Recent content by retrochad

I guess for me it has not been difficult at all to find mechanical parts for my 1978 Grand Marquis as it has the same drive train components as all other Ford full-size cars and pickups of the same time frame could have had. Even parts like the headlight switch were still on the shelf at the...

I found this machine which looks like a model E2 or E2L at an auction in Big Spring, Tx. last weekend for $25.00. It looks like it may be from the late 60's or 70's. I replaced the power cord and re-adjusted the belt tension and it seems to work really well. I'm going to work on re-painting it...

Those are some very nice consoles. I think 1964 was the first year for transistorized Magnavox consoles (Astro-sonic=Solid State)

I use the AAF American Air Filter cut-to-size filter in my Carrier 12,000 BTU window unit...this is I think designed for central systems but is kind of a more rigid material than the usual fiberglass. The unit did not come with any filter and this type filter has worked fine with no problems. I...

My house has no central heating or A/C however there are refrigerated window units in each room. The living room has a Carrier 12,000 BTU 240 volt unit; in the kitchen is a 5000 BTU GE; in the workshop/office is a 5000 BTU Hampton Bay, and in the bedroom is an 8000 BTU GE and 5000 BTU Hampton...

I had DirecTv for 4 years and never had a technical problem with the reception...I canceled it about a month ago now that I have DTV converters for digital television reception. There is no cable where I live and the analog TV over the air reception was not great...now that I can get clear good...

Dr Pepper made in Dublin, TX uses real cane sugar and not corn syrup. It is also available on tap like at the sandwich shop in Weatherford, TX. Just like the coke you observed the real cane sugar Dr Pepper tastes a lot better to me.

That's a really great deal for $5.00, usually they seem to be a lot more! Sometimes you can get photofacts at the library...we have all the photofacts too so if you can't find a copy I'm sure I could look up the info for you. I'm not sure about dial glass but I know people have had success in...

Those features look really high-tech for the day...very nice unit! How does the water chiller function...is there a way to dispense water into a glass?

Those are some great pictures of the Porta-Fi units! I have a GE console with the porta-fi solid state transmitter mounted on the back of it plus a speaker receiver which I think is solid state. On the GE console I made a tube type power amp to replace the original solid state amp...it uses 2...

I have a similar model that we did some modifications too a long time ago...it has a more modern Magnavox turntable plus we put an isolation transformer on the amplifier. There should be another similar "cube" which originally went with it which is the second channel speaker. You'll have to make...