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Comment by Denis Binette on March 12, 2025 at 10:20pm

The car is exactly the way it was when I first purchased it. I am in the process of replacing the radiator hoses with the correct clamps. I little maintenance never hurt. 

Comment by Kurt on March 12, 2025 at 6:48pm

Ah, I meant servo, not transducer. I've never seen a 64 without the "steamboat". Didn't know about early recalls. Glad my 63 has simpler A/C : )

Comment by Jason Edge on March 12, 2025 at 6:30pm

Also, with such a low mileage example (14K miles) perhaps it never failed and never needed service.  I remember first seeing this car at the 2013 GN in Boston and being blown away. It was then owned by the late Chapter Member and friend Kurt Fowler.  We even  did a feature on it.

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Comment by Jason Edge on March 12, 2025 at 6:24pm

Kurt. The retrofitted master "steamboat" switch was installed after they left the factory as a bypass to the "time delay" switch which I understand was not reliable. I am sort of forgetting the timing but remember there were 2 or 3 recalls and that was part of the "update".  A good % of the 64's, especially the early production never saw this upgrade and you will not see any reference to it in any version of the shop manual I am aware of.   This would be a good history topic to drill down when and how that "retrofit" occurred but I have seen quite a 64's with AC (i.e. Comfort Control) without this recall item.

The transducer was the cigar shaped part mounted tot he power servo on a cutout on the inside air box. It worked in conjunction with the power servo and converted electrical signal to a relative vacuum for opening and closing the AC/Heat door.

Comment by Kurt on March 12, 2025 at 6:15pm

Did you convert your A/C to non-Comfort Control? I don't see the transducer on the blower casing.

Comment by Jason Edge on March 12, 2025 at 2:41pm

That is a clean engine bay, and n ice to se a lot of the original hardware still there ... including the cad plate bolts, hinges, etc. Ha Ha. You also have the service plate on top left side of radiator support... don't see that on a lot of these cars.  From 60 parts cars, I might have seen 3 or 4. 

Comment by Denis Binette on March 11, 2025 at 8:49pm

Thank  you Marty, somewhat of a rare piece from Spokane Washington.

Comment by Marty Smith on March 11, 2025 at 6:26pm

    That's a beauty Denis !