Guest NikeAjax Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) Today I rebuilt one of the dash-vents on my '56 Century: it took me a very long while before I stopped thinking to myself, "OMFG, OMFG! What did I do to myself..." The replacement of the veins is satanic to say the least... I figured out that if you shim the outer-most three veins to keep them in place, things go A LOT smoother. I used three, a total of nine, popsicle-sticks between each vein and in the last section a wad of paper, half of a 3x5" index-card. Now before you start thinking how half-assed using popsicle-sticks is, I should point out that the length is nearly ideal, the tail-end of them should be left sticking out, not inside the vent itself, and their length really keeps the veins in place. The wad of paper keeps a dynamic-pressure on the entire assemblage of parts and holds things together which is needed when you put the, for my lack of a real word for it, register in(it's the tiny triangular piece with three holes that moves the veins!) Without that dynamic-pressure, there was no way to hold the piece in while I assembled the second set of eight veins. I needed to keep pushing the piece back in before it slipped out, but it never came off: SANITY SAVED!Tear-down, clean and reassembly: 20-minutes on the second one!JaybirdThis is what it looks like shimmed: Edited October 15, 2013 by NikeAjax (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhambulldog Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Great tip!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Agree w/ James. I did one of a spare pair last year and have hesitated on the 2nd one so far. Maybe I'll give it a shot soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trp3141592 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Hi,The factory provided free popsicles for the workmen on the assembly line under the condition that all sticks remained company property.Or so I have been told....--Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NikeAjax Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 "The factory provided free popsicles for the workmen on the assembly line under the condition that all sticks remained company property."SNORT: okay, that actually made me laugh--thanks!Jaybird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NikeAjax Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Yet another tip: when removing and installing the ducting, use a hair-dryer set at high to soften the ducts! Over time they shrink back and become brittle. Also, don't use plastic Duck-Tape, use aluminum-ducting-tape for repairing HVAC.Jaybird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NikeAjax Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 HELP! Where does this go?!?!?!?I found a copper-wire stuffed into the heater-outlet: where should it go? It has an eye, so it looks like it should be screwed down onto something: is this a ground for the heater-blower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Looks like it is part of the Ranco valve. On my 55 it attaches high on a vent in the passenger side kick panel. It is not electrical...a fluid filled tube to act as a thermostat.Willie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NikeAjax Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Willie, thanks! So where should I attach it?Jaybird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Willie, thanks! So where should I attach it?JaybirdI don't have one of those new-fangled 56's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NikeAjax Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Well, I just stuffed it back in the black depths, a little tidier, from whence it came!Jaybird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 This`s how it looked when I started my restauration in 1995.I hope you can see the "wire".Sorry about the bad photo but I had to print and then scan it just to change from "tif" to "jpeg".Leif in Sweden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NikeAjax Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Mange takk, Leif!Jaybird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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