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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Windshield washer fluid
- Author: Harry Zapolski
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1964
- Page: 4
Hood lever & handle
- Author: Peter Van Schuyler
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1964
- Page: 4
Defroster repair
- Author: Dave Mallegol
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1966
- Page: 4
4-way flasher installation
- Author: Randy Smith
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1967
- Page: 9
Windshield wiper shaft leaks
- Author: Jim Schmidt
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1967
- Page: 2
Windshield wiper motors
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1970
- Page: 9
Air conditioner installation kit
- Author: (no author listed)
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1971
- Page: 21
Wiper motor availability
- Author: (no author listed)
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1971
- Page: 23
Getting hood open when hood release is inoperative
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1972
- Page: 8
Cure for sluggish windshield wipers
- Author: (no author listed)
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1972
- Page: 22
Wiper blades should be 12-inch long
- Author: (no author listed)
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1972
- Page: 15
More on hood releases
- Author: (no author listed)
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1972
- Page: 27
Tachometer and speedometer cable routings
- Author: (no author listed)
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1972
- Page: 18
Emergency hood release
- Author: (no author listed)
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1972
- Page: 37
Air condition your Thunderbird without butchery
- Author: Vern Gould
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1973
- Page: 3
Windshield washer pump
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1973
- Page: 12
Repairing speedometer drive
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1973
- Page: 14
Free information and plans to air condition T’Bird without butchery
- Author: Vern Gould
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1973
- Page: 16
Workings of heater temperature regulator
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1973
- Page: 16
Windshield wiper cable
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1974
- Page: 19
Vacuum wipers
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1976
- Page: 27
Wipers, vacuum
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1976
- Page: 27
Glove box & air cleaner decals
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1976
- Page: 33
Windshield washer electric conversion
- Author: Charlie Henry
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1976
- Page: 22
Windshield washers
- Author: Charlie Henry
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1976
- Page: 22
Overdrive chrome handle 1955-1957
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1977
- Page: 33
Windshield wiper over travel
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1977
- Page: 33
Air conditioning
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1977
- Page: 30
Wiring fuel gauge
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1977
- Page: 30
Heat in passenger compartment
- Author: Barry Thomas
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1977
- Page: 31
Windshield wiper motor repair
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1977
- Page: 34
Wiper motor, W/W
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1977
- Page: 38
Freeing up the heater controls
- Author: Walt Nuckels
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1979
- Page: 22
Temperature gauge wire reversal
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1979
- Page: 33
Windshield washer jet clogging
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1979
- Page: 22
Wiring harness availability
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1979
- Page: 25
Cleaning wire harnesses
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1979
- Page: 25
Air conditioning 1955
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1979
- Page: 39
6-volt air conditioner for 1955
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1979
- Page: 42
Authenticity – Finishes, fresh air heater, etc.
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1980
- Page: 9
Air conditioner for 1955
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1980
- Page: 22
Heater addition
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1981
- Page: 26
Wiring looms: make or buy?
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1981
- Page: 26
Finish for kick panel rear retainers
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1981
- Page: 37
Windshield washer parts 1956 versus 1957
- Author: Barry Thomas
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1982
- Page: 16
Mix-up on heater decals from CTCI
- Author: Editor
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1982
- Page: 8
Checking your windshield wiper motor
- Author: Barry Thomas
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1984
- Page: 22
Replating the steering column
- Author: Rick Little
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1985
- Page: 12
Painless restoration
- Author: Pete Peterson
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1986
- Page: 35
Thunderbird clock repair
- Author: Lloyd Van De Bogart
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1987
- Page: 13
Rewiring your T’bird
- Author: Barry Thomas
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1987
- Page: 29
Restoration of heater air chamber
- Author: Bill Offerman
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1988
- Page: 31
Speedometer head went bad – trouble keeping car cool
- Author: Richard Peterson
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1988
- Page: 42
Don’t junk that old 1957 speedometer – removing steering column
- Author: Joe Gumprecht
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1988
- Page: 9
Wiring diagram corrections
- Author: Leo Affi
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1989
- Page: 14
Early bird windshield wipers
- Author: Scott McGilvray
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1989
- Page: 20
An alarming idea – alarm system
- Author: Dave Tulowitzky
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1989
- Page: 38
Sluggish windshield wipers
- Author: Ronald Edelstein
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1992
- Page: 21
Electric windshield wipers
- Author: Richard Chapman
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1992
- Page: 22
Daytime back-up lights
- Author: Barry Thomas
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1993
- Page: 25
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
Preventing auto theft
- Author: Old Car News
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1993
- Page: 37
Improve speedometer accuracy
- Author: Steve Gwilliam
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1994
- Page: 41
Freeing up heater controls
- Author: Central Florida News
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1994
- Page: 29
R-12 refrigerant
- Author: Bay Area Mustang
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1994
- Page: 40
Freon-based air conditioners
- Author: Charles Slack
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1994
- Page: 40
How to air duct restoration
- Author: Frank Bell
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1995
- 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
Psst-want to buy some freon – black market
- Author: Orange County Register
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1995
- Page: 15
Psst–want to buy some freon
- Author: Julie Halpert
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1995
- Page: 15
Fix those old wiper motors
- Author: Edsel Owners Club
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1995
- Page: 49
Problems with 1956 Ford wiring harness
- Author: John Johnson
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1996
- Page: 43
Seal up that Thunderbird
- Author: Scott McGilvray
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1996
- Page: 37
Gas pedal proper linkage
- Author: Ron Blank
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1996
- Page: 49
Air conditioning for your Thunderbird
- Author: Tye Ouzounian
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1996
- Page: 34
CB radio and fender skirt protectors
- Author: Jerry Holtz
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1997
- Page: 43
Dash light switch
- Author: Ohio Valley Early Birds
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1998
- Page: 39
Thunderbird wiring harness repair
- Author: Frank Bell
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1998
- Page: 42
Fuse sizing
- Author: No Author
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1998
- Page: 43
Windshield wiper and heater – water is pouring in my car
- Author: Ken West
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1998
- Page: 44
Authenticity – paint and color finishes heater motor
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1998
- Page: 50
Authenticity – top weather stripping, oil filter canister, heater motor
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1999
- Page: 47
How to fix broken speedometer cables and electric clocks
- Author: Old Cars
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1999
- Page: 51
Authenticity – backup lights
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1999
- Page: 51
Thumbscrews – radio speaker
- Author: Ray Miller
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:2000
- Page: 45
Heater and Defroster Maintenance
- Author: Gary Minkin
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:2002
- Page: 34
Temperature Gauge Operates Backwards
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:2003
- Page: 40
Getting to the Bottom of Malfunctioning Gauges
- Author: Herb Tinger
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:2004
- Page: 37
Gauge Wiring
- Author: Dick Stern
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:2004
- Page: 34
More ’56 Electrical Problems
- Author: Dick Stern
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:2005
- Page: 41
56 Electrical Problems
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:2005
- Page: 41
1957 Radio
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:2007
- Page: 52
Radio Serial Numbers
- Author: Dave Tulowitzky
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:2008
- Page: 29
Removing the Horn Wire
- Author: Dick Stern
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:2009
- Page: 51
57 T’Bird fuel gauge
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:2010
- Page: 64
Thunderbird radios
- Author: Dave Tulowitzky
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:2011
- Page: 58
Fuel and Temperature Gauges
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:2011
- Page: 39
Identifing and Troubleshooting 6V vs 12V Fuel and Temp Gauges
- Author: Mildred Lassey
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:2013
- Page: 43
Burned wires on T-Bird Guages
- Author: John Roxbury
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:2013
- Page: 57