I had something like that done to a 63 I owned back in the
early 70's. I knew it was to make the gauges work, but now I understand about
the built in one in the temp gauge. I managed to fix one on another 63 I
owned.
John
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Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 2:06
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Subject: Re: IML: Attn: '61-63 Instrument
Cluster Guru's
I will write more later after I read your post a few more
times, but I found a similar condensor behind the the cluster in my '63 also.
It wasn't connected to anything so I removed it and put it in the glove
compartment. I have had ten or more of those apart and never run across that
part before. Mine was mounted the same way as yours. I have added a separate
voltage regulator and by passed the one on the temprature gauge since it goes
bad suddenly and frys the gauges. I had guessed that the condensor that you
described was used to somehow remedy the bad built in voltage regulator but I
don't know. I can report that all instruments and clock are working perfectly
without it.
Paul
In a message dated 12/28/2003 12:07:32 AM
Eastern Standard Time, gearhead@xxxxxxxxxxx
writes:
> > > Ah, the wonderment of figuring out what
some past person has done, an > automotive CSI in the making here. I
removed the instrument cluster in my > recently acquired '63 Crown
Four-Door to find a couple of unusual items. > > There is a
condenser shaped and sized device that was in a holder that was >
mounted behind the right nut holding the clock in. This condenser has
a > black female connector on the end of it. The FSM instrument cluster
page > doesn't come thru very clearly, but I don't show mention of any
condenser to > the temp gauge. I'm picturing this condenser connecting
to the dual tanged > connector on the back of the temp gauge. This
deduction comes from the fact > that there is a black wire on that 2nd
tang w/what looks like a non-orig > connector. This apparent newly
installed wire goes to nothing else, dead > ending w/a similar newer
connector end. Is it likely someone was attempting > to revive a temp
gauge, not realizing this condenser was unplugged? > > The wiring
harness to the 2 right gauges has a red wire cut at the end of > the
harness tape wrapping. Being the FSM instrument cluster page isn't >
copied as clearly as the other pages, I can't quite make out where this
wire > goes yet, still working on tracing this down. There is also a
very thin > black strand of rubber hose in this harness that seens to be
cut off. Maybe > this is a wire tracer? > > In a spare
instrument cluster I have partially apart, there are a few small >
rubber holders or spacers. They are small squarish blocks w/a channel
thru > them. It looks like they could hold in the EL sticks or be a
spacer of some > sort. Also, a rectangular strip of rubber came out of
the assembly, about > 3/4x1''. This cluster had been apart before and
these parts loose in the > unit, I think. This was my 1st opening of one
of these, not sure where these > 2 different items are placed. >
> I'd appreciate a word of guidence from some '61-61 instrument cluster
folk > out there. Thank you. > > Eric > Portland,
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