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Good evening, My suggestion would be to check
for a blown fuse first. I once removed the ash tray to get to something
else and upon reinstalling it, the hot wire for the lighter contacted the metal
surrounding the ash tray thereby blowing the fuse. Yes, there was a spark, but
the only indication that something had occurred was when I finished up and
closed the door. Had it not started to get dark outside I may not have
discovered the cabin lights "half on." Upon inspection, the offending fuse was
found and replaced. Problem
solved!
Now, about the oil, I read in Mopar Action a couple of years back and they said
stay away from any formula with "SJ" in it. I must admit I don't know what
"SJ" stands for but the article stated these oils were designed for the newer
roller cam motors and does not provide sufficient lubrication for our
older "high friction" motors; specifically,
the camshaft lobes and valvetrain. Not wanting to test the theory, I no
longer buy oil containing "SJ". The labels on the bottles are marked as to
what additives they contain. Goodnight all!
Eric
'65
Crown
'68 Crown
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 9:15
PM
Subject: Re: IML: Dome Light On Half
Power W/O Switches Closed
Hi All.. I had a problem with the dome light staying on dim ..
The trouble was a fuse , but it was tail lamp fuse that was blown.., How it
caused the dome light to come on dim was beyond me... I changed it and the
dome light went out... So check all your other lights and see if there
working.. My 2 cents... Bye for now.....
On Oct 18, 2006, at 10:34 PM, john
sadowski wrote:
If it were me, I'd replace or at
least remove all of the fuses & clean the contacts. This is a heck of a
lot easier then taking things apart looking for other problems. Many times,
the worst is feared when it turns out to be some little thing causing a
problem.
John
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Wednesday, October 18, 2006 4:37 AM
Subject:
IML: Dome Light On Half Power W/O Switches Closed
I
really think that this dome light issue is related to some kind of an electrical short
circuit. It has been explained that
this light comes on even if the doors and light switch are not activated.
That means that the circuit is being completed someplace else. It has to be, or the light can't
work. I
know it sounds wierd, but this short might not be in the wiring to the
light itself.
A
simliar situation in my '48 Lincoln Continental resulted from a grounded
wire under the dash. In this case, the dome light became brighter as I
increased the engine RPMs. At one point, it would go out until the
RPMs fell back down to that level. I haven't mentioned this previously
because the car is six volt positive ground. Nonetheless, it takes a
completed circuit to make the light come on. Once I found the short, the
light functioned normally, and so did the rest of the car.
Paul
W.
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Wed, 18 Oct 2006 1:30 AM
Subject:
Re: IML: Progress of a sort on the '60 LeCrown
Hi
John,
Thanks a lot for your kind suggestion!
I will check the
fusebox then to see if something is wrong there.
Might well be the
case, cause about the same time my dome light stays on
at half power my
wiper motor stopped working...
Might be an coincidence, but who
knows?
I will check out the fusebox this
weekend!
Thanks,
Robert
Op Wo, 18 oktober, 2006
4:09 am, schreef john sadowski:
> The dome light at half power
sounds like a fuse is bad. On my first 63, I
> had an 8 track player
mounted directly below the fuses. Well , one day
> the dome light
wouldn't go out & it was shining less then full power.
> Opening
the doors caused the problem to move to the map light. After
>
nearly pulling my hair out, I discovered the bad fuse. I put the 8
track
> back in the same place & it happened again. After the
2nd time, I
> relocated the 8 track & no further problem.
John
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: richard
burgess
> To:
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>
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 7:24 AM
> Subject: Re: IML: Progress
of a sort on the '60 LeCrown
>
>
>
>
> Hey
Everyone,
>
>
> Since we're all chiming in on our '60s I
thought I would throw in another
> update.
>
> If you
have paid attention to the saga, a big milestone has been made. I
>
have a brand new correct windshield installed, finally! It's so
>
beauutiful. I have most of the stainless back on but of course had
one
> of the header clips break. Fortunately I have had parts cars.
The trim
> slid around a bit so it took a couple tries to get
everything rights. I
> am ready to install the dynamat insulation on
the roof and begin
> windlacing installation. I have started
installing weatherstripping on
> the doors. I seriously wonder how
well these cars were sealed in the
> first place. The original
weatherstripping was crushed in many places
> leading me to believe
it never quite went the direction it was intended
> even when new.
As soon as the headliner goes in I can start on the
> carpet and
installing the interior which is already finished.
>
> The
engine and transmission have now both been overhauled a second
time
> due to botched work the first time. My Dad is coming down
next week and
> we are going to get the drivetrain installed. This
should all go very
> qwickly as we have now done it once before! I
really plan on finishing
> the car sometime next Spring. this is my
fourth year in this frame up
> restoration. We are then going to get
the front sheetmetal on.
