Re: Adventures with a 1955 Clipper

Posted by JWL On 2011/6/13 16:21:09
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55PackardGuy wrote:
Might I suggest something that will take little time to R&R and may be helpful in keeping the engine compartment spiffy? The area inside of the fender and wheel well, under and behind the battery carrier, seems to have had the finish eaten away from spills the same way as the vent pipe was.

Perhaps a good cleaning and spray with rubberized black finish would be a semi-permanent fix for this condition. Most of this area is hidden, and a slightly non-matching finish would be less noticeable than bare metal.

Looking forward to more installments! BTW, what is the purpose of the horn relay cutoff? Once the battery is effectively "dead" the horn should receive zero power anyway?


Guy,

I wish now that I would have done what you suggest, to paint the inner fender panel. Maybe I will go back and do this. It is not a good idea to have metal in this condition.

The cut-off switch is for the battery, not the horn relay. I just mounted the switch next to the relay. Also, the photo is pretty bad, and I apologize for the poor quality.

(o{I}o)

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