Fuel Gauge only showing 3/4 tank when tank is full

[lumpydog]

First of all--Good job getting this worked out.

Second--Holy cow, what a clean interior!

Thank you for the help - learned a ton and your information was fantastic.

[Jim-ME]

Two questions for you. What is the knob to the right of your oil pressure gauge for and what is the black thing that is above the center top of your dash? Beautiful interior by the way.
Jim

[lumpydog]

Jim:

Thank you. The knob to the right of the oil pressure gauge is the heater hose valve control. It connects via a (choke-like) cable to the valve that opens and closes radiator circulation through the Smith's heater matrix/box. The knob likely used to have the words "Push for Heating" on it - which I've seen on other late Series 2a Rovers. See image below from a 1969 2a 88 for an example.

With regard to the black thing you see. It's a plate that goes from the instrument panel up to the wiper rod cover plate. See an earlier picture of my dash (prior to my re-habbing it) below to see the full plate. I've had others comment that it is a very rare but original part that is unique to Rovers built in 67/68 as Land Rover transitioned to a different wiper system and windshield defrost setup. I've included a picture of a red 67 109 that has the same piece.