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Thank You indymanjoe. It was my fathers. He bought it & let it sit in a garage since 1981. About 5 years after he passed away I finally got it running, driving, & stopping. (Hopefully) Now to get it insured, transfer the title, and register it in my name. Then I can start actually driving it.

Hey everyone, I have a few cars that have the original (Old) paint (acrylic) & a couple cars that were repainted in acrylic many years ago (At least 30 years). I was wondering if there is a good wax to use on those surfaces as opposed to the clearcoat of today. Is the "store shelf" waxes fine or is there ones made especially for the old paint. I know it sounds like a dumb question, but just thought I would throw it out there. Thanks

I will give it a shot. It is when I turn it all the way one way or the other. I'll let you know if it works.

Thank You. Good question. It sounded like the tires, but could be a belt......I did put new belts on. Will have to check to see if they are tight. Thanks for the heads up.

Took it out of the garage, drove it up & down driveway a few times, tried the top. Did not try the lights. Everything was good, but the tires really sgueeled when I turn sharped. I think it just may be old tires.

Turn signal issue fixed.......Hopefully. Added trans fluid to motor (made a mess) top is going up & down much better now. Put a 30 amp fuse in 'cause it kept blowing 20 amp fuses. "Dieseling" issue fixed......Hopefully. Thank You again for the help.

Ok well I think I found the turn signal issue. The taillight housing bolts were loose, so the ground wire was only making contact once in a while. I tightened the housing bolts & it seems to be working fine now. I did put dielectric grease on all the bulbs just to add some insurance. The top motor is working, just very slowly. I blew a fuse were you said to look. It just maybe low on fluid. I will have to see if I somehow find out what fluid is used in it. I heard you cannot mix them or it will blow out the motor? As for the "dieseling", I did turn down the idle on the carb, started it & let it run for about 5 min, then shut it off & no "dieseling" took place. It just shut right off. So hopefully I just have to add a little fluid to it & it will be fine. I will let you know how I make out. Thanks again for all the help, Todd

For some reason when I checked the turn signals today they worked fine. Maybe just a loose connection somewhere. Don't know what the RPM is at idle. I can try lowering the idle on the carb to see if that does the trick. A friend helped me set the timing at the end of the season last year, but still could be off. The carb was rebuilt about a year ago. When I push the button for the conv. top I hear no sound at all. So sounds like I'll be looking for a new motor if the switch is working. How hard is it to change the motor for a novice? (I never had to change one.) My neighbor does Mustang (Ford) restorations, but he is very busy, so I thought I would try on my own first. Thanks for all you're help, I will try to trouble shoot them over the weekend.

Hey everyone, I have just got a '69 GTO up & running after approx. 20+ years of storage. It starts & runs fine, but when I turn the key off it sputters & spits for approx. 30 seconds before completely shutting off. Also, the right turn signal works fine inside & out, but the left does not work at all inside & out. When I put on the 4-way flashers they all work. The last problem I have is the convertible top worked when I put it away for the winter last fall (Although a little slowly), but now it does not work at all. Any help with any of these problems would be really helpful. I know there are many smart people on here that could help so thanks ahead of time. Thanks Again, Todd