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Posted by: pman Aug 2 2004, 05:37 PM

Trying to get my clock to work. It does light up but can't get it to run. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Pman

Posted by: SLITS Aug 2 2004, 05:56 PM

About 98% of them don't work - go to the Bird site (www.pelicanparts.com) and look in the 914 Tech articles. There is a write up of how to take it apart and what to look for. I tried one, gave up (no patience) and threw it in the trash.

Posted by: JmuRiz Aug 2 2004, 09:25 PM

Isn't there a way to get some cheepo quartz innards in them, so they work and are accurate? Assuming that the bird-board tech article doesn't work. Anyone know. I'm sure I could source a person to do it via my american car buddies.

Posted by: BatAc Aug 2 2004, 09:38 PM

Really 98% don't work!?! Wow I got lucky on somethin' on this car, heh. It's my best keepin' timepiece. I guess you've already done the basics like cleanin' contacts, correct?

Posted by: Brad Roberts Aug 2 2004, 09:46 PM

He is not kidding. 98% are junk. The only ones I have pulled out that where working had a "Palo Alto Speedo" sticker on them or a "North Hollywood Speedo" sticker on them (meaning they had been rebuilt in the past)


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Posted by: BatAc Aug 2 2004, 10:23 PM

Knock on wood. No stickers on the back of this one. Original that came new with car. However I keep pullin' out dead pine needles from the darnest places. Guess what this car was parked under for years?

Posted by: Brad Roberts Aug 2 2004, 10:24 PM

I could have guessed the pine needles based on your location...LOL I didnt need to be told.

We get a lot of cars in this area with Pine needles also.


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Posted by: MarkV Aug 2 2004, 10:31 PM

We get Palo Verde needles & Mesquite pods.

You guys probably have no idea what those are.

Posted by: SirAndy Aug 2 2004, 10:32 PM

my car came from arizona. all it had was tons of red sand ...

<_< Andy

Posted by: BatAc Aug 2 2004, 10:54 PM

I'll misspell this one for sure but I'm quite famaliar with various AZ thin's including the sound of ciacadas.

Posted by: JOHNMAN Aug 2 2004, 11:19 PM

First thing I would check is the fuse. If your car is like mine and sits most of the time, the clock can and will drain the battery, so I learned (partly from the previous owner) to take the fuse out when not in use.

Just after buying the car, I wondered for a long time why that fuse was out when the clock works just fine.....