The weight is to be low when the valve inside is open. The thermo-spring pulls the weight up when it's cold, and relaxes when warm, so the weight drops (rotates actually, due to gravity), and in the process, the valve is opened inside the manifold.
New heat riser parts are available here...
L9B is an optional vinyl and vinyl bucket seat interior for a '65 Newport. It is compatible with FF1 exterior.
"Astrophonic" is a Dodge term. In a Chrysler, sales code 442 (Q/2 on the tag) is Golden tone A/M or the five button radio with tone control.
Is there any place that sells a...
For the fan spacer, the bottom line in this section fits my car: “w/o Air Cond.”
The part number appears to be 1851 959.
Chris
EDIT #1: I may have spoken too soon. After searching around on the interwebs, it appears that this spacer is 1.060" thick. The factory service manual states that...
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This may be a really stupid question, but why were these installed so often? I’ve seen these exact lights on multiple cars from the sixties. Was it purely for safety, or did people think they were cool?
Chris
The person who started the thread also replied later, saying:
So it sounds like it’s not actually clockwise, but he doesn’t remember for sure. Someone tried to get clarification, but he never responded.
Chris