Re: IML: Finally on the road

["Rob van der Es" <r.vdes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

hi Donn,

Congrats with your 1960 Custom! It must be great to be finally able to
drive it around town:) I know the feeling!

with regard to the handling of the car, well.. Ofcourse it handles good,
thanks to the torsionbar design but it might be wise to check for rubber
bushings that have gone bad over the years.
It will only improve your already fine handling!

The turnsignal switch is another story.
Actually we have two switches here; a cancellation switch that is mounted
on the outside of the steering column, and we have the turnsignal switch
on the dash.

When you make a turn and press the switch in either right or left direcion
an electromagnet is holding the lever into position. The
cancellationswitch interrupts the power that is going to the electromagnet
after finishing the turn, causing the lever going back to its neutral
position.
For some reason the electromagnets in your turnsignal switch aren't
getting power, this might be caused by bad connections.

My first advice would be to carefully clean all connectors and see what
happens.

Good luck and have fun with your Imp!

Robert
1960 Crown 4 door HT







Op Di, 1 augustus, 2006 6:16 pm, schreef Donn Reese:
> The whole thing started in April with me rescuing the poor thing from my
> friend's "field of cars" - one of about five vintage cars he has sitting
> in the grass.  After a new master cylinder and brake bleed, new fuel
> pump, some general maintenance, as well as a rebuilt transmission - the
> ol' car finally hit the highway last night.
>
> It certainly gets the attention around town.  I'm not sure if it's the
> fins, the acres of chrome, or just the overall impact of "coolness" but
> the Imperial sure seems to put a smile on peoples faces.
>
> I was pleasantly surprised how well it handles on the road.  I was
> expecting that the front end would need some work but the car tracks
> straight with little to no slop in the wheel.  Also the brakes seem to be
> performing just fine - a bit of a concern of mine as I had never done a
> brake job before.  Once I get a new headliner the cabin should quiet down
> a lot, currently the roof bows rattle around.  The car has a meaner
> "growl" to it than one would expect from a luxury car, I suspect
> different mufflers will take care of that.
>
> BTW, kudos to Bob Hoffmeister for looking into transmission alternatives
> for me.  I'm sure he spent more time than many would tracking down a
> different option for me when a local shop started giving me troubles.  I
> finally found a different local guy who knew what he was doing so I
> didn't go with Bob's option; but I wanted to put a plug in for how
> helpful he was......and I'll be putting in an order with him for some
> parts I need soon.
>
> I'm having trouble with the turn signal switch.  It's not staying "on" in
> either direction, I have to hold it most of the time.  Or if it does stay
> "on", it doesn't shut off after completing the turn.  Can anyone give
> some advice on the best way to repair it, or is a new one in order?  Also
> at idle the turn signals blink rather slowly, speeding up with an
> increase in engine RPM.  The tranny shop set the idle a tad lower than
> I'd prefer but even so it shouldn't affect the blink speed much, if at
> all.  Could this just be a corroded wiring issue - too much resistance in
> the system?
>
> Donn Reese
> 1960 Custom 4dr hardtop
>
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