How to Fix an Antique Car Clock

As the title suggests, this is a video about fixing an antique car clock. The clock is from a 1965 Plymouth. I had to cut quite a bit of content to make it shorter. It is about half its original length. Perhaps I'll upload a full-length version at some point. Since I could not fit everything into the video, here are a few extra details: before taking the clock out of the car, make sure there is power getting to it (you could use a test light or measure the voltage at the terminal for the clock using a multimeter), and if there is power, test to see if there is a complete circuit within the clock (disconnect the battery and use the multimeter to measure the resistance between the terminal and a nearby ground such as the clock case); make sure the battery is disconnected before removing the clock from the car; if it won't run when wound up manually, then you've got a different problem on your hands involving the mechanism itself which is not addressed in this video; the wiring or the solenoid could also be bad, so those should be tested to eliminate that possibility; when bending the contact, you need to be extremely careful not to apply too much force otherwise you could make more work for yourself; I simply used a small pair of pliers to bend the contact; you could use a 12 V (or whatever voltage the car runs off of) battery to bench test the clock without having to put it back in the vehicle, I just did not have a battery lying around to do this; you should make sure it runs without stopping for a day or two before putting everything back together in the car. I had fixed this clock previously using the same technique and it lasted for 3 full seasons (1.5 years total) without any issues while keeping very accurate time. One thing I did not mention in the video is the regulator for how fast or slow the clock runs. This particular clock does have an auto-regulation mechanism, but it would be a good idea to adjust it while it is out of the case. The link below is a good reference for learning about the regulator as well as any other details which I did not cover. Thanks for watching! www.oldcarsweekly.com/features/putting-the-ticktoc…