65 Cutlass Convertible top is slooooow

dingusboy · February 17th, 2009, 05:43 AM

The convertible top on my 65 is slow. It also need a little manual help to start its spread over the passenger compartment. It does not appear to be leaking fluid. I was told that the fluid might be low. Any suggestions? Any good articles on convertible top maintenance?

Bluevista · February 17th, 2009, 06:35 AM

It could be low on fluid. Is the pump quiet with no cavitating noises? First thing to check anyway before you can figure anything else out. Be careful of overfiilling the pump. Those things draw a lot of juice and the wiring connections have to be good too. The car should be running when you put the top up or down or it will be slow, all windows down so it won't bind, especially going up. The correct filling procedure is in the Fisher Body manual, I saw it on team chebelle too. They have some threads in the convertible forum about similar problems too.

http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113945

Lady72nRob71 · February 17th, 2009, 07:58 AM

See if this post might help you out...
http://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/...not-go-up.html

I had attached the bleeding procedure for the '72; not sure how similar it is to '65...

dingusboy · February 17th, 2009, 03:25 PM

Thanks, that's what I needed.

February 17th, 2009, 05:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
dingusboy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 95	65 Cutlass Convertible top is slooooow The convertible top on my 65 is slow. It also need a little manual help to start its spread over the passenger compartment. It does not appear to be leaking fluid. I was told that the fluid might be low. Any suggestions? Any good articles on convertible top maintenance?

February 17th, 2009, 07:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
Lady72nRob71 Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 1,916	See if this post might help you out... http://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/...not-go-up.html I had attached the bleeding procedure for the '72; not sure how similar it is to '65... __________________ -Rob Young 1972 Cutlass Supreme Convertible (442 clone) -"Lady" (My mistress...) http://www.flickr.com/photos/robsalbum/sets/ 1986 Cutlass Supreme Coupe - "Pristine" 1978 Ford (Old Faithful) a.k.a. "the Tramp" 1997 Cadillac STS (for sale - too many cars!) 1999 Harley Davidson Sportster - "the Freedom Machine"

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February 17th, 2009, 06:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
Bluevista Cruisin' the Vistas Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 1,720	It could be low on fluid. Is the pump quiet with no cavitating noises? First thing to check anyway before you can figure anything else out. Be careful of overfiilling the pump. Those things draw a lot of juice and the wiring connections have to be good too. The car should be running when you put the top up or down or it will be slow, all windows down so it won't bind, especially going up. The correct filling procedure is in the Fisher Body manual, I saw it on team chebelle too. They have some threads in the convertible forum about similar problems too. http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113945

February 17th, 2009, 03:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
dingusboy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 95	Thanks, that's what I needed.