My clock in my 69 stingray is not working. I was wondering, is there anyone we can send our clocks to or place where we can get new old stock for these? What are my options if I want to keep it all original?

Thanks

 

I purchased one from this guy years ago and see he's still in business. Check him out.

http://www.corvetteclocks.com/

Moderator, please delete if this is not proper.

 

Many of the vendors sell reproduction clocks that work same as the originals. Many of these vendors also offer services to rebuild your existing clock, usually for the same price as a new one, or a little less. Ecklers and Corvette Central come to mind, but there are others as well.

You also have the option to swap the movement out for a quartz movement which is much more reliable. It's been said on this forum that the original mechanical clocks, when brand new, lasted only a few years and the reproductions are about the same. As for keeping it original, you could swap to a quartz and no one would ever know without disassembling the dash; it reuses your existing face and needles. If you buy the quartz movement and do the conversion yourself, it is by far the cheapest way to get a working clock. The conversion kit runs around $80.

As an unsolicited alternative, some owners opt to put an entirely different gauge in that spot, like Air-fuel ratio or oil temperature.

So yeah, those are your options.

 

Thank you all..... I will look at all of these options thank you so much

 

There are several great videos and documents on repairing your clock. I opened up the clock from my '73 and discovered it basically needed cleaning and the points on the selenoid cleaned up with a small file. Im not sure if the '69 is the same. It's a fairly simple/typical mechanical design with a 2 min main spring that gets "kicked" approx every two min to rewind. After I got it cleaned up (canned air and a very small soft brush), added a couple of very small drops of oil placed with a toothpick, I hooked it up to a battery charger and let it run for a few days. I was resolved to either buy the Quartz conversion kit or a replacement if I failed. It's still working great and was a satisfying success. Go for it.

 

If being judged the quartz movements are easily detected.

Bill

 

Willcox (Forum Vendor) sells the kit, they will install the kit if you prefer, or you can buy a clock from them. They have a video on their site that shows how to install the kit if that is the way you decide to go.

http://willcoxcorvette.com/product_i...3b01853ebc3577

 

I sent mine out to this guy.[URL="http://www.clockwks.com"] He repairs them in 24 hrs. I think it was only $49.95 had it back the following week. Still runs fine, about 5 yrs now.

 

I assumed the NCRS would have ways of detecting a quartz clock. My comment was meant more in line with his desire to keep the car original. As in, he could just replace the movement and preserve the appearance of originality (which is what I plan on doing eventually) instead of putting an entirely new clock in that wouldn't look like the rest of the gauges.

 

This looks perfect, thank you very much as I'd like to keep the original

Thank you all once again....

Now does anyone know about seatbelt restoration

 

yes sir you are correct, I really don't care about the judges etc but this 'clockworks' guy looks like a great answer as I can just repair it.

thanks again, I do appreciate all the help

 

My clock needs rebuilt as well and I may go this route due to cost. Please report your experience with him when you're finished. birds69 seems to have had good luck but I generally like to have more than one report before choosing a service provider.

Thanks.

 

Another option is Jim at Omicron Clock. He will repair or convert to quartz - whatever you want. Good guy and good work. www.omicronclock.net

 

Rogers has been restoring clocks / gauges for a long time / he's at Carlisle every year !

 

Buy the kit and rebuild it yourself.. it's very easy and here is a video that will walk you through it.. It takes my guys about 20 - 30 minutes start to finish to do one and the hardest part is getting the movement retainers in place.

It really is that simple and if you watch this and still don't think you can do it, then let me know... I build them in-house too.

 

The only way to keep the clock looking like the original is to repair it. The original clocks has movement in the second-hand every one-half second; the quartz clocks have movement every one second. NCRS folks can easily tell the difference.

Chances are that the contact set which fires the rewind solenoid are just carboned-up or could be damaged. But, it does take someone with good clock skills to repair it without damaging the balance wheel/spring assembly.

There are folks that can do these repairs. In fact, about any good watch/clock repair person could do that work...if they wanted to.

If you can remove the clock and open it up, you can check out the contact points to see if that's the problem. If it is, you can probably clean the points and reassemble it. It would be wise to power it with 12vdc on the bench to see that it works and works for several days before installing it in the car.

P.S. To calibrate the original GM (Borg) clocks, you need to set the correct time at a selected time of day (ie, 10 am). Then, at 10 am on the following day, reset it again (in the direction that takes the least amount of change). Continue this process at the same time on the following days until it is accurate. This usually takes only two or three days. If you reset it at other times, it will not make the correct adjustment. (The adjustment is scaled to the amount of change per 24 hour period.)