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Hello, I appreciate your opinion, I thought 70K was still a young girl, I have a 94 work truck with almost 300K still original! I hate the idea of open heart surgery in the car, but going down to the heads is pretty deep, tearing the motor out is so much more. She is such a beautiful car to...

I would love to replace the stock cam/timing gear while I am there, I need to do the intake/valve cover gaskets on a 70K mile 65 390 bird Town Landau. I want something in the middle with better fuel economy and a little more rumble. I might just go fuel injection, but try to keep "Collector...

Thanks for the feedback. I decided to start with the basics. When I first bought the car, I knew it needed a fuel pump which i changed out. The car was fine for a while, then when it started to run funny, i ruled out it was a tank of bad gas.The previous owner(s) had installed MSD plug wires and...

Thanks, I still have the spacer under the carb. It has 2 ports, the second one was wide open which I just plugged. This is the second car I have had this happen to, the port becomes uncovered without one knowing. Will do some driving today, it runs way much better. It still seems to fight trying...

I have a 65 Bird with a 390 that starts fine from cold. 2 pumps of the pedal and away she goes. Once it warms up and driven, when it is shut off and try to restart a short time later, it acts like it is starving. I am afraid to give it gas so it does not flood. Fuel seems to be the answer, does...

Thanks, I will start in the engine bay and check everything. I hate the idea of disturbing the dash. Do you think teflon tape on the oil pressure sender would interfere with the grounding for that gauge? The manual says to use "an electrically conductive sealer". I installed an new oil pressure...

So I suspect the grounding issue is then related to somewhere on the dash? I was hoping the solid state version of the constant voltage regulator would cure some things. I have the wiring diagram manual , but where do I start looking for the grounds? British cars are notorious for the same...

Thanks, I don't like the way the ammeter keeps bouncing around and I don't trust the oil gauge as it reads too low as there is nothing wrong. I found the information in the manual as you described. Time to lose some flesh. 1965 Town Landau 70K original miles 99% fully loaded, all original...

thanks, it still sounds like a bit of work, so I hope it is worth it.

I have a new instrument voltage regulator to install on my 65, can't find it anywhere near the battery in the engine bay. Is this under the dash somewhere, if so, how hard is it to get at? Thanks, Watermelon Jack

Hello. last year I left my 65 Bird out in the rain and found water on the drivers side floor. Had a look at the rubber on the windshield and saw about a 1/4" crack in the lower LH corner. Had it replaced with a high quality part at a reputable glass shop. Kept the car inside all winter on the...

How old is the fuel pump? That could be your problem.

Looking for a 1965 passenger power seat base trimmed in white

Is your neutral safety switch the problem? Mine is tricky and if you move the PRNDL lever just right, the car will start.