Category "Electrical"

Gil’s Garage Gil BaumgartnerCTCI Authenticity Chairman Bench Checking Overdrive & Power Seat Relays The overdrive relay can be bench checked using a external voltage source. The large clips in thi

Gil’s Garage Gil BaumgartnerCTCI Authenticity Chairman Window and seat motors can be checked on the bench with a power supplied from a battery pack, battery charger or jumper wires from a 6V or 12V ba

Gil’s Garage Gil BaumgartnerCTCI Authenticity Chairman No doubt the ignition coil is one part that has been changed when it still has many years of service remaining. It is very simple to verify the c

Gil’s Garage Gil BaumgartnerCTCI Authenticity Chairman Above are three pictures using a 9V battery to check Pertronix. Attach a 9V battery with a clamp to the machine. Purchase a battery connector fro

Gil’s Garage Gil BaumgartnerCTCI Authenticity Chairman The importance of good battery cables, clean connections and good grounds are sometimes over looked and cannot be over emphasized. Battery cables

Gil’s Garage Gil BaumgartnerCTCI Authenticity Chairman A frequently ask question is what type and where can I buy a battery for my Thunderbird. It is usually very simple to buy a correct battery in mo

Gil’s Garage Gil BaumgartnerCTCI Authenticity Chairman When making a 6 V to 12 V conversion on a 1955 Thunderbird it is difficult to find a battery that fits the 1955 tray and hold down without modifi

Gil’s Garage Gil BaumgartnerCTCI Authenticity Chairman It is very simple to check the temperature and fuel gauges that have been removed from the instrument cluster. The procedure is the same for 1955

Gil’s Garage Gil BaumgartnerCTCI Authenticity Chairman Authentic Power Punch batteries that were installed in 1955/56/57 Thunderbirds at FoMoCo when our cars were new are being reproduced by Antique A

The Thunderbird engine is mounted on rubber mounts. As a result, it’s necessary to install a ground wire from the engine to the firewall. This ground wire provides a ground path for attached engine el