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New User, new car: All original 1969 Olds Cutlass Supreme.
As the post title says, my name is Vince, I am a new user to this site and recently purchased my dream car. I found my Cutlass in a garage on a farm and it is all original minus some speakers put in.
I do need some help from this forum though and basically looking for input/direction on where to get the circuit board for the dash panel, a dash pad bolt diagram so I can pull that bad boy off, and the analog clock does not work, what could be the issue? Thanks for taking the time and hoping I can meet and swap with fellow enthusiasts.
Have you considered getting a Chassis Service Manual?
A Fisher Body Manual would be a good idea, as well.
Original copies of these are readily available on eBay.
The Assembly Manual can be helpful for little fiddling details, and is generally available only as a reproduction.
As for the clock, could just need to be cleaned up (usually, if you try to clean it up yourself, it'll work for about a week or so), or it may have a burned out winder coil - when the car is left sitting, the battery runs down, and at some point, does not have enough juice left for the coil to momentarily snap back the winder, so the coil just tries to pull, overheats, and burns a winding.
If you're careful, you may be able to find the break in the semi-microscopic wire and solder it up, but it ain't easy.
There are people who restore these, and it is also possible to install a modern quartz movement, though if you do, you will lose the characteristic second-hand movement, and the "clonk" of the winding mechanism every couple of minutes.
looks great for a barn find. When you do remove the dash pad be very careful and gentle when removing the nuts that hold it on and make sure they are all off before trying to pull the pad out. The studs break off Sometimes.
Welcome to the group... Nice looking vehicle... If you should need a chassis service manual, I have one listed on the site for sale...
You can reference this thread: https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...ce-manual.html
Last edited by CRUZN 66; March 12th, 2017 at 04:50 PM.
March 12th, 2017, 01:50 PM
