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Bob told me his spare radiator(s) were no good, FYI. But may as well test them.

The radiator cap spec. Is 12 psi.

A big thank you to Bob (56Clippers) for his help today in diagnosing the issues with the Torsion Level suspension. I went into it with a very basic understanding of the concept, but no idea how the electrical side of the system worked. With his guidance we were able to test the entire system and localize the problem. The previous owner (happy) had obviously done some work to the system, as the brake light switch was new, torsion bars had been straightened, and the controller box had been opened before.

I don't have pictures to share at the moment, but I do hope to throw together a video explaining the electrical side of the system now that I understand it. The coolest thing was testing the operation of the controller...watching the bimetal strip bend and move to activate the relays was great. Loved it.

Everything in the system works normally except for the solenoids. Both of them do not work. I plan to remove them and see if a hammer will free them up. Otherwise I will be on the lookout for replacements. I was going to do that today but ran out of time due to other things coming up. I'll pull them this week and go from there.

The relays should be easy to test for basic operation without physically removing them although testing how well they work under a load might be another matter. Still, you can get a good idea of whether or not they click and if they do, where or not there is continuity across the larger terminals! It seems odd that both would go out.