<VV> Here come ol' flat top

[Jim Houston]

I was helping a friend with his '67 vert, and we removed both drive 
cables, cleaned and lubed them and that fixed his slow operation problem.

Jim Houston
Brandon, FL

Anil Mittal wrote:

>Hello Steven,
>
>  I had a similar problem in my 66 which not only did what you
>described but would also kill my engine if it were just idle. I found
>two things that fixed the problem for good. The first thing I did was
>to change the power tap off the battery. I noticed that where the
>power top motor got power from looked a bit crusty and would heat up
>whenever I opperated the top. I removed all of the old parts and
>installed an insulated terminal block I got from Mad Electrical:
>http://www.madelectrical.com/catalog/cn-1.shtml
>
>  While I was in there I also decided to replace the circuit braker
>for the top motor. I happed to have on hand one used for Car Audio
>stuff which had two studs on it and handled the same amount of
>current.
>
>  These two changes seemed to fix the problem I was having with my
>top. Later in time while I was doing some other work I replaced the
>power top harness. When I replaced the harness I took out the switch
>under the dash and cleaned it with contact cleaner.
>
>  I hope this helps, it may not be your problem but it is probably a
>good place to start looking. If your motor does stop working I heard
>that you can disconnect the drive cables then opperate your top
>manually. Good luck!
>
>Anil
>
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>Message: 1
>Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:49:56 -0500
>From: "Steven J. Serenska" <corvair at serenska.com>
>Subject: <VV> Here come ol' flat top
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
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>VVers:
>
>The power top on my '65 convertible has gotten progressively more 
>"tired" in the 6-7 years I've owned it. 
>
>It will work fine for, say, 20-25 full up/down cycles, and then it
>will 
>go up very slowly for 4 or 5 cycles. Sometimes, it won't even go up 
>unless I reach back and give it a strong assist by hand. At the end
>of 
>last season, it got to the point that I was afraid it was going to
>stop 
>in the halfway up position, which would have stranded me.
>
>I'm thinking that the electric motor is just tired. Is this possible? 
>Are there specific places I should lubricate? Are there things in the 
>cabling I should be looking at?
>
>Thanks in advance for your help.
>
>Steven "groovin' up slowly" Serenska
>'65 Monza Convertible, 110/4sp
>'66 Corsa Coupe, 140/4sp
>
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