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The first step that the service manual reccomends is to check
all connections & check for good ground. Next it says to test the operation
of the motor by using jumper wires to connect the motor directly to the
battery. If the motor doesn't operate, that would be the problem. I chose the
earlier of the 2 relays & it was the correct one.
John
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 10:27 AM
Subject: IML: Decoding production date
for 69 Headlight Door Relay
That's a good clue, but it might not help him. Head restraints
were required as of Jan 1, 1969 production.
If you car never had them,
it was built no later than Dec 31, 1968. If it has them, they were optional
all model-year and could have been on a car built any time. If it doesn't have
them, you car could still have been built after 12/9/68 but before
1/1/69.
The build date can be found on your fender tag, but two styles
were apparently used in 1969.
If your car's serial number (the last 8
digits of the VIN, starting with 9C) is listed at the TOP RIGHT of your fender
tag, look for the 6-digit "order number" at the bottom right of the tag. The
3-digit code immediately to the left of this order number is your "scheduled
production date." Skip down one paragraph for info on decoding it.
If
your car's serial number is at the bottom (note how the last 6 digits are
listed after a space on this tag), the 6-digit "order number" is directly
above those last 6 VIN digits. And the 3-digit production date is immediately
to the left of the order number.
The 3-digit schedule production date
decodes as follows:
- First digit = month. 8=Aug68, 9=Sep68, A=Oct68,
B=Nov68, C=Dec68, 1=Jan69, 2=Feb68, etc.
- Second and third digits are
the day of that month. So C09 would be the changeover date for your relay, and
I don't know what to do if it's built on that exact day!
Let us know
what you find, or write back for more help.
Chris in LA
67 Crown
78
NYB Salon
jsadowski (jsadowski@xxxxxxx) wrote:
Someone that knows how to read the build date should be able to tell
you when your car was built One thing I under stand is that the early cars
didn't have front headrests available, so if your car has them, it would be a
later build car.
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