Calling David Sosnoski - 24 coupe vent lever knob

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Leming on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 11:21 pm:

David if your available - enlighten us (me) on what is stock or proper for my 24 coupes cowl vent lever knob?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Page on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 12:46 am:

Hello John,

I believe that the cowl vents originally were all stamped steel . I think a lot of them broke after some time. I know that our Fordor's handle was broken when we got it. I will post a couple of pictures of what I believe they were like. Best regards, John




Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Sosnoski on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 01:16 am:

John Page got it right. That is what the vent is suppose to look like.

Dave S.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Page on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 01:21 am:

John , I have just taken a photo of what I did to make our vent work. Like you I wasn't certain at the time what the handle should look like. Pre/ Forum days 25 years ago. I welded a cut off 1/4 inch bolt to the broken stub and found this old car door handle knob that looked OK. The red in the photo is a short piece of plastic tubing to stop any rattles on the ratchet quadrant.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Brian Holcomb, Watertown WI on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 10:13 am:

David, were there 2 different designs in '24?
Mine doesn't look like that. Mine looks more like the one in John's picture. are the vents/handles the same between these two?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Leming on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 10:46 am:

my setup (ratchet) is like Johns first photo but the handle and shaft must have broken away. Someone put a round shaft on it with a set of threads to accept a knob. I thought that was wrong. I'll go with the first photo and make one. - thanks David, I know you would have the answer - and John for your photos!JOhn your fix looks great - much better than what I have!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Sosnoski on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 12:19 pm:

Brian,

There was only one design T-17048 - Cover (Ventilator). It was used on the Fordor, Coupe and Tudor. They were all like the one John Page's.

I don't know if there were any aftermarket ones for the closed cars. My touring car has an aftermarket cowl vent.

Dave S.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Brian Holcomb, Watertown WI on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 01:12 pm:

Sorry Dave, I mean the bracket/ratchet.
Mine is like the first picture, my 26 is like the second picture


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Sosnoski on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 02:53 pm:

Ahh, didn't notice the different bracket. The first photo is the one used on the 24-25 Coupes, and probably the Fordor and Tudor. I will venture a guess and say the second photo is a 26-27 Fordor. They redesigned the cowl on the Fordor for 26, so that would explain the different bracket.

Learn something new every day!

Dave S.


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