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Isn't that the large boot in the last photo? If so I think it goes over the carpet. I know the large boot goes over the rubber mat and the four screws go through the steel ring in the boot and through the mat into the trans cover. I've never had a slick with factory carpet so I could be completely wrong about this.
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I've only have one pic of the larger boot, this was from a 66 Mercury.
A friend gave me his old Standard Cab Black floor mat, but I didn't end up using it. There was a big outline on the rubber where his large shift boot was placed. He said his boot was original, but I haven't seen it yet.
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Hmm, my plate had no holes. I don't think it will go anywhere, the foam pressed down on the plate good after I screwed down the larger cover.
My transmission cover has no holes either. I never had the large rubber boot (#7B118 - refer to 7277), just the smaller one that slips onto the shift tower.
My transmission cover has no holes either. I never had the large rubber boot (#7B118 - refer to 7277), just the smaller one that slips onto the shift tower.
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Cannot see the term on the end of the pigtail, seeing it might help. Judging by the size of the mounting hole I'd say it goes on one of the hex screws that mount the volt regulator up next to the radiator. It would help with noise suppression, especially with a generator charging system. Pretty sure your 65 Merc has an alt.
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That looks like a condenser (aka capacitor). Might be used to suppress radio interference. It doesn't look like the one that fits inside a distributor. But, spark plug wires and general ignition noise can make it's way into the radio and come out the speaker so they often used a device like this to block that noise.
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Cannot see the term on the end of the pigtail, seeing it might help. Judging by the size of the mounting hole I'd say it goes on one of the hex screws that mount the volt regulator up next to the radiator. It would help with noise suppression, especially with a generator charging system. Pretty sure your 65 Merc has an alt.
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Having an alt.you would have a flat connector with a place for 4 terminals that plugs into your regulator. If the harness is handy, look at the the connector wire side and see if there might be the broken part of that pigtail showing in one of the slots, it could have been attached/double upped with one of the other wires. My 66 f-250 doesn't have one as mine never had radio. I would be interesting to know if Ford ever sold a complete Radio installation kit for these Slicks if there was a parts breakdown for the kit.
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You'll know if your in a vehicle listening to the radio that this part is either defective or missing if - as the engine accelerates and decelerates in RPM - the squeal coming through the radio speaker matches it by going up or down in frequency. The buzzing will start to drive a person bonkers. You can still hear the radio station but it's overshadowed but this constantly changing noise. Easy to recognize. Actually, it's a steady buzz if on the highway at steady speeds or idling, but idling it's not AS bad because it less cycles per.
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Having an alt.you would have a flat connector with a place for 4 terminals that plugs into your regulator. If the harness is handy, look at the the connector wire side and see if there might be the broken part of that pigtail showing in one of the slots, it could have been attached/double upped with one of the other wires.
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There must be a spare bolt or screw that held the condenser down, thanks for pointing my in the right direction!