>
> Then the real troubleshootinng
can begin. Once everything is hooked up I
> can see what does and
does not work. I have laboriously added a factory
> original power
lock system from a parts car using the original wiring
> harness and
nos transformers. I still need one actuator for the driver's
> door.
It will be things like this that I am dying to know if they
>
actually work.
>
> It's going to be looking like a car again
soon!
>
>
> Richard Burgess
> '60
Crown
>
>
> Rob van der Es <r.vdes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hi Donn,
>
>
> Ahhh, the joys of owning
and maintaining a 1960 Imperial...
> Been there, done that and as a
matter of fact.. Still do!!
>
>
> Isn't it great fun to
find yourself under the dash upside down (not too
> easy when you
are size XXL :) trying to repair something that is hidden
>
there?
>
> Right now I am trying to fix the wiper motor, it
suddenly stopped working
> and haven't found out yet what is wrong.
Since both the switch and the
> wiper motor are really hard to
accesss this aint a job for the faint
> hearted!
>
>
Another problem is that the EL dash lighting system from time to
time
> fails to work, I have already thrown in a new (=rebuild)
power pack but the
> dash still gets dark every now and then (after
a few days everything is
> working again for an hour or so..) Must
be one of the gauges that is
> shorting out I guess, so in a short
time I will finding myself again
> under the dash pulling white
leads from the gauges to find out which one
> is
guilty.
>
> Then we have the strange problem with the
dome-light, it stays on when
> the doors are closed.. And even
stranger it shines it's light at half
> power or so. There must be a
shortcircuit to ground (and no, the
> doorswitches are ok and so is
the manual switch: with all those switches
> disconnected the dome
light is still working at half power..) but I
> haven't found out
yet where.
>
> I learned from Richard Burgess that there is a
connectionpoint under the
> headliner, running from the manual
switch to the domelight and then to left
> rear wheel well where it
connected to the doorswitches, so problably the
> shortcircuit is in
this area...
>
> Apart from all these electrical problems (the
electrical system of the 60
> model year isn't of the same quality
as the rest of the car if you ask
> me) the car drives beautifully.
Running strong and is shifting gears
> perfectly, all I have to do
in this aspect is to sort out a rough idle. I
> might be in for a
new harmonic damper since the timing mark seems to have
>
slipped..
>
> So enough work to do, but it is worth every
minute of time that I have
> spend so far to make the car better
then it was before I bought it:) It is
> fun, and to see all those
faces of people looking at a car that they have
> never seen
before...Well, it makes it all worth I guess!
>
> So Donn,
keep up the good work and keep it runnin'
>
>
> All the
best,
>
>
> Robert
> 1960 Crown 4 door
Hardtop
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
Op Di, 17 oktober, 2006 5:16 am, schreef Donn Reese:
>
>>
In fits and starts the Imperial is getting more roadworthy, but
good
>> grief is it putting up a fight! Maybe it's just tired and
WANTS to go sit
>> in a pasture forever. I've certainly been
ready to oblige a couple times
>>
recently.
>>
>> The heater fan was making a loud
scraping noise and the heater control
>> valve had been bypassed
so I decided to pull the heater and at least fix
>> the fan. I
was surprised how easy the heater unit was to remove, just
>>
three screws. Turns out the plastic housing on the outside face of
the
>> squirrel cage had deformed inwards pressing against the
squirrel cage
>> itself. I used my heat gun to heat up the
plastic then pushed the face
>> out, reforming from a concave to
a convex (btw, it's pretty crappy
>> plastic). But it's much
quieter now and I didn't have to cut a hole in
>> the
housing.
>>
>> With that fixed I removed the heater
control valve and (assuming it was
>> just froze up with
corrosion) proceeded to lubricate it and get the
>> valve working
again. I reinstalled it and hooked up the heater hoses and
>>
fired up the car. That's when I found out why it had been bypassed,
it
>> leaks. Soooo, I bypassed it again and will have to scout
around for a
>> new one.
>>
>>
>> I
discovered the cause of the slow turn signals at idle that I
reported
>> here recently.....bad flasher. I put a new one in and
now it works
>> regardless of idle. Seems strange to me
though.
>>
>> Amongst all of this, last week the
speedometer started making a
>> horrendous noise and the needle
would jump around. The OIC archive came
>> in handy, found the
same symptoms there....who would have guessed you
>> have to
lubricate the speedo head periodically. Definitely a new one
on
>> me. Especially surprising considering they don't make it
easy to get
>> any of the instruments out to do any kind of
maintenance.
>>
>> I made another little test run down
the highway and back and everything
>> seems to be fine for now.
Let's hope it stays that way as we're now
>> getting frost at
night and working outside is getting chilly.
>>
>> Donn
Reese
>> 1960 Custom 4dr
hdtp
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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