Vintage Thunderbird Club International

What did your shop mechanic say when you told him about the A/C?
Most of the time these guys will work with you if your problem is less than one year on their work?
Chuck

David, David, David, Welcome, welcome, welcome. There is no such thing as a dumb novice question. Believe me, I know, I have asked a lot of questions and you are right; this is "the" place to get the "right answers". Please post as many questions as you have, and don't be bashful...

JR, You will want to be real careful here and I would rather someone other than myself be answering this, but here goes. You need to make sure your manufacture knows what make & model of vehicle you are buying their product for. Not all wheels are the same, and that is especially true on your T-...

JR, Since I'm so slow in answering this, hopefully you've already gotten an "unposted" reply from some one. But if not, here's my suggestion. Your radio is probably fixed as your shop repairman says, and you've got either wiring or speaker problems with your car. This is real easy to trace...

Probably in the head itself, but I would look at both ends while you are into that system. If your units are original and untouched, the lubricant is probably way too stiff by now and a good cleaning and lithium replacement would go a long way right now. Also, it's possible (but unlikely) that just ...

Sounds like your switch cut-offs are just a little out of adjustment and not stopping the electrical over hydralics action when it should. This could be from either a carbon build-up on the contacts or the switch height(s) being too low. Too low and the deck ends up getting pulled down too far thus ...

Hey Mike & Aramis,
Where's the rest of the story?
Inquiring minds would like to know, please post us your resolvements !
Thanks for me and all the readers.

Well Aramis, I was hopeing someone better than I would post a reply, but here it is. I would look into the Constant Voltage Regulator system (part 15-4 of your service manual) and start working both ways from there. Sounds also like you might have an intermitent open wire that could be making connec...

Hey Jay,
When you get through and fix your engine for the "missing, firing, and rough running, post us the story on what you went through to fix all your problems. I bet it will make good & interesting reading for all of us !

Welcome JPA ! That is a nice looking bird. And I agree with Don about ordering a service manual. Course, two would be nice if you are going to work on your car yourself, or even have one to "loan" to your -trusted- mechanic when he works on your car. And you might as well buy the high qual...

Good idea ! And there are a lot of good experienced minds on this forum who are not only knowledgeable but willing to share what they know as well. This is the kind of forum your grandfather told you about. Thanks for posting this so we can all follow along with what you find out and how you progres...

Good question and I was hoping someone would answer this other than the moderator, but here goes my 2 cents. First I suggest - if it's not broke - don't fix it. If you have drawn out a sample of the Type F automatic transmission fluid (which is the type used) and it does not look cloudy, contaminate...

Ummmn? Good question.
Let me ask the ol' web site master, Terri ....
Hey, Terri ! Help.

Well, -even that is impressive !
I could look at some of those pics as well.
As could we all, I'm sure. Take'em, post'em, please.
Thanks

Forum readers !
Read the topic entitled "Rear Springs" and Alan Tast's reply and note the last paragraph tells where to find the OEM part numbers in the 64-66 Original Factory Specification book that you can buy at the VTCI store online. Now that's convenient !!
Chuck