Mama always said

[SCadaddle]

"You never want to turn a clock backwards."

So for those of us, such as I, sporting a 35+ year old Porsche with a working original clock what is your plan for the time change? I think I'll disconnect the battery for an hour or so then move it forward.

[gazzerr]

Mine is never set right anyway because I'm always disconnecting the battery to mess with something.

[964TargaC2]

set it ahead 11 hours

[wildthing]

I'll take the chance. It's only once a year... (I'm curious what the manual says, but not curious enough to go down and have a look.)

[SCadaddle]

Originally Posted by 964TargaC2

set it ahead 11 hours

That's a long way to go for an old clock that makes crunchy plastic springy noises when you set it, but otherwise keeps great time!

[Canada Kev]

It's bad that mine is usually parked by Halloween so the spring forward, fall back thing doesn't apply to me.

But looking at the positive side, I don't have to change my clock.

[Reiver]

Toss it out and put something useful in that hole....like an AFR gauge or something!

[RSBob]

I don’t bother to change it since it will synch up again in the spring.

[Flojo]

pull it and make it a desk clock.
In car instead, install a shift light!

[Reiver]

Move to Az...we don't change our time...perfect!

[sugarwood]

Originally Posted by 964TargaC2

set it ahead 11 hours

You can't hurry love.

[Jonny H]

Originally Posted by sugarwood

You can't hurry love.

You just have to wait..

[proporsche]

Or, you can just remove the battery like in this one .Some genius made this conversion i have found in one of my friends 911.


almost cannot tell the difference;-)


It makes nice ticking sound like a real clock.I have it on he table....now

Ivan

[wildthing]

^^^^ Sacrilege!

[Speed metal]

Ha! Love that shiittty hack! This thread inspired me to repair my clock.. Fusible link repaired! Lubed up and ticking like a champ I'm happy to say.

[adias]

Originally Posted by Speed metal

Ha! Love that shiittty hack! This thread inspired me to repair my clock.. Fusible link repaired! Lubed up and ticking like a champ I'm happy to say.

What did you lube and which oil was used?

[Speed metal]

Originally Posted by adias

What did you lube and which oil was used?

I lubed the whole works. WD40!
But of course!

[SCadaddle]

The first and last clock that I ever "lubed" was this 1910 or so vintage kitchen clock. It belonged to my grandparents. Grandpa, it is said by my father, used kerosene or the sorts applied with a feather to keep her going. The movement also got a bath in a pot of boiling water on occasion. It sat motionless in my parents house for more than 50 years until I took it home and spent an afternoon with it. True to family tradition, I washed the movement in the sink with hot water and Dawn dish soap. Thoroughly dried it and then used an oiler that is a pen sized container with a needle used to oil tape decks back in the day. Got it from Radio Shack. Dialed her in to about a minute a day.

And yes, that's a live Blue Jay atop the clock. Grandpa would have NOT approved!

[McLaren-TAG]

Originally Posted by proporsche

Or, you can just remove the battery like in this one .Some genius made this conversion i have found in one of my friends 911.


almost cannot tell the difference;-)


It makes nice ticking sound like a real clock.I have it on he table....now

Ivan

This needs its own thread, love it

[jlex]

Yo mama's right, but that advice only applies to mechanical clocks with a striking mechanism. Unless yours chimes on the hour, you can turn it backwards without a problem. My oldest is a 1790 grandfather clock with a lunar/calendar complication that I wouldn't dare turn backwards.