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220 messages, Last post on May 31, 2009 at 5:49 PM
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Here's a fun game the fintail is playing. I noticed a couple weeks ago both reverse lights are working. In the entire time I have owned the car only one has worked - but I just figured some wire is now making contact, and didn't pay it much attention. I drove the car yesterday, and now the left turn signal is working only about half the time, while the right operates as normal. I remember years ago when I was fooling around with it, I discovered depending on how the parking light bulbs are screwed in, you can either have both parking lights or both turn signals - but not both. Is there any reason for this, or just the fun of a car that will be hitting half a century old before I know it?
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 17, 2008 9:55 am) The off set sockets and bulbs were usually double duty bulbs that provided tail and brake lights whereas the in line bulbs provided one function. Sometimes if the installation were mixed up, you could get one function or the other. Use steel wool in the sockets and if you discover two metal tits, use a two tit bulb that is off set, one above the other on the other side of the bulb base.
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Replying to: euphonium (Nov 17, 2008 10:05 am) I have to wonder if there is any connection to both reverse lights coming back to life. I have never touched those bulbs. The electrics of the car otherwise are very sound...I can let it sit for weeks and it will start up easily at the first turn of the key.
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 17, 2008 10:10 am) Possibly, depends on the angle of the contacts of the bulb to the socket. Usually the backup lights have one purpose, one wire, one bulb tit and one socket contact. Perhaps the chuckholes you've encountered jostled the wires to be effective to the BU lights. Trace the wiring from the lights to the fuse box. While at the FB, check out the fuses & their holders for any contamination buildup.
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Replying to: euphonium (Nov 17, 2008 9:51 pm) Maybe the Beirut-quality roads around here moved the bulb. The old car is much nicer on a rough road than my modern car though.
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 18, 2008 8:38 am)
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 23, 2008 6:25 pm)
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Replying to: euphonium (Nov 25, 2008 8:10 pm)  I think that part was used for many years, so I should be able to pick up another from a recycler for a few bucks and plug it in. If that doesn't do the trick...I'm just going to ignore it and call it a quirk. The car runs so well otherwise, and has been pretty good to me, I don't want to press my luck by going nuts over something small.
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 26, 2008 6:49 pm) |
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Replying to: pvtbailey (Apr 20, 2009 6:39 am) If you mean putting an engine from another make in there, well you can put just about anything into any car if you are willing to deal with all the modifications. I think repairing your engine, or finding a used block and rebuilding that, would be far cheaper than fitting an engine and transmission from another type of car. Now if your plan is to make a street rod out of it, then the sky's the limit. You can get a Chevy crate engine, TH400 transmission, fancy floor shifter and all the rest that goes with it, but you're talking some serious money to build a street rod out of a car that few people build street rods out of. If the car is a 4D sedan, no harm in modifying it or installing another engine, but if it's a 2D HT or convertible, I wouldn't personally want to see anything but a Buick engine in there.
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