Electrical: Where is the ground located in 53 Starliner Commander?

[fritz ehrhar]

Lights and fuel gage I have installed a sending unit in the gas tank still does not show on gage level

[rstrasser]

The 1953 Starliner should be 6 volt positive ground. If I remember correctly the positive terminal is connected to the engine block and there should be a ground strap going from the engine to the frame of the car. The fuel tank needs to be bolted solidly or grounded with a wire to the cars frame to establish a good ground. Also the sending unit needs to be grounded to the fuel tank.
With the wire that goes to the sending unit disconnected; the fuel gauge should read one way and if you ground the wire the gauge should read the other way. I forget which causes the gauge to read which way. And if some one tells me, I will not remember. The head is full of enough useless information.
Ron

[altair]

On my 54 Champion the ground was originally on the motor mount. With the build up of rust over the years caused grounding issues. I relocated the ground directly on to the starter bolt and every thing came to life again. Also my tail lights were dingy so I attached a ground wire from the bezel assembly to the frame and now they are full bright.

[warrlaw1]

Like altair, I ran a big "00" cable from the positive battery post to a starter bolt. Big difference. You can get 00 cables made up at a marine or tractor service.