Down to the Buzzer

It was too cold today for further painting on the 308, so I turned to fixing a few minor problems on the 319.  First of all, the buzzer at the #1 end was very weak.  You could usually hear it if the car was stationary, but not if it was running.  That's not acceptable.  Unfortunately, it's mounted in a tight spot, as seen here.  The barrier to the right is what's left of the as-built compartment around the cab.

Removing the buzzer was difficult.  I finally got a large soldering iron from the shop and used it to heat up and free the screws holding the buzzer in place.  Once it was free, it was easy to remove.

And while we're at it, we might as well remove the cover for the headlight switch and repaint it.  When the cover is removed, you see this nice big DPDT knife switch.  The DPDT switch is a relic from the original use of carbon arc headlights.  The direction of the current through the headlight was reversed when switching from bright to dim.  That's still the case, although of course with incandescent bulbs it makes no difference.

This cover was relettered in yellow while it was in Cleveland.   Apparently by a five year old.

But with some careful sanding, we can recover the black lettering that's correct for the red paint scheme.  The cover was taken home for repainting. 

And a refurbished buzzer was temporarily installed in the circuit and tested.  It works nice and loud.  It was then taken home for painting.   Next time, I'll have to bring along my soldering gun so it can be permanently wired in the car.

I also spent some time retrieving and sorting various spare parts in storage.  And I removed a buzzer from the 321 and took it home for testing and repainting.

Then I helped John Faulhaber for a while with mounting the new baggage door on the 213 and trying to get it to operated properly.   It still needs a little adjustment.

But it certainly looks nice.  It will eventually be repainted to match the rest of the car.

Pete was using the new spray booth that Buzz constructed.  The exhaust fan helps keep things clean and removes unwanted fumes.

On my trip over to the 321, I found Bob Olsen working on window parts in the 109.

A selection of newly-built windows, although I don't remember which car they're for.

Jon is painting roof parts for the 65.

Ed and Norm are taking a break from their respective projects.

Jeff is working on flooring pieces for the 28, assisted by Rich.