High beam light is red. Turn indicators are green, so is the gear selector. I don't know about the ignition light....mine has an aftermarket ignition switch on it without a light.

All the other instrument lights are clear and unfiltered. They sit in carboard tube housings to keep the light from bleeding too much.

If you do find LEDs that work I would be interested to know what they are. Are you running 12V or 6V?

-Kevin

Help me solve this riddle. Why would gas come out of the filler pipe of its own accord? I haven't been able to drive the car for several weeks. Last night and today I noticed that the garage smelled slightly of gas, then this afternoon it was very strong. No drips at all ever since I fixed my previous leaks. But this afternoon I noticed a puddle directly underneath the filler neck. Sure enough my half soda can was soaked on the inside, and the gas cap was all wet.

How in the world did this happen? The car didn't move, nothing has changed on it since I drove it last two weeks ago? The only thing I can think of is the weather warmed up today. I filled the tank up quite a bit when I last drove it. It is easily halfway up the filler neck.

-Kevin

Sage advice, thank you both. So my next question would be how to take the radio out, as well as the speaker bezel? I might as well take everything out when I do this. I'd rather have room to work, plus I want to clean up the bezel as much as I can. Getting the radio working is a low priority for me right now, but I don't mind taking a look at it when it's out. It'll give me a good winter project.

-Kevin

Thanks for the information on Bowden cables. I will need to pull mine off and measure them so I can order new ones. Haven't had any sort of time recently so I haven't had time to figure out how to pull off the heater controls and trim.

We had one last warm day a week or so ago, so I topped off the battery charge and took some of the kids out for a drive. I topped off the fuel tank and we drove about 20 miles give the car some exercise. I still need to add some stabilizer and run it through the fuel system. Just need some time and a not rainy or snowy day.

Can't wait to get some more time to work on the car.

-Kevin

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Ross - of course, not the V8's....I had a bit of a brain fart on that one. My car has the non-hydraulic lifters, so this video was exactly what I needed.

-Kevin

I wanted to put a plug in for Ross's new video on how to adjust valves. It was very helpful, especially for someone like me who has no clue how it's done. For anyone else wondering about the process I encourage you to watch the video:




Ross, you mentioned in the video that the adjusters have self-locking threads on the later models. I'm assuming that would include 51-56'? So all that needs to happen is spin the adjuster up and down and it will stay on its own?

Thanks Ross for taking the time to make these videos. I've done it before and it's a lot of extra work with little reward. But it is a huge help to us new guys.

-Kevin

How much smoke is it? And what's the history on the car (has it been sitting for a long time, etc)?

Blue tint means oil, but it could be a lot of different causes. Rings, valves, etc.

-Kevin

The car is looking great! With all the work you are doing on the primer I'm sure the paint will look fantastic. Can't wait to see some color get applied in the spring.

-Kevin

Yeah those hardtop Caribbeans caught my eye too. You don't see too many of those around. Grab both and a 400 parts car and you can probably get at least one of them up and running.

-Kevin

I would love to be a part of this, but the logistics just don't work. I'm all the way across the country, and the tight schedule of the auction and having to remove cars on your own is impossible for my situation.

If it were possible for me to participate, I would definitely pick up a few parts cars, or another project. A '56 400, a '41 or '41 120 or 160....one can dream.

-Kevin