Vintage Thunderbird Club International

Redbird64, I took your advice and reran my choke power wire to the power window relay on the firewall (vs. the coil). With my little test light, I discovered that it is ALWAYS HOT. YOU WERE RIGHT. My car started on FIRST ATTEMPT (never happens) and choke immediately opened (more than it ever has). R...

I could not find the original post/thread, but whoever told me to find a different power source for my electric choke on my 62 Autolite 4100, you were RIGHT. Per the new choke instructions, I had wired it to the coil. But the choke never seemed to work properly. We discussed several power sources, a...

OK, to close this out - console box courtesy light properly re-installed and 'mystery' ground wire reattached properly - many thanks, Guys!
(Ebrake light will have to wait for another day)

So that leaves the 'mystery wire'?

ricklove wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2019 3:51 pm Is there a replacement bulb available for #2; the light behind the ashtray? TIA

Rick, there should be? (I removed mine from the holder, and it's a basic little bulb, I have seen before)

2. The light in the ash tray-- I mentioned a 'small hole' in the front edge of the glove compartment tray; that 'small hole' is actually an elongated slot and the clip on the light will snap into that slot. See photos--- In the first photo, you can see the mounting location of the light (it's in th...

OK, the order of the pics got gooned up, but you should be able to identify?

I need your help to ID a few minor things on my 62 Photo 1 is a 'mystery' hole just left of the ignition switch - what is it? Photo 2 shows the light under the ashtray - where does it go? (doesn't illuminate anything under there) Photo 3 looks like a ground wire, coming off the window switch relay? ...

OK, so what does that 'shift kit' do for you?

You don't want to use the coil supply to power the choke heater. That circuit is working hard enough supplying the current for its intended purpose. Forcing it to power a resistance heater is going to reduce the voltage and current available to the coil and you do not want that. Your also running t...

New oil pressure sensor installed and idiot light now working. Now, if I can just get dash lights?

Cliff, when I got my 62, three years ago, the pedal was rock hard and no braking. So I rebuilt the front brakes and when I got to replacing the M/C, I noticed the booster was sucking air - rubber boot / diaphragms were just rotten. Honestly, I didn't know what a 'booster' was, so as I had more money...

OK, doubleload says it's more difficult to diagnose a bad brake booster, while Cliff says it's pretty easy ( I was totally ignorant about it, which is why I sent mine to Oregon to be rebuilt).

So, what's the easy method to diagnose one?

Yep. That's what I did first. Only thing you have to watch out for is that the power window relay is hot when the ignition switch is either ON or in ACC. So if you're listening to music or fiddling with the windows etc. with the ignition on ACC, your choke will magically open. My Pertronix ignition...

Yeah, i did read about your situation. I assumed our situation is not the same as the IVR did not fix mine. My coolant temp sensor is hooked up correctly. Guess my next step is to remove the gauges and check them. OK, so have you not been able to get your gauge to move, at all? I read somewhere to ...