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Classic/Antique Car Repair/1966 lincoln continental convertible top was working fine now stuck open. need hydraulic fluid? where?

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Expert: - 8/22/2008


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where to fill any repair manuals available

Answer
I can't help you with your '66.  If you can find a ford car club near you or on the net, they will know.  Your ford dealer may have someone who knows this car.  The top mechanisms back then were all alike.  An electric pump, a sump, and cylinders to push the top around. If you can hear the pump run, maybe you just have a leak.  Don't just add fluid,(when you figure out where to add it).  You have to fix the leak if that is the prob.  If you can't hear the pump run, then maybe it is just an open wire or blown fuse.  
Good luck. Sorry I can't help you.
jack

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Only repair type questions on the 1928-1931 Ford Model A.

Experience

Owned one when I was 15 yrs old, and now have owned 5. Still own and play with 2 of them.

Organizations
Oakleaf region of MARC. Model A Restorers Club. I have put several Model A videos on the Oakleaf site that may be of help. Things like how to start the A, how to Time it, how to troubleshoot it.. Go to oakleafregion.org and you will find them. jack

Publications
"More than you need to know about cars." Just a small book for Car Nuts. Blurb.com "Model A Ford Tips and Hints" Blurb.com 2010 Many Model A movies that can be found on youtube.com/jackbahm

Education/Credentials
BSME LSU, 1958, Masters of automotive engineering from the Chrysler Institute of engineering, 1960, MBA Mich State, 1976. Worked as an engineer at Chrysler from 1958 to the end of 1991.

Awards and Honors
Two patents while working in auto industry.

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