Vintage Thunderbird Club International

Here’s my dash after installing LED’s. And what it looked like with the regular incandescent bulbs. The only drawback to LED’s is they are not dimmable but that doesn’t matter to me.

All of the choke tube parts (tube, elbow, insulator) are readily available at most T-Bird suppliers.

This is the only place I’ve seen them. I got mine over 5 years ago and then they weren’t available anymore until just recently. I wouldn’t hesitate to jump on this item as it may be a while before anymore are made once this lot sells out.

I used one of these and they are fantastic
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SPIN-ON-OIL-FI ... 632-2357-0

I use a few dabs of grease to hold the gasket to the block and coat both sides of the gasket with oil.

I always do everything as you have done but after tightening I loosen the bolt just enough to allow me to slowly spin the canister back and forth as I tighten the bolt again. I’ve had mine leak like you’re experiencing and this was the only way I could get it to quit. I recently switched to a dpin o...

I think they were originally designed to leak, at least mine does. Even with new seals it still drips in. Kinda like putting a screen door on a submarine. FORD= Floods On Rainy Days.

If you want an amp meter, I would suggest one of these. I put one on my Ford tractor, 6V positive ground. It simply stays on zero until the battery shows a discharge or charging state. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Amp-Meter-Fits-Ford-Tractor-2N-8N-9N-600-700-800-900-Jubilee-NAA-A0NN10670A-/323763688084?...

Is there a coiled spring in the regulator assembly? The spring is there to assist the window being raised. If it’s in backwards it could allow the window to go down too fast and makes the motor work harder to raise the glass.

I don’t think there is a light in the speedometer. The only bulbs I remember are the high beam indicator (red light), and the odometer numbers. The gauge cluster is called an astra-dial and the speedometer numbers are iridescent which sort of glow when the outside ambient light shines through.

Probably an old school theft deterrent kill switch. Push the switch to allow the car to start and run, push again to disable ignition.

Short answer is no. 61,62,63 body styles were same and should be the same tonneau and 64,65,66 were the same body style but different from the 61-63 and would use a tonneau cover for that era.

Install metal valve stems or grab a welder and weld about 3 or 4 boogers around the rim right next to where the tabs for the wheel covers grip. Make sure to get at least 1 to keep it from going both clockwise and counterclockwise.

You could try these people.
http://www.jbdonaldsoncosteeringwheels.com/home.html

I’ve heard of people using a nickel and pliers to remove them