Vintage Thunderbird Club International

A Heim joint instead of a ball joint at the tie rod end is an interesting choice. I wonder if that suspension is a kit, or if they engineered that themselves I don’t know who ‘engineered’ it but just think all the potential for flexing/bending that long link from r&p end to the steering arm - w...

Nice but where's the roof?

And that steering rack to steering arm set-up wouldn't fly in this country, it might be OK for a car show cruiser but on winding rougher roads? Forget it!

A wise auto-electrician once told me: 95% of carburettor problems are electrical! Check your vacuum advance by all means but also check your distributor for any issues (bad points, too big a gap etc) and check your fuel supply ie is there something restricting the supply to the carb, is the pump goo...

And timing, check it, if too far retarded it will cause really bad overheating regardless if the car is moving or not.

thank you got it released now I have to find out where all my brake fluid went. joy joy fun never ends with this car Also check the brake proportioning valve, it's on the inner fender just above the steering box. I had mine leak and due the area near the steering box being damp with old power-steer...

I had a similar problem for a bit but it seems any voltage drop has the windows stickingmainly if the window is up, however if the I have the motor running the problem doesn't occur, i.e. if motor is NOT running I may (or may not!) have the drivers or passengers side window sticking right at the top...

Hi, OK thanks for that. I'm still wondering about the non-return arrangement. You can't have the fuel draining back to the tank every time you park on a hill.... Tony There would still be enough fuel in the carb to get the motor running - and that’s enough to get fuel pumped up from the tank. My ‘b...

I would guess Aussie was like NZ, the local Ford dealers didn’t sell Thunderbirds new, they all had to be private imports.
(Has there ever been brand new left hand drive vehicle sold by dealerships to the public ‘down under’?)

Just got and lost ( due to big fingers!) an email message re this thread - can the poster please repeat the message?
(Well I THINK it was about this topic!)

Often a give-away that the car has been repainted is that the inner front fenders have been painted satin black, they should be the same colour as the cars exterior on a Thunderbird

Keep us posted, it’s an interesting (and frustrating!) problem.

So how has this worked out?

My issue is having only the front left light flashing when pushing the emergency flashers..

I have used the forum to ask questions on many occasions and have been very pleased with the answers that I have received. I believe that owners should try and obtain manuals to see if a problem can be solved and being told to seek out the manuals is good advice as long as the reply also gives a go...

I’ve got the same issue with my ‘66, mainly the drivers window, it has a rebuilt motor, wiring/switches are good and there’s no indication of binding. As said, leaving it down a tiny amount is one cure but I have found (I suspect) it is a voltage drop problem - if the window fails to move it is when...

I sent my 4100 to Dynamic Industries in Texas, I am 100% happy with the result, it came back looking like a new carb, it performs perfectly and I get over 17mpg (Imperial gallons so nearer to 14mpg US) and loaded with three passengers and a heap of baggage.