CTCI – Technical Article Index
Instructions
This index will list the CTCI documents that match selected Concours Judging Categories and Sections. These areas defined in the judging are used to classify a section of the vehicle which is then linked to where to find the documents you are looking for. Please note that a document may relate to more than one section or even category, so may be listed under multiple search areas.
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Cooling-Heating
Summer driving
- Author: Skip Riggs
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1963
- Page: 4
Cracked fan blades
- Author: Maude French
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1965
- Page: 3
Fan failures
- Author: Conrad Lowrey
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1965
- Page: 2
Five blade fan exchange
- Author: Don Gridley
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1965
- Page: 2
Repair overheating
- Author: W. Wurzbach
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1965
- Page: 2
Overheating – thermostat
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1968
- Page: 2
Engine overheating
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1968
- Page: 9
Engine overheating
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1969
- Page: 14
Correct head gasket installation necessary for good cooling
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1969
- Page: 15
Five bladed fan
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1969
- Page: 5
Solving the overheating problem
- Author: (no author listed)
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1972
- Page: 27
Water pump baffles
- Author: Art Marr
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1972
- Page: 35
Original hose clamps on 1955
- Author: (no author listed)
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1973
- Page: 34
Correction to heat problem
- Author: Charlie Henry
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1973
- Page: 32
Wandering temperature gauge
- Author: J.G. Sketoe
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1973
- Page: 42
Fan assembly 312 engine 1957
- Author: Ford Service Letter
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1973
- Page: 36
Overheating problems
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1974
- Page: 21
Fan 3 blade chrome
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1974
- Page: 23
Fan, three-blade chrome
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1974
- Page: 23
Fan water pump extension for
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1974
- Page: 11
Fan, water pump extension
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1974
- Page: 11
Water pump extension for fan
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1974
- Page: 11
Tapping thermostat housing threads
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1974
- Page: 16
Clean radiator overflow tube
- Author: Gary Noyes
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1975
- Page: 12
Cooling 1957
- Author: Ron Dow
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1975
- Page: 22
Water pump problems
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1975
- Page: 33
Radiator cooling
- Author: Ted Otcasek
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1976
- Page: 6
More on Keeping Your Cool
- Author: Virgil Martin
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1976
- Page: 26
Fan
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1976
- Page: 33
Fan, clutch assembly number
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1976
- Page: 42
Fan clutch assembly number
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1976
- Page: 42
Fan clutch used with air conditioning
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1976
- Page: 42
Cooling Part I
- Author: Charlie Henry
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1977
- Page: 9
Engine heat problems
- Author: Barry Thomas
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1977
- Page: 31
Cooling system
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1977
- Page: 33
Cooling Part II
- Author: Charlie Henry
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1977
- Page: 6
Overheating baffle plate 1955
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1977
- Page: 22
Help your hot car
- Author: G Gwaltney
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1977
- Page: 28
Have you lost your cool?
