WANTED: Power booster for AVANTI R1, model 1964, R4754

[Paul Manders]

Dear Dwight, can you please give your address to Jim? / Many thanks, Paul

[Dwight FitzSimons]

Hi, Paul,

Yes, I spoke to Jim Lime, I think, on Wednesday, and asked for pix of the damage and the missing part.  He said he would email me the pix.  I'm sure he/they are busy so he hasn't gotten to it yet.  I'll email him to make sure he has my correct email address.

If the USPS has damaged the booster in transit then a claim needs to be made.  I did insure it.

I'll keep you in the loop.

Regards,

--Dwight FitzSimons, powered by Studebaker

[Paul Manders]

Hello Dwight, the pictures. Is there something you can undertake?

[Paul Manders]

[Dwight FitzSimons]

Hi, Paul,

For some unknown reason I never thought to look under the rubber boot.  I have sent pictures of my second Avanti booster to Jim Lime and am waiting to hear back from him.  The pix of the second booster are below.

--Dwight

[Paul Manders]

Hello Dwight, let’s first wait for Jim’s reaction. / Thanks, Paul

[Dwight FitzSimons]

1 hour ago, Paul Manders said:

Hello Dwight, let’s first wait for Jim’s reaction. / Thanks, Paul

OK

[Dwight FitzSimons]

Hi, Paul,

Jim has accepted my second booster (from my pictures), so I'll mail it to SI.

--Dwight

[Paul Manders]

Morning Dwight, that’s super! Costs for transportation are on  my account. What’s the amount? Do you like to get the first booster back and are there other consequences? / Have a pleasant Sunday.

[Dwight FitzSimons]

Hi, Paul,

A bit of advice from experience:  I received a rebuilt booster in January for my '64 Avanti.  It was nicely painted, but there were pits (from rust) all over it, which showed through the paint.  This booster will likely have the same problem.  So, if you can get the rebuilder to glass bead the booster but leave it unpainted that would allow you to finish it as you want.  In my case I would have used Naval Jelly (phosphoric acid jell) to make sure that all of the microscopic rust was gone, then filled the pits with finishing putty.  Then paint. 

--Dwight

[Paul Manders]

Thank you for the advice Dwight, but SI delivers an already revised example from the shelve. With other words… it’s another revised booster. I will check the paint anyway.

Merry Christmas and a very good and healthy new year! / best regards, Paul 

[Dwight FitzSimons]

3 hours ago, Paul Manders said:

Thank you for the advice Dwight, but SI delivers an already revised example from the shelve. With other words… it’s another revised booster. I will check the paint anyway.

Merry Christmas and a very good and healthy new year! / best regards, Paul 

Yeah, that's what S-A did for me; they had 2 on the shelf.  I was assuming that SI might not have one on the shelf.

Note that glass beading the rust off a rusted piece of steel/iron until it looks perfect will NOT remove all the microscopic rust.  That microscopic rust will grow unless either: 1) it is removed with Naval Jelly (or the like), or 2) it is painted with a non-porous paint like POR-15 or epoxy.

If your new booster has no pits showing through the paint then I think you will be home free.

Merry Christmas to y'all (a Southern contraction of you all).

--Dwight

[Paul Manders]

Dear Dwight, how are you doing?

Regarding the second booster I haven't received a conformation of reciept from Jime, S-I. Can you please track and trace the package for me?

I will transfer $25 to you for additional postal costs.

Many thanks, Paul