Vintage Thunderbird Club International

the power steering system comprises the power steering hoses, the power steering pump reservoir, power steering gearbox, and wiper motor,

if the system is drained completely, 2 quarts of AFT to start with, possibly 3

OK one more question, now I see that there are solvents that will flush the evaporator side of the system, but I cannot flush the evaporator except with compressed air, because the expansion valve is still in line, and it is so buried under the dash I just dont think its worth it to tear out the who...

hey thanks for the input on the Tecumseh compressor, I am draining it and I have PAG oil for the new installation. question: I have a new R/D and that goes on last, but can I flush the entire AC system with some harmless solvent to remove the old oil ? Would IPA alcohol work for that ? question: how...

I have a 65 Thunderbird with the stock AC R12 system, it has been empty for years, now I am going to resurrect it, it has the original big cast Iron compressor, turns fine, so I know it will still work. everything seems to be in order, but I have only 1 can of R12 left, so the only option is to use ...

you got a real problem there, could be a bad component or a bad wire, you have to go down the list of checking things in order: 1. remove the coil and test it with a good ohm meter, check the primary and secondary resistance values against the specifications in your shop manual. 2. turn on key and v...

1965 Thunderbird Dark Blue Landau Coupe (3rd owner) (located in Los Angeles, Calif.) 171,000 miles Needs Paint, otherwise a pretty good car run very well, was my daily driver for many years rebuilt engine rebuilt transmission new tires front end aligned new water pump new power steering pump new alt...

my experience: 1. in 2007 I got lucky and found a very large piece of black Italian furniture leather for sale in Hollywood, and had my 63 T bird re-upholstered from scratch by a local shop and they did a very good job, I was quite pleased with that, wish I still had that car. It was not that expens...

this is a very old thread, I dont know if I ever posted the solution, I took it to a transmission shop and he sat in it for s moment and said "you have an imbalanced torque converter, it happens from time to time" he said he sees this about once a year, now that they are computer balanced ...

yes Indeed they are still available on line, new, $120. well maybe we will wait til it breaks then ?

I have a 1965 Thunderbird with what is probably not the original carb, it may be newer than a 65, it's an Autolite 4100 and works pretty good, but it has the ported vacuum port for the vacuum advance. For the 1965 does the vacuum advance vacuum line go to the carb port, or straight to the intake man...

has anyone ever been able to service the cast iron ac belt idler pulleys ? I am getting ready to put the AC compressor back in and I notice the idler pulleys have no provision for lubrication, they still turn, but ... after 55 years I would think it's time to grease them, but don't see any way to ta...

can you guys tell me what is the function of this movable part of the carb linkage ? see video clip...

https://youtu.be/88xFWFi5YTQ

it just sits there and flops back and forth, its so hard to find photos of Original 1965 installations I just dont know how to hook it up,

thanks

Andrew

my experience with a 63 Lincoln Continental was similar, but over time I learned that the relationship of the curvature of the shoes to the curvature of the drum is critical to all these issues you may have, I learned about this by taking the shoes and drums to an industrial brake rebuilding shop in...

Hi Folks Like all rebuilt carbs, the one that ended up in my car is not 100% complete, the dash pot and dash pot bracket are just gone, all I can see tells me that it should be there, but its just gone, lazy rebuilders ? Do you guys have any suggestions on where to get one other than ebay ? I looked...

Hi Lee thanks for your reply, I am slowly accumulating a collection of vacuum diagrams and knowledge. One question: In this door lock vacuum diagram I found there is this device under the dash that has 6 or 7 vacuum hoses going in and out, and can you tell me what it is ? is it part of the door lock...