1965rivgs

The number on the trans starts with the first day of the year from the previous year. So if one was inspecting a `65 car, one would count forward from the first day of `64. This makes sense as the current model year starts before the end of the previous year. Tom Mooney

Replacement driers often have a piece of cardboard applied over the sight glass before they are painted, as illustrated. Having stated that, often replacement driers do not have a sight glass because the sight glass was no longer a legitimate tool for service/troubleshooting when R134 was introduced. Bottom line is whether one trusts the picture and we all know that is very questionable. It wouldn`t surprise me to find a particular manufacturer alternately supplying both versions at the same time. Maybe a call to Four Seasons engineering or sales departments would be your best bet? Or have your auto parts retailer order the drier with the understanding that if it doesn`t have the sight glass you will return it? Tom Mooney

Hi Ed, I have several sets of `64 Hammil seat belts that are barely driver quality so I would break the sets up to supply whatever you need. If you post or send a pic of the specific hardware you are in need of I can check my inventory. I`m sure the belt material is available in bulk. At UPS we stocked 12 inch diameter rolls of the material and we used it to fabricate trailer door pull straps....but, sorry, I cant recall the source. Tom Mooney

Looks like a '65 Riv with the blue custom cloth interior...that's the one I'm looking for for my '65! But I was hoping for a little better original condition ... Tom

Steve, I've encountered this many, many times. I'm convinced that instead of pumping the debris into the tank from another source, what typically occurs is a film of surface rust forms on the walls of the fuel tank when the car is no longer in regular service. When the tank is topped off upon return to service, the fresh fuel washes the fine particles of surface rust down into the bottom of the tank where it accumulates like fine "sand" around the filter sock. Obviously this can occur many times over the course of several decades when the car is occasionally used but mostly sits idle; and especially if the fuel level is allowed to remain low. I've resurrected quite a few cars which were in long term storage and this issue doesn't present itself until numerous tank fulls are processed. Tom Mooney

Substitute an alternative source of fuel, simple as a 2 gallon container secured under the hood which can be replenished mid test ride, and you will cut the troubleshooting tree by 50%. The first step is to determine if the problem is fuel, or spark related...just sayin'... Tom Mooney

Hi Barney, Sent you a PM Thanks, Tim Mooney

You are correct...they are red because they are the "high performance" version of that motor. Notice the '66 only cast in lifting loop on the bellhousing of the 401's. Tom Mooney

Dave, Troubleshooting any no start or most driveability issues start with the same fork in the road, ie, is it fuel or spark? If you utilize an alternative fuel source, and you have a fuel return system, make sure you route the returned fuel back into the alternative fuel container or you'll be likely to end up on the side of the road or, worse yet, in traffic and out of fuel. Good luck! Tom Mooney

No, different colors. To my eye the `65 Midnight blue has a purple hue in some circumstances which I dont care for. Seems to me `64 Diplomat blue is a more true deep blue. Tom Mooney

You need a cap with two seals, not just one. This enables the system to pull coolant back into the radiator as the system cools. Tom Mooney

Later boosters have a seal in the face of the booster Tom

I would guess the '64 booster is a bolt in replacement for the '63. Be observant of pushrod length as you want to be sure the pushrod length allows complete release of the master cylinder in any combination. Also, you will need to use a gasket between the master cylinder and booster when using the '63 booster. Tom Mooney

Dilute the intake charge to a considerable degree in one cylinder and you have a cylinder misfire, period. It`s not anymore complicated than that. Tom Mooney

I have also seen someone plumb the PCV valve into a specific intake runner, instead of a common area which feeds all cylinders, because it was convenient; like a barb fitting that was intended to be a relatively static vacuum source, like power brakes, HVAC or for a vacuum modulator supply. The end result is lean misfire in the specific cylinder which that intake runner feeds. Tom Mooney

GM had issues with the latching mechanism, relay and associated parts. There was a service kit issued with the relay, latching parts and gear which were re-engineered. I would hope a rebuilder is privy to this and using the updated parts as it was a well documented issue. Tom Mooney

Four needed Tom Mooney

Looks like a rusty 9 and 3/8ths to me Tom Mooney

`66 valve covers TM

Any input as to the cost of tempered glass versus laminated? Tom

That is what I stated at the beginning of this thread. However, I just read an article about safety glass for home use which stated that laminated glass is much more expensive as compared to tempered glass. I had assumed just the opposite because of the cost associated with the energy required to temper glass...but on the other hand, laminated glass requires 2 panes of glass instead of one. A call to the supplier would be beneficial. It is possible they are cutting the flat glass from a plate of laminated glass or possibly cutting the glass first and then tempering same. Tom Mooney

Wont work as the AC pulleys are a different diameter than the non-AC pulleys. Tom Mooney

I think the Tru Spoke Unilugs will fit....and look good. Tom Mooney

895's Tom Mooney

Alex, The side glass is interchangeable from left to right. The original side glass is tempered glass which is stronger than laminated glass. My guess would be, considering the price, they are cutting the side glass from a sheet of flat laminated glass. It would be worth a question to the supplier. Tempered glass cannot be cut without shattering. For this reason, windshields are made from laminated glass, because it will break but generally stay "whole" in its basic shape instead of shattering into razor sharp/hazardous pieces. One stone chip in a tempered glass windshield and it would shatter into hundreds of pieces within an arm`s length of the occupants. Both tempered and laminated are considered "safety glass". Another question to consider is whether the tint in the new glass will match the rest of the original glass? I have had this question posed to me and I dont have the answer. Tom Mooney