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Thanks - I'll open up the door panel in the next week and see what surprises I can find. I'm hoping for a vacuum motor with a disconnected hose! Appreciate the advice.

When you say "one or both the the switches", are you referring to the locks on the doors, or the one on the dash?

A few years back, I replaced all of the vacuum lines in my 65 bird while having the dash reupholstered. Everything seemed to be working ok, but last fall when I'd start the car, the driver's door would lock when the vacuum built up. The passenger door doesn't do this. I rebuilt everything in...

Appreciate the help! Thanks Terry. What is Pat Wilson's firm? Also, any suggestions as to the feather argent paint on the sides? I suspect that this may have been done by the previous owner and not Ford.

The chrome on the "C" on the driver side of my 65 bird was peeling, so I ordered a repop kit, which came with the feathers as well. After struggling with getting the interior wheelwell panel off - most of the issue was finding all of the fasteners under the excess undercoating done by the...

found the problem You are correct - upon rechecking all of the connections on the back of the gauges, one or more was incorrectly wired. Good old operator error! But everything works great now. Thanks

thanks for the tip Terry - I will try that tomorrow!

The manual window crank on the driver side vent window of my 65 bird is jammed - probably due to being 57 years old. I'm trying to get the vent window assembly removed from the door so that I can clean it up, and probably replace the gear - that seems to be the most frequent problem on hand...

I finally sorted out my problems with the gauges - I took the speedometer housing off, and the gauge cluster as well. The old voltage regulator under the speedometer was defective, and I could never have gotten it off, and the new one installed with the wires without having the gauge cluster...

same issue with the constant voltage relay I have a 65 bird with non working fuel gauge and temp gauge. I'm trying to feel for the existing voltage relay, and have removed the clock housing. Is the relay on the front or the side of the speedometer? I haven't had any luck using a mirror or...

Almost finished with the installation of the newly recovered dash panel, vacuum lines, heater core and new a/c for my 65 bird. In the process of putting the new items back in, the column shift indicator got damaged even more than it was previously. I bought a new unit, but haven't found any...

Heater control valve I've taken the dash off my car while replacing the heater box and all of the vacuum lines. My air conditioned 65 had the heater control valve (the vacuum operated version) removed completely. I have a new one ready to install. Question: is the valve mounted to the...

The 1965 Ford Thunderbird Shop Manual gives a pretty good description as to how to install the seat covers. If you don't have a manual, this is probably the best place to start.

Thanks - the dash removal is almost complete. The former owner of the car has left me a can of worms, as he tended to disconnect wires and vacuum lines when something didn't work. So the dash removal, painful as it is, will correct a number of issues.

Yoda, I'm working on the same issue on my 65. I noticed that this is an old post. Did you ever get your system working? I am working on removing the dash, and am finding it very difficult to figure out. Any help would be appreciated.

Stockinteriors.com has nylon loop carpet for about $50 less than one of the major Tbird suppliers. Has anyone used them? Curious about the quality. Second question - the dash on my 65 has a crack about 6" long in front of the passenger seat. Stock interiors has a cap for $168 that is...

Thunderbird Ranch Thanks for the tip Terry. I spoke with John and he suggested several books that would help. I ordered them last week and should have them soon. Disassembling the dash on a 65 Tbird is a rather complicated project - and then you have to put it back together when the repairs...

valve Thanks, I'll put that in next weekend along with some new water lines. The heater box is all repaired with new gaskets and foam, and the vacuum relays all work. I've ordered a new fresh air duct and the fan motor cooling tube. As soon as I get all of the vacuum lines sorted out and...

heater issues Thanks. I looked at the photos and will call some of the suppliers tomorrow. I do have another issue. The previous owner stuck a residential plumbing valve in the hose, rather than fix the probably non functional heater valve. I have a new vacuum operated one, but I'm puzzled...

heater motor Thanks! - I'll add an upside down "L" shaped hose on the motor just to help keep water out.