This just arrived, a beautiful 65 Shelby GT350 I for some
minor maintenance. We will be fixing some lose steering, bleeding
the brakes, fixing an electrical issue and a general clean up
for a local customer. Just a reminder that we can also do maintenance
work on your high dollar collectable as well.
Update - July 16, 2013
We located the source of the steering issue. Turns out to be
a loose ball joint in the center link so a new one is on the
way. The electrical diagnostic was the typical nightmare but
we were able to figure it out I a very short time period. The
issue was when applying the brake pedal the dash lights would
come on. Also, when the headlight switch was turned on and the
turn signal was activated the generator light and turn signal
light would come on but not blink. We determined the source
to be a bad ground and voltage at the right rear taillight which
caused the voltage to back feed through the harness. Fortunately
I have worked on hundreds of these types of issues over the
years so I was fairly confident it was a ground issue. We found
the right rear taillight was not making a good ground nor was
the full voltage getting to the light bulb due to a corroded
socket. Now it works great. The spongy and poor braking issue
turned out to be the rear shoes were not adjusted out as far
as they should be so you had to depress the pedal much further
in order to get braking. Problem solved. All issues fixed in
one day. Another happy customer.
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