Vintage Thunderbird Club International

Hello assim111, please share photos of your new acquisition when you can.

Doug

Hi there eddtheman, Re-reading your original post, I noticed you said the door sticking problem is only when using the outside door handle. So for some reason, the outside handle doesn't release the door latch the way that it should. Hopefully lubrication will free the latch up and fix this, but the...

Welcome to TBird ownership and the forum. You could start by making sure the door is not physically binding against the door frame. Then apply penetrating oil liberally to the hinges and latch and work the mechanisms until they free up.

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The charging system appears to be working. You may have a power drain happening when the car is not running and the ignition is off. Try disconnecting the plus battery clamp from the battery terminal, then connect an ammeter between the two. If it registers current flow, then you have a power drain ...

Thanks Alan, I'll check that out.

Doug

On my '64, the electric windows and blower work when the ignition is off. I've always assumed that's the way it's supposed to be, but maybe not?

6T6-T , if your car really will hop out of Park and into Reverse by itself, you should also consider disabling the vacuum e brake release until you get the shifter mechanism fixed. That ensures the e brake stays set until you manually release it. And, following Alan's recommendation to slide the st...

Try bleeding the brakes and see if that improves the pedal action. And check to make sure the cap on the reservoir is sealing; under normal operation, brake fluid surges back into the reservoir and if it is leaking out of the cap, the seal is probably bad or the cap isn't tight.

Look further up above the parking brake and behind the dashboard. It's a can shaped relay mounted on the firewall.

To add to this, I opened the door wide enough to get in and to access the hinge. Used a floor jack under the bottom end of the door so I could move the door up, down or sideways to position the replacement hinge ('69 Galaxie) or the replacement bushings and pin ('90 Mustang). Tied the top of the doo...

It is probably the hinge pin bushing. An inexpensive repair but quite a bit of work. You need to support the door, then remove the hinge, drive out the pin and bushings then install new. Then reinstall the hinge and get the door lined up. Not a difficult job, but there are a lot of pitfalls. The pi...

Safety first. With a car this old and this heavy, make sure the brakes work correctly, the shifter is positive, Park and the emergency brake work, and the car tracks straight down the road. Weird clunks and noises should be investigated and resolved. If you can, get the car up on a lift and check ou...

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I bought a dual master a while back from ABS Power Brake that's designed to clear the brace. I haven't installed it yet. Here's their web address:

http://www.abspowerbrake.com/index.html