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  1. Mattax

    Oil Pressure Gage and Sending Unit Revisited

    Got around to investigating the high oil pressure readings on the factory gage of my '67 Barracuda. Starting a new thread instead of sidetracking the original thread further... I tested the gage operation using resistors and compared with the information from @RedFish and others. Summary...
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    Identifying Chrysler Alternators (1960-1976)

    Roundback and Squareback refer to the style of housing. Roundback through model year 1969. Roundback for model years 1970-71 usually has a slightly different rear housing Squareback Revised Squareback Is most easily differentiated by the thin middle between the housings. Overall these...
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    67, 69 Barracuda and similar early reverse lights

    Maybe this will help someone in the future. It involved a little R&R, but what I mostly wanted to share was the electrical grounding issue. The driver side reverse light on my '67 Barracuda wasn't working. Connector was getting power, and bulb was old but functional. Checking connectivity with...
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    Radio cleaning and pre-emptive cap. repair?

    I removed the top cover of the radio to do some light cleaning. So far just lightly brushing the dirt and vacuuming it up. And maybe that will be it. There looks to be a hairline crack on the 50 microF capacitor. Any idea what that is made of? I'd like to weld or epoxy that up - assuming...
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    Speedometer evaluation?

    What else can I check on my own? Or is this enough to determine course of action? 67 Barracuda 120 mph Speedometer with trip odo. Here's are the symptoms and what I've checked so far: This speedometer occassionally was bouncing hard (jittery). Sometimes its completely fine. I have removed...
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    Alternator repair, a little show and tell.

    I finally got around to fixing a squareback alternator I removed from the Barracuda a year and half ago. It came out because its output was weak. Thought I'd share some of the repairs here. Its not meant to be a complete 'how to.' First thing was to remove the pulley. This had nothing...
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    Early and mid year Firewall harness clip

    Can anyone confirm the clip used on '67 and '68 A-bodies was the same as used on the earlier years? Earlier years used four. Only one is used on '67-8. Not 100% sure all cars got them, but some did. 1969 up used a different version that attached with a sheet metal screw.
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    Charging Battery with Alternator - Warning

    We've discussed this here more than a few times. Usually about how easy it can be to cook the battery or overloading the charge wiring. Here's another reason. "Any attempt to charge a low battery by the alternator will result in stator windings burning out" ebay item # 222689173585 This is...
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    Sources for Chrysler type wire terminals

    Found some on-line retailers for the 'mopar' style terminals. A couple places call them Packard 58. Need to confirm what covers. Only thing I don't like is one place claim the one covers 3 wire sizes; and the other place skips 16 AWG, and the third only carries one size? Eastern Beaver Open...
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    How To Limit and Adjust Chrysler Vacuum Advance Cans

    Mattax submitted a new Article: How to Limit and Adjust Chrysler Vacuum Advance Cans Read more about this article here...
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