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What I'm confused about is why did the engine actually get hot? It didn't get hot when the gauge didn't work, now it does. How? Is there a correlation with the wiring or is it just pure coincidence with another fault?

No the engine was running. I thought it should get no signal with the wire disconnected. As I said before, I'm very easily confused with electrics.

I've an update which is a bit concerning: I did take out my Valiant for a drive to see how the temp gauge acts with a warmed up engine. The first interesting thing is the needle went straight to hot but went a bit back and stayed on the left line in the "hot" section after 10-15 minutes. After...

I have some questions to my '74 Valiant but before I tell what I've done already: The fuel gauge worked fine but my temp gauge read high (over 250) and went over the visible area of the gauge. When the engine was warmed up, the gauge went to the "cold position". I then changed the temp gauge...

Hey guys Short question: There's this intake hose from the engine block to the air filter box to warm up the carburetor. What's the part number of that? Or does anybody have a link? Also, driving without that in warm weather won't do any damage I think? 1974, 225 Slant Six, no mods (Delaware...

That's a good question I didn't think about. Well, for now I'm driving without the light bulb.

Welcome! This Scamp looks very very clean! You couldn't get one for less than 20k here in Switzerland in this condition! There was one for sale for 30 grands so 18k seems to be a fair price, but it depends on your personal situation. Greetings from Switzerland

Damn this thing is very hot

@Mattax Thank you for your reply. Yes, it came with the optional "heavy wiring" / the 65amp Alternator. I've looked at the pics @Bugman sent and yes, my Valiant came originally with the interlock system aswell. I think the easiest way is to just unplug the bulb from the cluster aswell the...

I'm sure this topic was started like thousands of times before but I would like confirmation if I have the decoding right. I would like to find out the date when my Valiant was built (or at least planned to be built). The VIN is VL41C4F 221369, so what we need to know here is the 6th digit which...

Since everyone posts their Valiants, here's a recent pic of mine (I hope 4th Gen counts aswell)

Hey guys, I have a tiny problem with my seat belt buzzer system thing. It was already faulty when I've bought the car. When I sit in the car and turn the ignition, the buzzer and buzzer light goes on, so far so good. Now, If I put on the seat belt, the buzzer won't go off. Because I didn't care...

Well, the Valiant wasn't special back then. American cars were special here in Switzerland in the past, but even my father looked disappointed when I've showed him my first american car. He said "why didn't you get something nice like a Camaro or a Mustang" like dude, I'm just 24 and got like...

Hello! How much do you need to ship it to Switzerland?

I am looking for 2 years now for a model car or a model kit of a 1974-1975 Plymouth Valiant. I'm the owner of a '74 Valiant and I want an exact model car of my real Valiant (an exact copy). It doesn't matter if the color isn't matching because I build model kits myself. Does someone know about...