DannyGarcon

That makes sense. I’ve never had any issues with a hot idle thankfully (Texas, non A/C).

I pulled apart the Carter AFB on my ‘65 Nailhead 401 to give it a cleaning and to fix a sticking float, but I spent too much time staring at this part trying to figure out its purpose. I scrolled through some parts diagrams but didn’t see it on there. It looks like a tiny diving board and has a small set screw on the underside to possibly adjust the tension. My last rebuild kit came with a gasket for it so surely it’s required… It also appears to be in the required position for a double pumper (opposite the primary pumper). I’ll include some photos for reference. Thanks in advance for helping me with the little things that keep me up at night.

It’s a shame I didn’t have my Riviera when I was working at the airport. I was pulling a gallon a day of Avgas doing quality control that could have gone right into my tank. Nothing beats the smell of 100LL exhaust.

That's it! Perfect match, even down to the leftover adhesive where the sticker was. So since this is installed in the engine bay and not the cabin, would that mean the trailer brakes would have been synced up with Riv brakes (without manual control)? I have not noticed any other signs of a trailer hitch/ tow package installed. Maybe they were set up differently than the basic U-Haul brackets I'm used to seeing. Here's a picture of the rear with no tow signs ( that I see) of a hitch setup. Also, here is the brake line that comes out of the "contraption" connecting to the master cylinder.

I have this "contraption" in the engine bay of my 1965 Riv 401 and I haven't been able to figure out what it is yet. Can anyone give me their best guess? It appears to be wired up to the positive battery terminal and is also tubed to the brake master cylinder. The lever seems to be connected to an electrical switch inside the device. From what I can tell, it doesn't do anything when I move the lever. I have not pried the contraption open yet. I also have not seen anything like this in any member photo's of their Riv's.

Thanks Ed, that video confirmed my fears that my motor is bad. Time to research where to send it off to now. So far I'm leaning towards fostermom1962 on ebay.

I do have the key on when testing.

Hey y'all, I have a new to me 1965 Riviera with headlight visors that will not close. This forum has been a huge help so far and I've followed the suggestions of Seafoam65 in testing all wiring and relays (all look good). I suspect the motor itself is burned out, but I am wondering if theres anything else I can test before I send it out for replacement/ rebuild. I have power on the brown wire all the way to the microswitch on the motor, but not downstream of it (I'm assuming the closed switch prevents that). Is it possible a microswitch could be bad and not the motor? Has anyone had luck rebuilding the motor themselves? If not, I'd happily take suggestions of where to find a replacement visor motor. In the attached picture of the motor, I'm showing the only wire that does not have power when it should (headlights off). All wires have correct power with headlights on. Also, the pictures of wires and relays show hot wires with headlights on (Red) and hot wires with headlights off (Yellow). I just joined the ROA a few days ago and am trying to do my homework on the past Riview's. Theres a ton of great info available and I'm happy to have this as a resource. Thanks for the help, -Dan ROA# 16232