Hi all. Some time ago, I posted regarding a couple of issues with my '72 GT,
and thought that it might be good to let you know how they worked out . . .
First:
'Orrible transmission sound - grindy/gravely, on a relatively recently rebuilt
overdrive tranny. Happy news: The wooden shift knob had "shrunk away" from
the metal threaded insert, and was generating bad noises whenever the shift
level would resonate. Several dabs of non-hardening sealer between the shift
knob and threaded insert, and transmission sounds are now back to normal.
Woo-Hoo!
Second:
Charge light not coming on when key is in "on" position and car is not running
(although it did come on when idling under heavy electrical load, and when I
turned the key off and the engine was "spinning down"). Happy news: I removed
and re-seated the alternator wiring plug; and now all performs by the book.
Another woo-hoo!
Shame on me for not checking these simple possibilities prior to posting to the
list; as always, thanks to the list for your helpful suggestions.
By the way: today is the first monthly "Friday night rally" this year. Going
to drive the GT with my '73-year old Dad as my navigator. Let's hope for
patience, understanding, reliability, and a good result! There's usually not
enough cars for a "vintage" class. Last year, there was one rally that had a
couple of cars, thus creating a vintage class, and we won the top spot from a
'64 Mini-Cooper by one point! For the year, we ended up 7th out of 32
competitors.
Phil
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