Re: Randy Berger's 1956 Caribbean

Posted by Randy Berger On 2009/12/16 0:14:10

I started to mount the vacuum tank and the solenoids on the "new" left front fender and checking the parts book (4.2265) it says that I need two cup washers, but four screws? I walked over and looked at old fender noting that the screw holes for the solenoids were in a different location. I called friend Chris because he has an unmolested 56 Patrician. He did a little digging and looked at his Caribbean and the Patrician. He called back and said if two of the holes were in the reinforcement stamping, then two cup washers were needed to mount the solenoids level. If the holes were not in the reinforcement stamping then no cup washers were needed. This was an early left fender because it did not have the mounting holes for the drip strip. I took pictures of the two different mounting holes and also the mounting of the aux tranny cooler.
Edit: Afetr cogitating for a while, I believe the mounting of the solenoids was moved inward at the same time the drip strip was incorporated. The inward move would get the solenoids further under the outer fender and away from any water. The drip strip would channel water away from the PB relays. The move inward required the cup washers to mount the solenoids level.

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