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So I dove into the over drive this evening and ran into some issues. So I knew there was an issue with the governor, and I saw there was a poor connection to it so I removed the governor and repaired the connection from the wire to the governor. To test it out I attached it to the drill and and spun it and saw it close and open by using an ohm meter from the wire and the case of the governor, so good there (that didnt happen before repair).
in the process of all of this I saw the orange wire fell off of the ignition ballast, so I repaired that. I also repaired the pink wire attached to the "4" terminal on the soleniod. Now before all of this I was able to get the solenoid to click by grounding the wire going to the governor. When I turn the ignition to "on" now I do hear a click from what I believe is the relay on the firewall, but when I ground the wire to the governor I do not get a click from the solenoid. I did go through the trouble shooting section of the FSM and I see I dont have power at the yellow wire terminal on the relay, which means the relay is bad... Now how do I fix this? I really cant get a new NOS relay. I do remember a couple pages back that Howard showed how to adapt a new style relay in place of what is currently there, is that my only option? does the relay get its ground from the mounting screws?
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Really not to much to report. I have been working on it when I get the chance and driving it when I can. So far I got 30 miles on it. I was able to get the seat belts in and the rear seat in as well. The under seat heater works and I got the fresh air blower in and working as well. The rear door seals are on. the radio and speakers are connected and working. At this point the rest of the interior could go back in, which is hopefully next weekends project.
I finally tried out the O/D, and it didnt work... I did find that if I try to ground out the connection on the governor that I didnt get a click from the solenoid or the relay, and I saw I had a lose connection. So I will try and get that taken care of (among other things) in hopes to get it out tomorrow again.
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I tried looking though mcmaster carr for the hair pin clip and I didnt have much luck. They do have stuff that is similar, but nothing that is an exact match. I ended up getting mine from max merrit.
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So I ran out of time last week to post this, but I was able to source another seat motor and it tested good when attached to the battery. Installed it in the seat and now it moves back and forth!! However, after I got everything bolted in and adjusted to where my feet could comfortably reach the pedals and push the clutch to the floor it felt like I was pretty far reclined in the seat. Is that a normal seating position for the seat? I dont believe the seat has any tilting feature correct? I may look into spacers for the rear so I dont feel like my lounging, too much, while driving.
By the time I got the motor in and the seat bolted down the sun was already set to the point I didnt want to take it out in the dark, so the following night I was able to take it for a small 4 mile drive to a gas station (took 15 gallons and the gauge reads full) and a stop at the pharmacy. Ran well and the lights work. Still didnt get to try to overdrive, dont know why I am so scared/reluctant to try it. One thing I did notice was while engine braking in second gear going down a hill it did pop out of gear. That should be a function of shift linkage adjustment, correct? Attach file:  IMG_2113.jpg (375.55 KB)
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When it comes to the OD I verified that the Relay, solenoid, kick down switch, and wiring are good. It appears the only way to test the governor with it in the car is to actually drive it and see if it goes into OD.
So that will be a test for another day!
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Thank you for that information!! I opened them up and cleaned up the contacts. Initially it didnt work, and then it did. almost wet myself when they sounded at 8:45 at night lol neighbors probably werent happy, but tested and approved. I tried seeing if I could get the overdrive to work last night as well. had the car up on jack stands and got the speedo up to about 30 mph. the car started to shake and figured it wasnt the best method to test the OD. Saw there is a trouble shooting section in the FSM for the OD so I will try diving into that in the next week or so. Also verified the windshield wipers are working while attached to the carb. Still need to figure out what side of the fuel pump to connect them to as well.
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thank you for that Howard. I will see where I can source one. But before I ask for more parts, I noticed my horns do not work. I do know I am getting power to the horn relay, the horn switch in the column as be verified, and I am getting power to the horn's wire, but still no sound. I have tried grounding the horns and apply straight battery voltage to the horns and still no sound. I believe my horns are bad. Is there an adjustment that could be made to get them to work? or is it better just to get other ones? Thank you
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that you for that gentlemen. So I did verify that the switch was getting power to the motor but no action was happening.
I had to unbolt the seat in order to get to the motor bolts and removed the motor. I was not able to turn the motor by hand but I was able to rotate the actuator on the seat frame and it did appear to move freely. I didnt rotate it to the point of moving the seat though. I tried to get the motor to move by putting power to the yellow wire and grounding the mounting stud. I was not seeing any motion from the motor. I disassembled it, cleaned it and got it back together but still wasnt able to get the motor to rotate. Can I get these motors somewhere? Thank you
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So I did remove the limit switches and I did see that the one switch was not going back to closed after the plunger was pushed in and opened the contacts. So I sprayed a bunch of contact cleaner in there and actuated it and it appears to be working better, just need to test it on the car.
Currently working on getting the front bench seat installed and trying to get it to work. Surprisingly it went in a lot easier than when it came out. Trick is to unbolt the seat back and flop that forward as far as it goes and it slides right through the passenger door opening (helps to have the steering wheel removed). I did try the power seat option. The seat only goes up and down but not back and forth… the switch is working in all directions and I am getting power to the motor, but no action. It appears that the motor can easily be unbolted and maybe be serviced? Can I remove the seat motor with the seat in the car? Does the entire seat need to come apart to get it out? And is there a way I could clean the motor to maybe get it working? Thanks! Attach file:  IMG_2098.jpeg (352.97 KB)
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thanks for that! I give the linkage inspection for wear. and thanks for the info on the compressor! I was not able to find much on them besides they were maybe made in Lancaster PA. When it comes to wheel alignment, the FSM mentions a special tool for adjusting the caster/camber. Could I just use a regular crows foot? or would I need to grind it down?
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