tii clock removal - disconnect the non-spade connection?

[cvvick]

I'm removing  my tii clock. There are three wires: two spade connections and another white wire in a copper "barrel". How do I disconnect the non-spade wire? It doesn't rotate and when I tug on the wire it seems to be "spring-loaded".

 

I've search the faq but was able to find a topic that cover this specifically.

 

Thanks

[Son of Marty]

That sounds like the light to me, you should be able to gently work the top off the "barrel " and pull the bulb out. Don't pull the wire.

Edited March 20, 2021 by Son of Marty

[cvvick]

Thanks Son of Marty. It just took more forceful persuasion to get the lightbulb disconnected.

 

Bonus: once disassembled, I cold see a repair label from a speedo shop in San Francisco with the the date, 11-6-87. This pushed back my records of the car in California another 10 years.

[Conserv]

2 hours ago, cvvick said:

Thanks Son of Marty. It just took more forceful persuasion to get the lightbulb disconnected.

 

Bonus: once disassembled, I cold see a repair label from a speedo shop in San Francisco with the the date, 11-6-87. This pushed back my records of the car in California another 10 years.

Good silver lining! Unless, of course, they mailed it in... ? I’ve used North Hollywood Speedometer for both my ‘76 and ‘73 while living in New York City and Atlanta.

 

Check your radiator for service tags: my ‘73 tii — which had a full California provenance until I bought it — has two radiator service tags for Southern California radiator shops. People are less likely to mail in a radiator than a clock or speedometer. ?

 

Of course... a radiator can be swapped — although the date found on most ‘02 radiators can almost confirm whether a radiator is original to a given car ! ?
 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

 

 

 

 

[cvvick]

Good points. I'll see if there are radiator service tags.

 

I did buy the car in California, and was able to trace it back to 1997 through CA Smog records. According to the seller it's a "one family" car originally purchased in New Jersey and brought to CA. I was able to trace the seller's residence addresses back to New Jersey so the part of the story holds. Unfortunately, my request to the New York and New Jersey DMVs for registration records came up empty. 

Edited March 22, 2021 by cvvick