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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Thunderbird Body, Wheel and Headlight Alignment
- Author: John M. Smith
- Year: 2009
- Issue: May/Jun
- Page: 20
55 T-Bird Questions
- Author: Dick Stern
- Year: 2005
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Page: 39
Authenticity – hot engine problems
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Year: 2001
- Issue: May/Jun
- Page: 38
Authenticity – pulling a 312
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Year: 2001
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Page: 48
Hesitation on acceleration
- Author: Dick Stern
- Year: 2000
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Page: 54
Hard starting problems
- Author: Dick Stern
- Year: 1999
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Page: 48
How not to be left at the side of the road
- Author: Jay Raine
- Year: 1999
- Issue: May/Jun
- Page: 34
Hard starting
- Author: Jay Raine
- Year: 1998
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Page: 37
Hard starting
- Author: Bill Abate
- Year: 1998
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Page: 37
Hard starting 1955 or 1956
- Author: William Crowell-Davis
- Year: 1993
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Page: 25
Hard starting
- Author: Bob Struth, Jr.
- Year: 1987
- Issue: May/Jun
- Page: 38
Another hard starting 1955 T-Bird
- Author: Dan Deane
- Year: 1986
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Page: 34
Hard starting due to 6-volt system poor shape
- Author: Dan Deane
- Year: 1982
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Page: 30
Hard starting due to overheating
- Author: Barry Thomas
- Year: 1982
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Page: 22
Starting engine after long storage
- Author: Dan Deane
- Year: 1981
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Page: 26
Hard starting one more time
- Author: Lawrence Hewson
- Year: 1981
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Page: 10
6/12-volt battery helps hard starting 1955
- Author: Dan Deane
- Year: 1980
- Issue: May/Jun
- Page: 30
Transmission slipping and no kick down
- Author: Barry Thomas
- Year: 1980
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Page: 26
1955 T-Bird hard starting problem solutions
- Author: R.W. Dickson
- Year: 1979
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Page: 21
Carburetor, hard starting
- Author: Dan Deane
- Year: 1978
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Page: 27
Hard start 1955
- Author: Barry Thomas
- Year: 1978
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Page: 35
Hard starting 1955-1956
- Author: Lyle Fleming
- Year: 1978
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Page: 21
Hard starting
- Author: Don Hyde
- Year: 1978
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Page: 38
Hard starting with 8-volt system
- Author: Dan Deane
- Year: 1977
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Page: 37
Hard starting 1955 – 1956
- Author: Dan Deane
- Year: 1977
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Page: 38
Hard starting 1955
- Author: Dan Deane
- Year: 1977
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Page: 38
Start in park conversion
- Author: Don Hyde
- Year: 1977
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Page: 32
Engine dieseling
- Author: Editor
- Year: 1976
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Page: 20
Hard starting
- Author: Norman Myers
- Year: 1975
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Page: 7
Supercharge troubleshooting
- Author: Ford Service Letter
- Year: 1975
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Page: 17
E Model idle
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Year: 1974
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Page: 16
Chronic hard starting on 1955
- Author: (no author listed)
- Year: 1972
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Page: 20
Improve starting of 1955 Birds
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Year: 1971
- Issue: May/Jun
- Page: 3
Engine stalls at intersections
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Year: 1970
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Page: 8
Cold weather starting
- Author: Jim Petrik
- Year: 1969
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Page: 12
Paxton supercharger on 1957
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Year: 1969
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Page: 9
Hard starting 1955
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Year: 1969
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Page: 6
Clunk in automatic transmission
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Year: 1969
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Page: 6
1955 starting problem
- Author: Jerry Kramer
- Year: 1969
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Page: 16
Starting problems
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Year: 1968
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Page: 2
Starting problems
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Year: 1968
- Issue: May/Jun
- Page: 2
Engine stalling
- Author: Jim Schmidt
- Year: 1967
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Page: 8
Reasons for backfiring
- Author: Reg Kepler
- Year: 1965
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Page: 3
Carburetor fires
- Author: Emil Purdes
- Year: 1965
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Page: 3
Shifting by tachometer
- Author: Skip Riggs
- Year: 1963
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Page: 4