just want to confirm that the factory ammeter wires are dead when the ignition is switched off? I was thinking I just might run a wire off of the cigarette lighter wiring. That is fused. Thank you for your comments. Very helpful. Mudbilly, I have my gauges mounted in the factory...

Just thought about that as well. Thanks for catching that too. I will get this. scott OK, so I am going to try to reel in what I know about the wires right now. 1. I can use the black (ground) wire from the existing gauge lighting to ground the new Autometer Water temp and Voltmeter gauge...

Hmm, good catch Don. Thank you for picking up on that. That would have been sketchy. So then with that said, I will just grab the 12v+ from the light wires for the gauges and attach that to the Volt gauge. scott

I am on the way to splicing in wires. This is the harness. The volt meter has me stumped. Two wires, yellow/blue and red/orange. My Autometer replacement gauge has a ground tab and another tab for 12v power. Which of the original wires (yellow/blue or red/orange) would be 12v power? If I...

I apologize if this has been covered before. I used the search box but didn't find what I was looking for. That being said, how much power is safe to put into a stock mustang before things start getting hairy. My mustang is a Q code 72 Mach 1. 351C HO with a 3 speed C6 tranny. Everything is...

Sound seems to be coming from front and center. Also it is not a repetitive sound. Sort of erratic and it does seem to quiet down some as the engine warms up. Scott

I replaced my center console gauges with some Autometer cobalt gauges. My question is about the wiring. The lighting will not be a problem but I am looking specifically for the color coding on the wires to the Voltmeter and the Water Temperature Gauge. The stock voltmeter had two wires, Red...

I fired up my 72 Mustang the other day and heard a new sound for the first time. It is sort of like you took a metal nut, put it inside a metal container and shook it a bunch. I think the sound is coming from the front end of the motor, around the distributor/water pump area. It might be...

Thanks guys. I am definitely going to do what I want with this car. I was just curious about the color and the history of it on our cars. I figured it was a low production number color. I never see these cars in that color. I can't wait for the weather to warm up so I can start shooting...

I have a 1972 "Q" code Mach 1. The Marti report shows the original color as pewter metallic silver and also shows that the car is not really rare or incredibly optioned. I bought the car as a red car with all of the black Mach 1 striping and trim. I am going to do some rust repair and repaint...

Would like to see the video. Thanks for taking the time. I am suspecting the actual amount of travel of my kickdown rod. When not attached to the lever on the carb it moves a lot more than it does when attached. I think the rod extension from Holley would solve this. Scott

With the crab held at WOT see if the kick down rod will still move rearward. If so, the screw needs to be brought closer to the actuating lever (adjusted). Chuck With the carb held at WOT the kickdown rod was firmly planted against the stop. I am thinking that the kickdown rod I bought might...

This thread was helpful for me as well. I just installed my kickdown rod as shown in the Holley carb manual and also in the video. I testdrove the car and only once was I briefly able to get the car to downshift when I really nailed the gas pedal. Several other attempts left me with no...

Hmm, looked on the mustangtek page and couldn't find any listing for a 72 351c cj motor. I guess I should stick with what I have currently (the D0OR-B). It seems to work fine. Good site you referred, thanks for that link. Scott