Re: Working under dash made easy (was Re: IML: 66LeBaron-turn the key...IT's ALIVE!)

[randalpark@xxxxxxx]

You may all find this crazy, but I leave the seat in, prop my legs up 
ward on the seat back, and use gravity to force my head up under where 
it needs to be. At this age, I can use all the help I can get. Getting 
out of that position is another matter all together! It also helps to 
vacuum the carpet first!

Speedometer, Cluster, Electro luminescent, and Accessory Switch work I 
do mostly from above, but radios and heaters I work on from below. I 
recently sent all of my spare radios to be rebuilt, so when they come 
back I will be working on each of them, along with anything else in the 
vicinity needing attention, such as defroster ducts, front speaker, 
heater control cables, wiper linkage, etc. These are on bench seat 1960 
through 1965 Imperials all of which radios are working, but not well. 
Several heater control cables have slipped their adjustment, and the 
defroster ducting in the non-a/c '63 won't stay fastened to the vents. 
This is frustrating when you need to use the defroster to clear the 
foggy windshield.

I haven't dug into the '68 yet, but I strongly suspect it is a totally 
different ball game.

One thing for certain, I will never run out of projects.

Paul W.

-----Original Message-----
From: hazegreen66@xxxxxxxxx
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Sent: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 10:42 PM
Subject: Re: Working under dash made easy (was Re: IML: 66LeBaron-turn 
the key...IT's ALIVE!)

You're right that removing the seat from the track is not difficult.  
The problem is when you're trying to work under the dash you have to 
lie on the track or find a mattress-like cover for it.  That's why I 
prefer removing the whole assembly.  If the seat's too heavy by itself, 
you can of course make it a two-step process.



Happy motoring,

David

'91 K-Imperial driver
'66 LeBaron dual air and every option known to man

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