- Author: Jack Jordan
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1977
- Page: 19
Cooling baffle plate
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1978
- Page: 34
Cooling, baffle plate
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1978
- Page: 34
Cooling baffle plate
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1978
- Page: 34
Cooling, baffle plate
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1978
- Page: 34
Cooling baffle plate
- Author: Philip Schnering
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1978
- Page: 34
Cooling baffle plate
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1978
- Page: 37
Cooling, baffle plate
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1978
- Page: 37
Keeping your Thunderbird cool
- Author: William Crowell-Davis
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1979
- Page: 21
Authenticity – Radiator overflow tube routing
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1979
- Page: 11
Radiator overflow tube routing
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1979
- Page: 11
Thermostat housing to water pump hose finish
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1979
- Page: 25
Overheating
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1980
- Page: 26
Discussion of overheating
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1980
- Page: 28
Good luck even with air conditioning
- Author: Tommy Brooks
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1980
- Page: 18
Overheating in Florida’s hot weather
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1981
- Page: 25
Heater addition
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1981
- Page: 26
D versus E engine temperatures
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1981
- Page: 27
Modifications to improve cooling
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1981
- Page: 27
Hot weather driving tips
- Author: Auto Club So Calif
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1982
- Page: 19
Mix-up on heater decals from CTCI
- Author: Editor
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1982
- Page: 8
Hard starting due to overheating
- Author: Barry Thomas
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1982
- Page: 22
Overheating problems & cures, recap
- Author: Barry Thomas
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1982
- Page: 22
Overheating due to faulty exhaust manifold heat control valve
- Author: John Lane
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1982
- Page: 33
3 row versus 4 row radiator
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1983
- Page: 28
Replacement cork for air cleaner
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1983
- Page: 25
Water pump impeller
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1984
- Page: 19
Overheating problem on my 1955
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1985
- Page: 37
Thermostat housing bypass tube and water pump adapter tube repair
- Author: Barry Thomas
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1986
- Page: 30
Problems keeping my 1955 T-Bird cool
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1986
- Page: 32
Have you lost your cool
- Author: Jack Jordan
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1987
- Page: 19
Follow-up tech tip on overheating
- Author: Charlie Henry
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1987
- Page: 15
Speedometer head went bad – trouble keeping car cool
- Author: Richard Peterson
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1988
- Page: 42
Replacing fan belts or radiator hoses
- Author: Wally Nejedlo
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1989
- Page: 29
AC condenser cuts off air to the radiator
- Author: Barry Thomas
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1989
- Page: 45
Overheating – additional tips for parade driving
- Author: Tim Campbell
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1989
- Page: 29
AC condenser location
- Author: Barry Thomas
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1989
- Page: 46
1957 12-volt radiator fan
- Author: Jack Friedman
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1990
- Page: 23
Solution for early bird overheating problems
- Author: Joe Carranza
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1990
- Page: 23
Keeping that Thunderbird cool
- Author: Roger Hayes
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1991
- Page: 26
Anti-freeze
- Author: Old Cars News
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1991
- Page: 20
Does your heater heat
- Author: Bob Lukens
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1992
- Page: 32
Radiator basics
- Author: Darrell Mountjoy
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1992
- Page: 35
How hot is hot
- Author: Bill Abate
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1992
- Page: 22
Ruptured heater core
- Author: Popular Mechanics
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1992
- Page: 44
Why you should run a thermostat
- Author: Jim Crider
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1992
- Page: 19
Keeping your cool
- Author: Walter Heinecke
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1992
- Page: 21
Engine coolant
- Author: Wally Nejedlo
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1992
- Page: 51
Discussion on cooling heats up
- Author: Bill Abate and J Crider
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1992
- Page: 37
Staying cool
- Author: B.B. McCurdy
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1992
- Page: 14
Freon and air conditioning
- Author: Dennis Baetz
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1993
- Page: 25
Heater tune-up
- Author: Jay Raine
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1993
- Page: 56
Freon-based air conditioners
- Author: Charles Slack
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1994
- Page: 40
Automotive refrigerant issues fact sheet
- Author: Pyroil Performance
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1994
- Page: 46
Auto air conditioning – use it or lose it
- Author: Golden Empire Mustang
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1995
- Page: 47
Auto air conditioning – use it or lose it
- Author: Pony Tales
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1995
- Page: 47
Cool running-share and share alike
- Author: Elizabeth Cook
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1995
