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Thankful for the help but I wasn't satisfied with these answers, so I did my own research: Mopar apparently used a total of 3 different part numbers for ignition condensers- 1818757 used on early single-point engines and on later dual point applications. 2098058 used on single-point...

I have a highly technical question- I see condensers with a regular wire, and I see them with a large copper strap. Why? What are the differences(besides one has a wire and one has a strap)? My 2bbl 273 Dart still has the original installed at the factory in November 1968 and it's the...

Well, I thought I would contribute to this thread again since, in the intervening years I have bought and rebuilt many of these starters and used several for parts. I feel that I can condense a lot of the information that has already been posted in order to answer the original question in a way...

Great information. So it sounds like I need to find a used alternator testing machine, if one of those is capable of loading the alternator. Curious though....why wouldn't Chrysler build just one "50-amp" alternator instead of going to the trouble of building different units such as the 34 and...

So, has anyone noticed the funny business Mopar used with their alternator ratings? Oh, I know there were supposed to be different ratings available on paper in different years, but I spent some time looking through parts books recently and found some interesting stuff. Let me clarify that I'm...

Hey guys: Curious if anyone has firsthand knowledge whether original, unrebuilt Chrysler starters were ever painted completely black? I've seen factory pictures with both all-black and black and natural aluminum versions. I've also seen it stated that both are correct. I personally have...

Thanks for the help so far. I'll try to address the questions for clarification: 1. It's not a Briggs. It's a 383. I purposely keep some details out of the question so that the replies are not unduly influenced. 2. The dwell meter is on the right scale. Both of them. That's too easy of an...

Hello again: I am dealing with an unusual issue on a common '67 single-point distributor. I cannot get the distributor to come into spec regard dwell and point gap. Point gap spec out of the FSM is .014-.019 and dwell angle is supposed to be 28-32 degrees. Both of these are very common specs...

I'm going to post a picture showing the differences in the springs. The rusty stuff on the left is original 1963 225 Slant stuff with an 11.5 mechanical advance, and the clean stuff on the right is the newer reman '70's distributor with a 13 mechanical advance. Notice that the older distributor...

Thanks for the replies. Everything seems legit for a standard curve then...it'll make a nice distributor to use if I run an electronic ignition again. I did notice that the springs in my 1960 and '63 distributors are indeed different than this later distributor. The secondary spring does have a...

Hey guys: I got a late model electronic SL6 distributor in with a parts lot that a friend generously donated. The story goes that it's been "curved" by someone who does Mopar distributors, but of whom I can't find any reference around here. It's a parts-store reman with a new 8.5R vacuum...

Hey guys: Hopefully I can ease this one in here...I have a vehicle that was originally Lean Burn equipped. I had all the hard parts on hand to convert it to an HEI, so I did. Since then, I've had ongoing issues getting it to run and to run right. It worked fine when I got it together...

There are listings of auto bulbs and their wattage ratings, but I can tell you up front that a 168 bulb is higher wattage(brighter) than a 194. That said, your issue is probably not the dimmer, so I wouldn't suggest hacking the wiring to make a workaround that probably won't improve things...

Just my opinion, but you'd probably save yourself some grief by putting the battery back up front. I ran Mustangs a long time and that 50lbs isn't worth the hassle. If it's mounted in one of those plastic boat boxes, that would NEVER pass tech at the track, because as I recall it has to be...

They come standard with one low-note horn, with dual horns optional. You have the rear horn, you need the front horn which bolts through the core support. I think they are Sparton horns. One will be marked HI, the other marked LO. You can test horns off the car to make sure you have a pair...

Are you saying that it stops running and won't restart? If so, it should be easy to verify whether it loses spark or not. You said you tried the orange box ignition and it still did it, so that would tend to take the coil and module out of the equation. It would NOT take the wiring from the...

The horn mounts on the passenger side of the radiator support. Look for 1 or 2 green wires with a single black connector on the ends in that vicinity.

Cool that you could get use from a few of my videos:cheers: I think you guys sometimes overthink some of these things though. Just about ALL the unrebuilt starters I've used have a long spindown time, especially if the key is held over too long. The starter in the above slant six cold start...

Easy. If the armature housing points toward the front of the car, it's a 2-speed. If it points to the driver side, it's a three-speed. If it points anywhere else you are on your own.

This really needs to be made a sticky. This exact question gets asked repeatedly and I'm sure Professor Ohm would rather not have to keep pasting in the same answer over and over. The long and short of it is to clean grounds, add a couple between the engine and body and ultimately take the...

I haven't had an old Mopar yet that didn't have a voltage drop between the battery and fusebox. Nothing to really worry about. If wires start to smoke, that's when I would worry. If you want to be proactive before having an issue, follow the instructions and diagram the Professor up there...

Well good luck "67Dart273". You spend your days trying to yell it into them if you want. You may have a good message but you have a terrible delivery. Oh well, they'll ignore you and listen to those who are calm and pleasant to be around. PS, I don't have to guess at what you "said". Based on...

They don't devolve until one person causes it to happen, and it should be obvious to anyone that reads the electrical threads who that is. I'm going to stop responding to the provocateur in the name of keeping topics on track, but we'll see how well that brand of arrogance works out in the...

As far as I know, nobody is getting paid to dispense advice here. I'm certainly not. I make a lot of technical Youtube videos, and I didn't start getting "paid" for it until I became a partner. I do it mainly because I like to help, to interact with other people and most of all become famous:D...

That interlock system gave people nightmares 40 years ago if that makes you feel any better. There's actually a button out on the relay under the hood that will give you one "free" start when pushed, in case you have that issue again.

Just answer the guy's question...that's all it takes. 1. The first relay with 2 PINK WIRES and a RED wire is the emergency flasher relay. Otherwise known as the 4-way flasher relay. 2. The second relay is the time-delay relay for the ignition switch lamp. That means your car must have a...

Hey guys: I've got a couple steering columns here in front of me. One is a '73 and the other a '75. I was comparing the harnesses in each and everything appears identical except for a couple things. I think i know the answer to my first question but I'm not sure: On the '73 all the...

Make sure you have a ground strap from the rear of the cylinder head to the firewall. If not, the only other ground path from the body of the car(which is what the voltage regulator and ECU use as a ground) is through the small diameter ground connection leading from the negative cable to the...

Ugh, this got confused, just like most of the smog hose threads but thanks for helping guys. I have two '73's, both a slant and a 318, so let me take a crack at it. The first thing I noticed is that the vacuum hose routing picture above is for a big-block, which a '73 Dart never had. So...

Read this...sounds similar: http://www.justanswer.com/chrysler/7twe2-chrysler-pacifica-04-pacifica-following-stopped-working.html