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mr.transmission on willow cookeville ,tn 38502 actual location. tech. name c a s e y .fyi.

midas transmission "MINOR" cnc repair to a small part in steering columb works tight and right now.$200.00 but worth it to not have had to take out columb as shown in service manual car was built around columb.... insane but all ok now. no more slop.Cookeville MIDAS in tenneesse on willow...

get the one wire alternator that is built into the exact case of the type existing generator( of your car )from jeg's auto .com for ease of exact installation . cost unfortunately is $375.00 or get a $90.00 one wire alternator same output 90 amps. and the pulleys mounted onto that one( by...

open circuits f y i remember an ohm volt meter cost $12.00 dollars. they are a must when working on electrical..anyway take out rear seat again to access the" breaker"on the floor panel inside the motor area (in the series circuit) , the one that would be from the actual motor ( wire harness)...

There are four RED lenses that have three screws each holding them to the base refelectors at the rear of your '58 to '60 bird , and to remove the stubborn phillips type screws I put lite pressure to them with a small hammer applying left motion on the screwdriver as the tapping loosened the r...

i got the thick asbestos head gasket kit not the thin o.e.m. ones and no more torqueing exhaust head 9/16 bolts anymore.

alternator install instead of gen. see 1958 bird years at z pianoman blog reply.CALL JEGS , GET CATALOG SEE PAGE 1 5 4 E AND SEE NEW TYPE GENERATOR HOUSEING AVAILABLE THAT HAS A ALTERNATOR INSIDE THAT GENERATOR PART # 713 82 101TO KEEP YOUR CLASSIC LOOK .

How did all of you '58 yr. bird owners get your "shifter's on our 1958 yr. bird's , more close tolerance??? ....MEANING , (from hand selector at steering wheel area to "output pawl " ) in engine compartment, ( to rod linkage shaft ) which connects to trans. below ..".from being so...

IN TENNEESSEE WE HAVE B L A C K ICE ON LOCAL 2 LANE ROADS. ALL I WAS DOING WAS GOING TO RADIOSHACK AT 29 MPH. AND THE TREES AT MY RIGHT SHADED THE SURFACE OF THE SLIGHTLY SNOW DUSTED ROAD SURFACES WHICH WAS ALREADY SALTED BY THE CITY TO MELT THE ICE CONDITION...WELL THE '58 BIRD DRIFTED RIGHT...

Service Manual Informing You Correctly, Someone Changed Them ? Anyway.. I Tried To Do My ,58 Yr. With Service Manual Advise.. Even Used The Hair Drier As Recommended To Stretch For Even Smoothness ... (before Starting To Put In Liner I Added 1/4 Sheet Of Insulation Adhered With A Can Of...

e carb infro. ooops. you,re right . this was an old retired guy z pianoman with the "flu" giving history... that just may be helpful to someone running into these life events with the old car restoration journey. excuse the post etc.

I Took An Open Ended Wrench And Attached It To The (securing (stem) Bolt Nut) And Then A Huge Flat Blade Screwdriver And Turned (as Noted In Steering Section Of S E R V I C E Manual) The (stem Screw In Center Of That Securing Nut Area), At That Steering Box Gently To The Right Just Taunt Tite...

Don,t know but I would stay away from" electric choke type" holly MFG. replacement carburators ...as the stupid "electric " choke opens more rapidly and rushes the needed (slower opening of choke ) when key is turned on choke plate opens way too soon.. I SENT THAT BACK TO THEM got a...

IF YOU HAVE A LIMBER BACK , OR FIRST TAKE OUT THE SEAT ON DRIVERS SIDE THEN SIMPLY REMOVE THAT STEERING NUT AT TOP OF STEERING COLUMB AND PULL STEERING WHEEL ... HARD OR USE AN INEXPENSIVE PULLER (SERVICE MANUAL WOULD SHOW ALL OF LOCATION FOR YOUR YEAR ..GET ONE ON INTERNET!!, )..TO YOU MAKING...

I Put In Go-90 Grade Grease With A Relatively Inexpensive Short Style Grease Gun And Cartriage Then Closed Back The Opening Cover Screw Facing Up Towards Me ..(thicker The Better For That Inside Worm Gear ) And My 58 Bird Steering Box Leak Was Solved. .you Got To Be Patient It Took 1 Week But...

alternator warnings! to those of you that want to get rid of old 30 amp system in the 1958-1960 bird years... use rubber stretchable tape and tape off those regulator wires (with battery disconnected of course) then do the same to generator wires....(remove generator) always use safety glasses...

mark57 back from vacation/pianoman panama city ,florida for 63 rd birthday present from wonderful wife...then quit sears maint. dept. and first retirement check coming november!! these are why it has been a while since my response back to your t bird restore efforts would have been emailed to...

Have answers.(FREE!) restored 3 rd. bird. have contacts !! I have been down the restoration road with thunderbirds...plenty of suggestions via phone or thru this e mail process.so others can "get it" done right and quicker .fyi ready when you are.

Getting along the road at 39 f coming out of dashboad output duct to interior air flow from air conditioner unit....then 6 minutes later humid hot air coming at me! Solution was clamp off (both in and out hoses ) with flat wood sticks and "c"clamps so no hot water would get by" suspected...

I FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT GOING FROM THE CORRECT SIDE OF THE BALLAST RESISTOR FROM THE KEY SWITCH WIRE LET'S CALL THAT WIRE KEYSWITCH WIRE "A" ON ONE END OF YOUR FIREWALL MOUNTED BALLAST RESISTOR...(LOCATED UNDER THE HOOD ,EASY TO VIEW ON YOUR YEAR TOO), HOWEVER YOU WISH, JOIN A...