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My heater temp control cable snapped right at the control lever. Does anyone have one? What is involved in replacing it? Is this a simple fix? How does it attach at either end? Is the cable the same part used in the 1960-1962 Valiants and Lancers? Any help appreciated...-Dan

Thanks guys, My microvoltaic head is now clearer. I do have the original, very long, telescopic antenna, although I don't keep it fully extended as to not hit the top of my garage door. I like the theory of a failing capacitor, but couldn't a tube react the same way? My radio is not solid...

Thanks for your response, Pauly. I would tend to agree that signal strength from the transmitter may have something to do with the receiver processing the signal, but I have a feeling that one of the amplifier tubes may be malfunctioning. I reckon I'll have to go to work and try to find a shop...

My '62 Valiant stock AM radio works, but reception fades out and then comes back (very loud) and then fades again recurrently. I have adjusted the antenna gain but the problem persists. Would a weak tube cause this problem? If so, which one would be the likely culprit?

I'm refinishing my floors and installing a new carpet. I loosened the accelerator pedal at the base, removing the bolt and two nuts at the bottom. I noticed a funky little spring/keeper which slid down the connecting rod. I can't seem to figure out how and where to re-install it. Any help...

Hang in there, guys! I quit 22yrs ago, and I'm sure its no different now as then. One thing I did was to carry around a container of Altoids mints. Every time I wanted a smoke, I would pop a mint and go about my business. When you get to the point that you don't need the sugar hit, you may...

All you '63 and later guys and gals are lucky. When your pivot seals spring a leak, all ya gotta do is call Schumacher for a rebuild kit. (And then bust your knuckles installing it.) Problem: Can't find anyone with the old (round, according to the manual's picture) seals which would probably...

Took Duster and Newbie's advice and got an Autozone 6x9 speaker for 16.99. Took out the old speaker, and to my delight, the new one was a bit thinner than the original! Yay! It also has that original 1962 "super mono" sound. The new speaker mounted in the metal frame perfectly--even used the...

Thanks, Duster. I'll check'um out.

I took apart my stock mopar radio today. (The manual says it's a model 203 but on the bottom of the case it was marked 103.) I used tuner cleaner and now the radio is like new. However, the 47yr old speaker is tired and I would like to replace it without going crazy. I traced the size on a...

Great pictures! Here's mine, a '62 all original 170. The car now has 13k miles and I look forward to adding another 1,000 this year. If only the weather would start cooperating...

I have two factory manuals. I have an old greasy one for the garage and for when I go to get something serviced--for the benefit of the mechanic who was born 20yrs after my car was, and one super clean one for use in the house for reading/reference. Wait long enough on Ebay and one will pop up...

Thanks for the pics J.R.! That was a great day until the rains came in the afternoon. Hope to see you at one of the local shows this year. Is there going to be a spring show in Bellevue/Issaquah this year?

So, does this mean you are "a junk" professor? Do you lead field trips to the wrecking yard and teach would-be mechanics to find and remove correct parts from the donor candidates so they can excel at "Advanced Competition"? Yep! ya sure can get a bit confused with just a few scrambled...

Well, we had a pretty nice day for a test drive today... I believe the noise is now almost definitely a sympathetic resonance within the exhaust system, It will still appear at approx. 45mph and will dissipate when throttle is let-off. I believe the noise occurs at a specific range of rpm. I...