Recent content by Rustyroger

My 1984 5th Avenue has a tall axle ratio, 2.8 or possibly 2.6? Presumably what it left the factory with. Advancing years means I no longer relish the thought of pitching a tent when I go to car show weekends, and I have a small caravan (travel home?) about 1500lbs in weight I want to use...

Thanks Mike, I got the switch out but that wasn't the problem. Turned out to be the wire from the fuse to the switch, I replaced it with heavier wire - the original looked a bit thin for continous 9 amp current.

My 1884 5th Avenue has no marker, tail, and dash lights. The fuse is fine so I suspect the light switch is at fault. How do I get it out to inspect it? Thanks, Roger.

In the UK vehicle over 40 years old become exempt from our vehicle excise duty tax, and are no longer subject to an annual roadworthiness inspection. Can I determine when mine was built to the precise date from the VIN or is there another way I can find out? It seems it was first registered in...

Hot water, to soften the plastic. Roger.

I changed the bushes in my 1984 5th Avenue a few years ago. Put it back the way it came off, I don't recall having any difficulty doing this. I put a little multi purpose grease in the bushes before I put them back. I don't know if did any good, but I don't think it did any harm. Roger.

The part from connecticutautoparts.com arrived today, seven days from paying for it to arriving at my UK address. Great service. Still waiting to hear about the 3D copy. Roger.

Thanks. I want to run a heavy wire to install a power outlet in the trunk, easy with the seat out. Actually I noticed a green wire with permanent battery live near the left (looking forward from the rear bumper) trunk hinge, but I don't think it will cope with a 12v coolbox demand. Roger.

I want to take out the rear seat from my 1984 Fifth Avenue. I'm sure I did this a few years ago but I simply can't remember how I did it. :mad: Help please! Roger.

Is the reinforcement plate part of the kit? If so it seems North America is way behind Europe in that respect. Some British makes had 3 point front and rear mountings as an integral part of the bodyshell in the 1960s. In 1987 rear belts were compulsory for all new passenger cars with a rear...

Ok, thanks. I won't do that then. :) Roger.

Thanks guys. I have sourced one from connecticutautoparts.com. They are charging me $27.00 for the part and $20.00 international shipping, paid via PayPal. I found them very helpful and will almost certainly use them again for sourcing hard to find parts. I gave one to a friend who has access to...

Ah, I see. Question, I had my 1984 Fifth Avenue transmission rebuilt a couple of years ago, it shifts smoothly and doesn't slip. I have only used reputable equivalent brand Dexron D3 in it. Would I benefit from partially replacing it with atf+4 when I next change the filter? Roger.

My 1984 Fifth Avenue is missing the quadrant and rod from its right rear door lock mechanism. To clarify, it's the rod with the pop up button for locking and unlocking the door, and the plastic quadrant it attaches to. Is there anybody here who has these, and is anyone willing to mail them to...

Erm.... Why not? Roger.