Re: IML: 1960 Starter Relay - where can I find one?

[James Brown <jimmb1960@xxxxxxxxx>]

In the process of moving form my house, my '60 wouldn't do what it usually does best -

start up. Turns out it was the relay. With the help of a screwdriver pressed against the

relay's bottom terminal, she started beautifully. NAPA lists relays back to 1961 and

my mechanic neighbor says that a Ford relay can be used in place of the original.

That's all I know. Can anybody verify or add to this?

Thanks.

Jim Brown

1960 Crown Southampton ( 4 dr. white)

FltSgt@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Rob & Others
>
> The passenger side of the Imperials exhaust manifold is almost the same from 
> 1959 to the last one that rolled out the door. The changes are: dropping the 
> generator mount when they went to the alternator, extending the down portion 
> of the manifold in 1967 on regular powered 440's, issuing the HP manifold, 
> going to a manifold that has smog fittings and the manifold that I'm speaking of. 
> At the glance they appear the same, but when laid next to each other one can 
> see the upper portion will flow better. 
>
> The drivers side of the early wedge powered Imperials dumps in the center due 
> to the starter and steering fighting for the rear space. That is why the 
> center dump. Staring with the 1967 year the Imperial shares the same as the 
> other makes of MoPar. That is why you and others may have the C-body HP 
> manifolds. The pick
>  up trucks and etc all use the center dump exhaust manifold as the 
> 59 - 66 Imperials did, but the flow engineers have worked on the design. A 
> center dump will work on the passenger side due to all types of space. A 
> passenger side manifold mounted on the drivers side will dump at the A-frame 
> location so that is out of the question.
>
> You wrote about the tubed hugger headers. They may be fine for some folks, 
> but to me I would rather spend hours and hours looking for and installing an 
> item that appears as if it may have rolled out the door with it on.
>
> Rodger & Gabby
> Colo Spgs
>
> '47 De Soto Custom w/Fluid Drive & passenger door mounted swamp cooler
> '62 Crown Coupe w/std A/C & Auto-Pilot
> '66 Le Baron w/dual A/C & reverbed AM/FM
> '70 Overlander - InterNational Dbl
> '77 D150 w/360, NP 4 Spd, 12 Bolt Axle, OEM Buckets & etc
>
>
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