Tech Tips
Just like with anything...if you spend enough time doing it you tend to get good at it, and you learn a few shortcuts to make your life easier. Having spent twenty plus years solving electrical, cooling, and fuel related problems on all types of antique and classic vehicles, I have "earned" a few tech tips that I want to share with you. Check back often, as I will keep adding to the list as time allows.
Randy
- Battery Tech Tip
- Checking Ignition Coil Polarity
- Headlight Relays
- Gas Gauge Problems
- Radiator Cooling Problems
- Which Radiator Works Best
- Upgrading A Borg-Warner Overdrive To 12 Volts
- What Kind Of Transmission Fluid NOT To Use In Your Borg-Warner Overdrive Transmission?
- Are Factory Radios Polarity Sensitive?
- Finding A Battery Drain
- Buick Cars With Vacuum Operated Starters
- Buick Cars With Gas Pedal Starter Switches
- What Is Missing From Modern Engine Oil...?
- What Ingredients Should Be In Your Zinc Additive?
- Adding The Proper Amount of Zinc Additive...
- Modern Gasoline and Antique Vehicles...
- Fuel Additive Ingredients
- Refining Modern Gasoline
- Testing the Percentage of Alcohol in Modern Gasoline
- Checking Alternator Output
- Flathead Ford Cylinder Heads
- Replacing Head Gaskets
- Vacuum Wiper Motors
- Vacuum Wiper Motor Service
- Moisture In Distributor Cap
- Distributor Ground
- How To Polarize A Generator
- Is It The Generator Or The Regulator That Is Bad?
- Why Can't I Use A Voltage Reducer On My Radio?
- Original Amp Gauges And Modern Alternators
- Early 1950's Buicks With Brush Protected Generator
- Series vs. Parallel Battery Connections…
- The Difference Between A Gel Cell Battery And An Optima Spiralcell AGM Battery Explained...
- Penetrating Oil
Fifth Avenue Facts
Randy designed and built the first 6-volt alternator in 1987. Up to that point there was no such thing as a 6-volt alternator, only modern 12-volt alternators were available.