- Page: 48
Radiator repair
- Author: Dick Stern
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1995
- Page: 51
Psst–want to buy some freon
- Author: Julie Halpert
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1995
- Page: 15
Psst-want to buy some freon – black market
- Author: Orange County Register
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1995
- Page: 15
Stop oil and water leaks before they start
- Author: Dick Flynn
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1995
- Page: 42
What degree thermostat to use
- Author: Dick Flynn
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1996
- Page: 38
Coolant may not be for older cars
- Author: Dick Flynn
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1996
- Page: 39
What no heat
- Author: Barry Thomas
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1996
- Page: 39
Air conditioning for your Thunderbird
- Author: Tye Ouzounian
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1996
- Page: 34
Cooling system tips
- Author: D. Stern & M. Reed
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1996
- Page: 52
Straightening radiator fittings
- Author: Lou Maulden
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1997
- Page: 43
Refrigerant clarification
- Author: John Bush
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1997
- Page: 19
Wash your seat belts – cosmetic radiator repair with bondo
- Author: Bill Hunter
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1997
- Page: 19
What degree thermostat to use
- Author: Dick Flynn
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1997
- Page: 34
Authenticity – radiator tag
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1997
- Page: 49
Anti-freeze facts
- Author: Rich Armostrong
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1997
- Page: 52
Cooling fan
- Author: Gary Croan
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1998
- Page: 48
Overheating problems
- Author: William Crowell-Davis
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1998
- Page: 32
Six bladed radiator fan or the original four bladed fan
- Author: John Dainotto
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1999
- Page: 49
Radiator hose replacement tips
- Author: Old Cars
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1999
- Page: 47
Spacer shims and baffle to help reduce heat
- Author: Johnny Brooks
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1999
- Page: 54
Hidden problem hiding inside radiator and heater hoses
- Author: Old Cars
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1999
- Page: 46
How not to be left at the side of the road
- Author: Jay Raine
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1999
- Page: 34
The ultimate cooling system for your 55-57 Thunderbird
- Author: Norm Brinkmeyer
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1999
- Page: 44
Inexpensive digital temperature readout
- Author: Norm Brinkmeyer
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:2000
- Page: 41
Biennial ‘flush ‘n fills’ help prevent heater problems
- Author: Old Cars
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:2000
- Page: 40
New air condition hoses
- Author: Old Cars
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:2000
- Page: 44
Small hose fixes
- Author: Old Cars
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:2000
- Page: 45
Is your cooling system leaking
- Author: Old Cars
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:2000
- Page: 43
Overheating solutions
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:2000
- Page: 44
Think Spring tech tips
- Author: Bill Gill
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:2001
- Page: 29
Some like it hot
- Author: Dick Stern
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:2001
- Page: 38
Authenticity – hot engine problems
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:2001
- Page: 38
Authenticity – 1956 restoration
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:2001
- Page: 42
Authenticity – radiator frame color question
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:2001
- Page: 59
Change Antifreeze
- Author: Old Cars Weekly
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:2002
- Page: 50
1957 Fan
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:2004
- Page: 44
Simple Water Pump Modification to Prevent Overheating
- Author: John H 'Jack' Ralph
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:2005
- Page: 47
Heater Gasket # 18570 installation
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:2005
- Page: 51
Water Pump Modification Update
- Author: John H 'Jack' Ralph
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:2005
- Page: 39
Water Pump Test Results
- Author: Jim Brown
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:2005
- Page: 25
56 Fan Blade
- Author: Jim Dinunzio
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:2005
- Page: 40
1955 Overheating
- Author: Dick Stern
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:2005
- Page: 51
1957 T-Bird Cooling System Pressure Problem
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:2005
- Page: 53
Overheating Resolved on ’57 ‘Bird
- Author: Steve Menke
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:2008
- Page: 49
Thermostats
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:2008
- Page: 51
Radiator
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:2009
- Page: 52
1955 Water Pump and Overheating Questions
- Author: Dick Stern
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:2009
- Page: 50
Vaccuum Heater Control
- Author: Jim Dinunzio
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:2009
- Page: 51
Engine overheating
- Author: Dick Stern
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:2011
- Page: 37
Engine coolant flush
- Author: Jim Dinunzio
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:2011
- Page: 37
Electric Fan Installation
- Author: Jim Dinunzio
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:2012
- Page: 51
Heater Control Valve #18495 – Out of Stock – Alternatives and Installation Instructions
- Author: Jim Dawson
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:2013
- Page: 57
Warning Long Life Antifreeze impacts and classic automobile recommendations
- Author: Dave Stegman
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:2013
- Page: 44
Adding a Coolant Recovery Tank
- Author: Jim Dawson
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:2013
- Page: 58