My 86 720 King Cab has a big open square hole in the console below the heater controls where the mount for the oil Pressure and Voltmeter should be.
I was able to find a nice used bracket & gauge set and am in the install process.
I'm painting the plastic housing today to match the interior color.
I decided that before installation I needed to check the gauge illumination bulbs and replace them. Searching around the internet + this and other forums......I saw one post somewhere that stated the correct bulb was either a 72 or 74.
When I removed the bulbs they were indeed #72. This is described as a T1 3-4 sub Mini wedge type bulb.
After a lot of research, I was unsuccessful in locating any reference to #72 on any web site.
It appears from my trip to the NAPA warehouse store today, that there are various similar bulbs with number(s) 70, 73 & 74 that are all rated at 14 Volts which would be the correct voltage. 12 Volt bulbs are too low and will burn out soon since charging systems regularly make higher voltages than 12 as a necessity to keep a standard 12 Volt battery fully charged.
At any rate, I was fortunate to have 1 of the 2 original bulbs still working that I could test with.
I brought home a bunch of bulbs, #'s: 70, 73, & 74. Tests at home on the original working #72 showed a draw of .8 Amps @ 13.6 Volts.
Testing of the #70 and #74 tested 1.5 Amps and .5 Amps. testing the #73 revealed that it drew .8 Amps the same as the original #72. Further inspection seems to indicate that they both produce about the same amount of glow.
So I'm happy now with the #73 bulbs now installed in the Oil Pressure and Voltmeter Gauges that they'll be the correct brightness as original.
I know from other posts.... that other dash bulbs are larger, but I hope this helps someone in the future who needs bulbs for the console oil pressure gauge or voltmeter.
The Napa Part number for the bulb is simply: 73.
Regards, Ibjman