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When I use the heater, there is a pretty bad exhaust smell that gets picked up and blown into the car...but only at idle. My guess is that the heater is heating outside air. Is there a damper or something anywhere that SHOULD be closing when the heater is engaged, but isn't, or is this a...

If you drive your bird much, you've probably thought about the electric wiper kit. Well, it works great. It SHOULD install easily, because it's a simple kit. It doesn't. The placement under the dash is absolutely horrid, which is not the fault of the kit. What is the fault of the kit, is...

This weekend, I'll be taking on the overhaul of my carb. It's the stock holley 4000. I've yet to be able to get it to idle properly, and it acts like the idle circuit is a little dirty, plus the choke isn't working properly. Any words of caution, suggestions, etc. for dealing with this little...

Well, I've found several places. At the top of the window, I caulked the #$%# out of the area between the chrome trim and the hard top, both on the top side, and bottom where it screws in. Didn't realize that it would leak there, I guess I'm not too bright. The windshield itself was leaking...

Thanks for the update. You're right about my intention for the car. I'm not modifying things that can't easily be returned to original. Weatherstripping can be easily reverted, hence I'll probably opt for the open cell stuff. It fills space better, if nothing else. Believe it or not, my...

Thanks. Unfortunately, I've got to dig as deeply as possible, since Atlanta isn't as rain free an environment as Santa Barbara. Damn. Do you mean the vertical post that's actually on the door, or the vertical posts that actually hold in the windshield? Both leak on my car. The one on the...

While you've got the heater out, save yourself a big PITA later,(and freezing it off, since you live in Ohio), and order a new lever for the lower control on your heater during one of your other orders. It's made of spring steel, and everyone I've ever met said it breaks after a few years...

Unrelated topics, except that they both relate to my state of irritation. Water first...damn this sucker leaks. Is it POSSIBLE to keep the top and doors from leaking? Cold starting...seems like a fuel issue. Car runs well, but takes 30 seconds (not continuous, so as to save the starter and...

I can't get a good idle speed with the transmission engaged. In drive, the idle falls way too low, but in neutral, is around 700 rpm, and sounds good. suggestions?

Just had the same thing happen. Get it up on a rack, and take a LONG screwdriver right by the firewall on the driver side. That's where the linkage is that attaches to the hood cable. Get a copy of the thunderbird center's catalog (if you don't have one already) and look at the hood assembly...

I just got a 56. I know that cabin heat has always been a problem, and that's where the side vents came from. The problem is, in summer, the vents only make matters worse. Does anyone know of any insulation procedures, etc. that could help? I've been advised to put a gate valve on the heater...