Clock works !!!
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From: Patchogue New York
I went out and bought some new gages, clock, oil pressure, ect. When I took it apart, the clip had fallen off, pushed it back on, the orig clock worked again. , put it all back together, slipped off again, changed it, put the new clock in, but it runs fast. Is there a fast setting that I may have on?
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Update: Clock still running....put new steering pump on,(disconnected battery to remove alternator) and when all put back,hooked up battery....and clock still worked...18 days and counting..
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Originally Posted by fast idle
the orange wire connection was loose on mine, i lubed it, fixed the connection and it worked since, the previous owner said it only worked the first year he had it (17 years total)l
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From: wash. dc
clock works
there's an article i d/l from corvettefaq.com on repairing c3 clocks... i actually got mine working then proceeded to bend the tension spring on the oscillating wheel. so a new one is another winter project..
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Originally Posted by 71redskin
there's an article i d/l from corvettefaq.com on repairing c3 clocks... i actually got mine working then proceeded to bend the tension spring on the oscillating wheel. so a new one is another winter project..
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From: Shoreline WA
Maybe it's just me, but I expect an accurate clock in this day and age. I thought for a long while before switching and what it came down to was,... for about $60 I could get quartz precision/accuracy and save the original mechanical innards. I immediately grew used to the second-hand "sweep" instead of the unreliable and sporadic "tick."
I read up on how to recondition the original but it sounded like more than I wanted to deal with. Maybe someday, though.
I read up on how to recondition the original but it sounded like more than I wanted to deal with. Maybe someday, though.
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From: Waterloo ontario Canada
Originally Posted by Buzzardz_vette
I just installed the quartz conversion in my clock. The video they sent with it said the slip clutch plate on the minute wheel assembly is notorius for binding up the clock. Pull it out and hold the shaft while turning the gear. If it doesn't turn freely (mine didn't) hit it with WD40. If it is still binding, slip a small screw driver under the slip clutch plate and pull it completely around the plate. This will help relieve some of the pressure. If it doesn't work the first time, try it again. I had to do this twice, but now it turns freely.
