Kurt Heinrich wrote:
I finally got around to pulling the non-working clock out of my car last
night. About an hour later it was working on the bench. I cleaned the
contacts, lubed it and took the mainspring out and rewound it. Now the
only problem is it runs fast by 15 minutes per day. I'm glad I didn't
convert it to a quartz movement as it's kind of cool to see the second
hand move properly.
I actually had another clock I picked up at the local junque yarde for
$2 out of a '71 Cutlass, and it is totally different. The housing,
movement, retaining rings and even the lens are different. My original
is on the left.
If anyone knows how to adjust the speed please let me know.
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I've never fiddled with an F-85 or Cutlass clock, but the big car clocks
were self regulating. Just leave it powered up for a week or so and
reset it every day until it is accurate. Most of them that I have had
that worked were surprisingly accurate.
Regards,
Fred
