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My 1968 Toronado uses one key for door, trunk and ignition. It uses a different key for the glovebox lock. Does anybody know a locksmith that can convert the glovebox lock to use my ignition/door/trunk key?

Hi XG,

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Hi XG, That is an ambitious agenda and I wish the best for your Toronado and you. Last year I brought my 1968 Toronado to one of the larger independent car audio shops in Miami for some advice. Looking from below at the factory radio's location, the space behind the dashboard that it occupies is ins...

Hi XG, I suspect that if I were to install the HELLA or similar delay wiper controller unit, upon every cycle of the wipers, the blades would indeed drop down below the hood to park. While this might not be a big problem if the delay were set to 20 seconds, a 2 second delay might cause system damage...

Good news, I had the electric auxiliary fuel pump installed. In the future I will try to write a report about this in our magazine. The bottom line is that I am very pleased with the result.

Thanks XG, The Hella unit is not compatible since our Toronados have the recessed park feature. But your suggestion of looking into a mid- to late-1970s retrofit might work. Hopefully some Gen II owners will reply to answer the question: do your windshield wipers have a delay feature? If so, then I'...

Thank you for your reply. Where should I begin looking?

The vacuum check valve can be seen in the center of this image:

http://www.toronado.org/FAQ/GenI/68vactub.htm

Hi,

Does anbody know who sells new vacuum check valves? This valve is inserted on the vacuum line that comes off the large vacuum reservoir.

Thank you,

Does anybody know who sells new rear defroster blower motors?

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