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I have the heater box out of my 65 Bird for repairs, and have several questions. First, the fresh air inlet duct rubber is completely rotted out. How do you install it when you put the heater box back in? Second, the previous owner disconnected a number of the vacuum lines. Is there a...

hoses on the blower motor?? On my 65, both hoses are missing. What is the purpose for the hoses? And does it hurt anything if they are not installed?

core leaks Looks like that is my next job on the Tbird. The fellow who had it previously put a shut off valve in the water hose under the hood. I opened it up this morning so I could get some heat - got the heat, but also a nice puddle of antifreeze and water on the carpet! Can the cores be...

zerks Thanks - is there any trick to installing the zerks? My guess is that you drill a hole and tap it, then install a zerk. If anyone knows, please let me know. The car has a bad squeak when you push down on the left fender, and when you drive it, it constantly squeaks. I'm hoping it's a...

grease issue I found the answer by talking to an old Ford mechanic. In the early 60's, the moly grease was a hot new item. Basically by adding the moly to the grease, it sticks to the metal. Now it is almost impossible to buy grease that doesn't have the moly in it. His comment was to...

chassis lubricants The oil, power steering, brakes etc are no problem and I'll flush the gas tank and change the filters. My concern is the grease points on the chassis and suspension system. Ford stated in the 65 Owners Manual that "the extended chassis lubricant contains molybendeum...

We have just bought a 65 bird, and it will be delivered early next week. On reading the Owners Manual, it talks about the "lifetime lubricants" used on the front end. It warns you not to put zerks in and use different lubricants. The car has just over 83,000 miles assuming that this is the...