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AC Fan Speed

Now that my girl has a new heater core and everything inside the dash looks good, I was wondering.....My AC is blowing cold air but noticed the Air Flow could be better. Does the Transducer control Fan Speed? Is my blower motor ready for replacement? I was also thinking of adding additional Radiator Cooling Fans to help the air flow through the condenser at idle.

Any opinions or options would be welcome.

Thanks

Added by Louis J. DeMatteo on July 15, 2014 at 10:07pm — 1 Comment

CLC "Self Starter Online" Log In Problems

Hi Guys and Gals,

Can anyone please tell me the proper procedure for logging onto the CLC websites Self Starter Online. My general user name and password does not work and the gentleman who is responsible for this has ignored several email requests. He replied to my first question by simply asking me if I've received the email on July 1st? I have replied back to him 4 times with no response. "No I Have Not Received That Email".

Thanks all.

Lou

Added by Louis J. DeMatteo on July 15, 2014 at 9:59pm — 4 Comments

64, 60 Special Heater Core Replacement.

Thank Heavens I've just finished it. What a nightmare.

Discovered the car had no heat while an attempt at a Thanksgiving Dinner at my wife's aunts house in Connecticut. No heat meant we used the 09 CTS4.

      I removed the 2 heater hoses from the fire wall and tried blowing through the core. Very little to no air or coolant came out. Also noticed that the previous owner had issues with the pipe that runs under the intake manifold to the 5/8" end of the core. It appears to have…

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Added by Louis J. DeMatteo on May 17, 2014 at 9:00pm — 3 Comments

1964 Series 60 Special, No Heat, BRRRRR!

Hi all and Happy Thanksgiving.

Driving the Big Blue Girl the other day and noticed I am not getting any heat. Took the heater control valve out and got a little movement out of it when applying vacuum. Seemed a little corroded but not bad. With the hand held vacuum pump, {self bleeder}, I was blowing through the unit and it did open and close.

I put it back in and noticed not much to no vacuum coming from the red vacuum line to the top of the diaphragm whether on 65 or…

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Added by Louis J. DeMatteo on November 24, 2013 at 2:52pm — 4 Comments

2013 March Newsletter

Good morning Jason,
Need to tell you that you do a magnificent job on the Newsletter.
I am very proud to be a member of this Chapter! It is obvious to me that you are as passionate about these cars as I am and it shows.
Thank you very much for your time and dedication.
Your friend
Louis DeMatteo

Added by Louis J. DeMatteo on March 25, 2013 at 12:25pm — 1 Comment

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front seat crest

Started by Frank Murch in 1963/64 Cadillac Specific Discussion. Last reply by Frank Murch 9 hours ago. 3 Replies

Original seats had a crest on the center arm rest.  Does anybody know where I could embose a crest in new material for a reupolstry?Continue

Future of CLC Judging

Started by Jason Edge in Restoration Discussion. Last reply by Bill Wolf 19 hours ago. 3 Replies

First, A Big Thank You to CLC Chief Judge Bill Anderson for taking on this daunting task of overhauling the CLC judging system.  The old system was very good, however, I believe what Bill and the…Continue

Coolant Overflow Bottle / Reservoir for 64 Cadillac Eldorado

Started by Michael Stinson in 1963/64 Cadillac Specific Discussion. Last reply by Bill Wolf 20 hours ago. 7 Replies

Greetings Everyone.  I read a discussion thread about "radiator and related", covering coolant overflow.  Has anyone fitted an overflow reservoir / bottle to their 64 Cadillac?  Is there if a…Continue

Tags: Radiator, Bottle, Reservoir, Overflow, Coolant

Dino Radiator Leak - Time to Recore!

Started by Jason Edge in General Discussion. Last reply by Bill Wolf on Friday. 36 Replies

I had brought up the topic of radiator leaks as a discussion topic for our Chapter Zoom meet-up this past Sunday and thought I would share on our website for everyone and probably do a more formal…Continue

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1963 RHS A/C kick panel - photos needed

Posted by SK on June 2, 2025 at 2:20pm 2 Comments

Could someone post front and back photos of the 1963 right-hand kick panel with A/C?

My car didn’t come with the original kick panels, so it's a bit of a mystery to me how I should cut the backing board and carpet to fit around the A/C.

Many thanks,

-Samu

Edelbrock Carb Block off Plates

Posted by Chase on March 12, 2025 at 2:05pm 14 Comments

Hey guys,

I have installed the same Edelbrock carb and have done everything the same as Jason’s carb and intake project. In the spring and summer months the car starts, runs and idles great! In the fall and winter months on a cold start, the car starts awful and wants to die until it warms up. I have to keep my foot on the throttle until it warms up or it will idle just terrible and try to die. Once it’s warm, it runs fantastic! Whats going on here? I was thinking of removing the…

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'63 Tailfin Tales

Posted by Mark Mata on February 22, 2025 at 5:00pm 9 Comments

New old stock seat material

Posted by Ray Schick on August 22, 2024 at 6:25pm 2 Comments

I bought this seat material thinking that it’s…

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