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AutoKrafters here:
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Here's your temp sender two pin style
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I'm so used to being disappointed with normal parts stores I didn't even try them
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I was so busy trying to find your sender I forgot to say welcome, and congratulations on your find.
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Came home to find a flat tire the other day; not wanting to leave such an obvious sign of an inoperative car I aired it up, only to see it flat again just minutes later. grrr. no spare. Going to slip a jack under that wheel an air it up again, if only to appear fully inflated until I have more time. Been doing a lot of searching out and pricing parts in preparation for the renovation, as well as researching various upgrades. I'm struck by just how simple this car is; absolutely nothing extraneous exists just for novelty's sake, unlike many new cars. I suppose that is one reason for my admiration of old Fords and old cars in general.
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I agree. All three of my old cars ('79 Tbird, '68 Cougar, '65 Galaxie) are a pleasure to work on with one exception:Troubleshooting the sequential turn signals on the Cougar. Had them working only to fail again, so I went with a digital sequencer. I do miss the Wheeze of the electro mechanical unit, but not the lack of reliability, and lack of parts. It DID let you know if all three lights were sequencing by how many wheezes it let out 
. I now find myself doing a check before I leave the driveway.
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I suppose I was extremely lucky that the tire in question held air from it's pickup point in Tennessee all the way here.. I aired it up, slipped a jack under the axle and raised the wheel to just clear the driveway... aaand it was flat this morning. LOOKS like it's aired up; that's the key. Managed to ruin my starter switch trying to extract the lock cylinder; no real disaster, they're not that expensive, but still. BTW got the raised wheel to turn a bit just by tapping on the brake drum judiciously with a small ball pein hammer. Adjusters are probably rusted tight; couldn't get the front to move or break loose the other evening. Have to wait till Saturday for real time to spend on it. Did take a wire brush to the trunk floor and scrubbed loose a lot of dirt and rust. OSPHO time. Amazed at the integrity of the trunk considering the sheer amount of crap that was in there.....
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