Just had a couple odd question to try and find out some info, or opinions on....as always your time and feedback is appreciated..

- in our 68 fastback, how do you go about changing the oil in the rearend?

- our gas guage doesn't seem to be working, any thoughts on how to best debug the problem?


thanks.

 

To change the oil in the rearend u can either look for a drain plug or ud have to take the cap off.....as for the gas guage lol i dont know

 

Use an Ohm meter and check for power to it. If not, think about a new sending unit.

 

yeah we can't find a drain plug for it, so that's what had us scratchin our heads....

thanks for the info about checkin the guage...

 

There is no cap or drain plug on the '68 8" rear end....you must take the axles out and unbolt the center "pumpkin" and drain it that way....Ford should have had a better idea but they didn't.

Some people have tried with little success and choice words to suck out the fluid by inserting a hose into the fill hole...not recommended IMO.

 

1. You have to stink the gear oil out of the rearend or pop the 8" chunk off to get it out.

2. if you have the original gas tank it may be the float mechanism, easy to drop the tank and change the float, btw I am sure you have checked all of the electrical connections.

3. Good Luck !

 

stink the gear oil out, said stink before, this was indeed a typo, btw, if you have never removed an 8" pumpkin and that is what you want to do, you will have to pop the axles out , and of course drop the driveshaft.

Anyway good luck again !