Hello assim111, please share photos of your new acquisition when you can.
Doug
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- Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:18 am
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: 1964 new purchase basic maintenance
- Replies: 3
- Views: 347
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:54 am
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Driver door has a hard time opening
- Replies: 4
- Views: 184
Re: Driver door has a hard time opening
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...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 9:06 am
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Driver door has a hard time opening
- Replies: 4
- Views: 184
Re: Driver door has a hard time opening
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.
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 9:03 am
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: anybody want -
- Replies: 2
- Views: 108
Re: anybody want -
PM sent
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:05 am
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: dead battery
- Replies: 6
- Views: 188
Re: dead battery
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 ...
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 10:19 am
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: 65 thunderbird still has power after shut off
- Replies: 7
- Views: 600
Re: 65 thunderbird still has power after shut off
Thanks Alan, I'll check that out.
Doug
Doug
- Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:37 pm
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: 65 thunderbird still has power after shut off
- Replies: 7
- Views: 600
Re: 65 thunderbird still has power after shut off
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?
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 11:21 pm
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: 1966 Bird shift jump
- Replies: 4
- Views: 431
Re: 1966 Bird shift jump
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...
- Mon Jul 11, 2022 9:23 pm
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: rebuild or replace
- Replies: 3
- Views: 354
Re: rebuild or replace
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.
- Thu Jul 07, 2022 8:05 pm
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: 64 T-Bird TS flasher
- Replies: 1
- Views: 259
Re: 64 T-Bird TS flasher
Look further up above the parking brake and behind the dashboard. It's a can shaped relay mounted on the firewall.
- Thu May 12, 2022 8:23 pm
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Drivers door lower hinge replacement
- Replies: 3
- Views: 361
Re: Drivers door lower hinge replacement
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...
- Wed May 11, 2022 8:56 am
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Drivers door lower hinge replacement
- Replies: 3
- Views: 361
Re: Drivers door lower hinge replacement
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...
- Wed May 11, 2022 8:49 am
- Forum: 1961-1963 Thunderbirds
- Topic: New Owner Questions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 720
Re: New Owner Questions
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...
- Tue Apr 05, 2022 9:58 pm
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Why did/would you choose a Flairbird over a Bulletbird?
- Replies: 66
- Views: 23752
Re: Why did/would you choose a Flairbird over a Bulletbird?
It was a rainy Friday night at the Piano bar, maybe too many Old Fashions Cocktails, it was then I spotted her from across the bar, the seductive look of her sculpture body, sold me. Sure, she looked like she was fast and all the fellas in the bar wanted her, but she left them in the dust when she ...
- Tue Apr 05, 2022 12:02 am
- Forum: 1961-1963 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Dual master cylinder recommendations? Screw type booster
- Replies: 5
- Views: 598
Re: Dual master cylinder recommendations? Screw type booster
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
http://www.abspowerbrake.com/index.html