Congratulations to the newly elected CTCI Directors and thanks to all the candidates for volunteering to serve the CTCI membership! Complete Election Results: Region 1 Patrick LeStrange 165 Al Robinso
Welcome to our new site
Welcome to CTCI’s new web site! Please browse around and explore. If you don’t find what you are looking for, contact our staff at ctcioffice@ctci.org. Thanks for visiting!
CTCI International Convention “Birds on the Bay”, Sarasota, Florida
May 4-9, 2020 : CTCI International Convention “Birds on the Bay”, Sarasota, Florida Due to restrictions put in place to control the spread of COVID-19, the May 4-9 dates have been cancelled. The host
Harmonic Balancer Rebuilding
Harmonic balancer rebuilding, silicone rubber injection. New pulley straightening, 3 year warranty. Toll free (888) 834-2137, Mon-Fri. 8:30-3:30 WCT. Damper Doctor, 1055 Parkview Ave., Redding, CA 960
Bench Checking an Overdrive Solenoid
Gil’s Garage Gil BaumgartnerCTCI Authenticity Chairman The overdrive solenoid can be bench checked before installing it in the transmission overdrive assembly. If it must be removed from the transmiss
Distributor Installation
Gil’s Garage Gil BaumgartnerCTCI Authenticity Chairman Over the last few months I observed several Thunderbird distributors installed with a gasket or “O” ring between the base and the engine block. A
Distributor
Gil’s Garage Gil BaumgartnerCTCI Authenticity Chairman When doing a major tune up the importance of the of the distributor function is sometime neglected. This neglect is the reason that some Thunderb
1957 Vacuum Advance Mechanism
Gil’s Garage Gil BaumgartnerCTCI Authenticity Chairman The 1957 vacuum advance mechanism contains a spring, a stop, and washers. Washers can be removed to advance the timing or added to decrease the t