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  1. Lord Sparky

    Painting engine in engine bay?

    Clean well, sand/scuff, I used POR-15 (self-levels) and a brush/two coats. Took off carb. Super tedious especially from underneath (used a shortened brush). Has held up for four years. I had someone else spray the valve covers.
  2. Lord Sparky

    General Lee today

    You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.
  3. Lord Sparky

    Riddle Me This

    I always disconnect the battery when not driving. These old relics from a bygone age are ticking time bombs.
  4. Lord Sparky

    I Think I Don't Want These Computers in Cars Anymore

    Lots of great rants but it seems everyone has forgotten how unreliable and unsafe the pre-2000 cars and trucks were. Always something breaking. Consumer Reports lists the most reliable cars for each year—few are American. Jeep is always at the bottom. Soon the cars will all be self-driving and...
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    Hit a curb last night , what should i expect to replace / inspect ?

    These cars were never designed to be driven in the rain or to be exposed to the slightest dampness.
  6. Lord Sparky

    Can you really pull a battery cable and the engine still runs?

    If your battery is dead and you jump your battery to start the car then disconnect the second battery isn’t the car basically running on the alternator until charged? Which is common?
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    What did this come off?

    Good eye!
  8. Lord Sparky

    8 3/4 rear end question

    If it runs search for form where you enter rpm, mph, and wheel size.
  9. Lord Sparky

    F**K YOU TAIWANESE/CHINESE MADE JUNK

    Junk isn’t country specific. Costco lunch bags for cat poo. One out of twenty they skip the glue.
  10. Lord Sparky

    Speedometer jumping around help

    New cable fixed mine.
  11. Lord Sparky

    Brand new QA1 front suspension and still have steering wheel play?

    Part of the American driving experience of the ‘60s.
  12. Lord Sparky

    Car stalling at idle after topping it off.

    It might be a vacuum issue with the tank or cap. I put my ear next to the filler tube and stop at first girgle.
  13. Lord Sparky

    Vapor lock- additive?

    Some of us are too young to remember all the starting problems these cars had when they were new. Everyone had to be a mechanic.
  14. Lord Sparky

    Look what I found today

    Husband dies, wife tows them all to crusher.
  15. Lord Sparky

    1969 Dodge Dart GTS Fender Turn Signal Lenses -- Thread too coarse to screw in?

    The left Fender Turn Signal Lens on my 1969 Dodge Dart GTS fell out. I purchased new Fender Turn Signal Lenses but the threads that hold the lens in are finer than the threads on the existing lenses. All the lens images on the internet seem to show the finer threading. Anybody know why or where...
  16. Lord Sparky

    1969 Dodge Dart GTS — 2-inch Round Washer

    Went for a drive yesterday and found this 2-inch thin metal washer on the carpet by the gas pedal. I tightened up the ignition switch bezel a few months ago, could it have been from behind the dash for the ignition switch, although it looks a bit large for that?
  17. Lord Sparky

    69 Dart GTS

    Not understanding issue. As our Canadian friend says, you need the key to lock the door from the outside.
  18. Lord Sparky

    Tachometer bouncing (MSD ignition wiring question)

    Look up the tach. I had to install a resistor by the coil. Forget the details.
  19. Lord Sparky

    Starter not engaging sometimes

    I got the Powermaster starter which looks like the original. Sounds like a jet engine.
  20. Lord Sparky

    CARS The Best And Worst Years For Chrysler's Mopar 440ci V8 Engine

    The Best And Worst Years For Chrysler's Mopar 440ci V8 Engine - SlashGear
  21. Lord Sparky

    What is this hole for on the firewall?

    I painted mine red and stuck a big warning sticker next to it.
  22. Lord Sparky

    Best Alternator to give sufficient juice to the MSD 6AL ?

    Powermaster. Also have a Powermaster starter.
  23. Lord Sparky

    Questions about velocity.

    Dude, you’re too intellectual for this forum.
  24. Lord Sparky

    Odd problem with battery drain.

    I disconnect the battery when not driving. I put in a new stereo in the Dart but never listen to it. Took the antenna off to put on car cover.
  25. Lord Sparky

    Perfectly Restored 1961 Dodge Dart Phoenix Is a Forgotten One-Year Gem

    Perfectly Restored 1961 Dodge Dart Phoenix Is a Forgotten One-Year Gem
  26. Lord Sparky

    How many of your personal cars ended up in junkyards?

    Yeah, when you gift your car to your kids to just watch it rot away.
  27. Lord Sparky

    Stolen 1971 Plymouth Barracuda drag racer found in North County, San Diego

    Wild and bought several times! Stolen 1971 Plymouth Barracuda drag racer found in North County
  28. Lord Sparky

    Trunk "divider" question

    I also added sound deadened on front part.
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