It won’t with the chain on it either.
New to me 78 NYB on its way but please Don't tell my wife
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Just came in today’s mail.....thanks Jeff!
Perfect match..... three offset prongs.
Used shrink tube over the end of the socket and over the soldered connections. PIA to do it at home but the shop was set up to do a bit of painting for tomorrow.
Success.
Rotten socket retired to trash.
Perfect match..... three offset prongs.
Used shrink tube over the end of the socket and over the soldered connections. PIA to do it at home but the shop was set up to do a bit of painting for tomorrow.
Success.
Rotten socket retired to trash.
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Almost there.....
75LandYacht
Yank Tank
Wow me too. I’m at 99,923..
Been a long time since I've been involved in the zeroing ceremony... 
Good job... you'll make a high mileage beauty out of her yet... in about 40-50 more years.I have a while to go. I'm only at 32,228.
Zeroing/roll over celebration today with trip out for ice cream at local historic shop called Walls in South Miami just off US1 and 67th Ave. This place was a favorite of the girls when they were little because the show cartoons screened on the wall outside.
Had not driven the car for a few days waiting to celebrate all together.
Almost There!!!!
Daughters and wife who humor my silly little celebrations.
My girls
Rolled over just as we turned in.
Fun night after a long week.
Had not driven the car for a few days waiting to celebrate all together.
Almost There!!!!
Daughters and wife who humor my silly little celebrations.
My girls
Rolled over just as we turned in.
Fun night after a long week.
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78Brougham
"Chump"
Awesome Javier! Great night out for a rollover! Doesn't get any better than that!
I'm glad your family loves your car as much as you do. And they love you too of course!
I'm glad your family loves your car as much as you do. And they love you too of course!
Congratulations on a unique event that you were fortunate enough to be able to share with your family! Personally I find it difficult to enjoy a hobby if the people I care about aren't enthusiastic about it...you appear to be truly blessed! Great pics and thanks for sharing
FarCanal
Member
Lurrrv it - Looking for another to compliment my 1 owner - genuine 50k miles 1976 Brougham Coupe 440 V8 special order
Cheers
Big Jim
DownUnder
Cheers
Big Jim
DownUnder
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
75LandYacht
Yank Tank
So I’m GUESSING your wife’s knows about the car now?? Lol
Still had the cruise control to get working right.
Decided to take a break from the Engine vibration for a bit. It’s really fairly minor but enough to drive me crazy. It was also something I could work on at home.
When I last wrote about it, the cruise control was engaging but only at higher speeds and with help from my right foot.
This is the cleaned up cover from the unit that came with the car... it wasn’t engaging at all.
Some careful checking revealed that the reed valve was stuck between the internal block and vacuum pipe. A little wiggling with a vice grip brought it out enough to allow movement again.
I saved the original bellow to use as a model.
You can see here it’s completely ventilated with holes.
I took the replacement bellows out of the spare unit i was running. Cleaned it and noted that it leaked slightly along the edge. You can see the lack of a “bite” mark at the lower left of this view. Good quality replacement made of silicone with cloth reinforcement.
And..... in
Back in and working... sort of. It now is engaging at 30 mph. But it needs my right foot to help it along.
Cable cover is coming off and I’m thinking the cable may be binding enough to inhibit the bellows from pulling it. Same problem as before but working a little better. Checking vacuum to the unit first and is good.
Checked in series to see if any internal leaks. Vacuum is good at 17” to and inside the transducer unit.
Decided to take a break from the Engine vibration for a bit. It’s really fairly minor but enough to drive me crazy. It was also something I could work on at home.
When I last wrote about it, the cruise control was engaging but only at higher speeds and with help from my right foot.
This is the cleaned up cover from the unit that came with the car... it wasn’t engaging at all.
Some careful checking revealed that the reed valve was stuck between the internal block and vacuum pipe. A little wiggling with a vice grip brought it out enough to allow movement again.
I saved the original bellow to use as a model.
You can see here it’s completely ventilated with holes.
I took the replacement bellows out of the spare unit i was running. Cleaned it and noted that it leaked slightly along the edge. You can see the lack of a “bite” mark at the lower left of this view. Good quality replacement made of silicone with cloth reinforcement.
And..... in
Back in and working... sort of. It now is engaging at 30 mph. But it needs my right foot to help it along.
Cable cover is coming off and I’m thinking the cable may be binding enough to inhibit the bellows from pulling it. Same problem as before but working a little better. Checking vacuum to the unit first and is good.
Checked in series to see if any internal leaks. Vacuum is good at 17” to and inside the transducer unit.
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commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Jav. After dragging out my Megger SVERKER650 Single Phase Relay Tester, it confirmed that my right blinker blinks 17 milliseconds slower than my left blinker. Testing the resistance of the front and rear bulbs, the front bulb show excessive resistance. Both front and rear bulbs are Sylvania. Have you noticed this too?
I'm planning to get some Phillips later today when I'm out for ice cream.
I'm planning to get some Phillips later today when I'm out for ice cream.
Good morning commando1,
You’re just pulling my..... “ personal happy member” this morning aren’t you????
I do notice that the backup lights and blinker circuits do draw quite a bit and will be replacing the bulbs with LEDs though.... This will probably require me to change the blinker module to an electronic version as resistance and draw will not be enough to make the original work.
As a follow up to the cruise control repairs;
Here’s the video “****” of the vacuum test on the transducer. Increase in vacuum to 19” came when A/C clutch cycled which you can hear at the very beginning and end. Otherwise vacuum pretty stable.
I just ordered an NOS actuator cable to rule it out as the problem as I noticed a slight kink at the cone cover/cable interphase which may be binding. The other issue is internal vent control in the transducer that may not be fully actuating. Judging by my hand fish scale guage it is taking about 12 lbs to start the cable moving which is quite a bit of pull.
Still banging in it..... and other minor issues.
J
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It couldn't have been passed on to a more deserving NYB.
I gotta admit... Wow, that does look great.
Wear cotton gloves, please.
Im glad Stan's NOS steering wheel found its way to a worthy Formal!
Its because the right side is further away from your power source.
I think you need a bigger wire for the right side, replace your fuse-able link and maybe your ballast resistor.
I have some distance to go.
But it will be fun miles getting there!
But it will be fun miles getting there!
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