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  1. rigrunner

    alternator interchange???

    awesome. thank you sir.
  2. rigrunner

    alternator interchange???

    my alternator in my 73 valiant is toast and the local pull a part has a lot of older mopar vehicles. does anyone know if and what other makes and models may be a direct swap. going in that direction this weekend thought for 13 bucks i would see what i can get. thanks
  3. rigrunner

    Turn signal comes on but won't blink. Help!

    it was a bad bulb. both filiments were out but working earlier. def would like to switch out the flashers for some that will still blink even with a bulb out. thanks for all the help.
  4. rigrunner

    Turn signal comes on but won't blink. Help!

    My left turn signal comes on but it won't blink. The right turn signal works fine and so do the hazard lights. I don't understand what would cause this. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions?
  5. rigrunner

    new distributor vacuum advance causing hesitation

    thanks for the artical. looks like alot of good info. gonna get at it later this evening.
  6. rigrunner

    new distributor vacuum advance causing hesitation

    put a new rebuilt distributor in my 318 a while back and have not been able to run the advance because it caused a bad hesitation. finally got around to working on it and found the advance screw in the canister was screwed all the way in so i backed it out a half a turn and it runs alot better...
  7. rigrunner

    alternator causing bad idle??

    checked the wiring and found the nut for the main feed wire has come off and the wire was just sitting on the stud. put a nut on it and fixed. must of been that way a while the wire end had cut the stud almost in 2.
  8. rigrunner

    alternator causing bad idle??

    i do have an am radio. it sounds great when the car is off but when its running it sounds terrible and wont keep a signal. tommorow im gonna check all connections and then take it and get the alternator tested. just figured alternator cause it all works fine if the access are off. thanks
  9. rigrunner

    alternator causing bad idle??

    my car has been sitting for about 3 weeks so took it out for gas tonight and the lights are very dim and the idle is ruff like it wants to die when the lights are on. the ampmeter is showing between the middle and far left and barely rises when its reved up. i noticed the last time i drove it it...
  10. rigrunner

    Map Light Switch

    my valiant also pass side floor
  11. rigrunner

    Saving speakers

    awesome:)
  12. rigrunner

    not an a-body but need help please

    got the trun signal cam and that fixed my brake lights but while testing it while i had the switch out of the column i managed to ground the one of the turn signal switch wires off on the column now my brake lights work but my right rear turn signal and my front indicator on the dash and front...
  13. rigrunner

    not an a-body but need help please

    got registered at sweptline.org and found alot of great info. still trying to find out about the turn signal repair kit though? thanks again as soon as the weather warms up ill be back on the valiant. got a new gas tank and sender from a member here and gonna try the front end rebuild. the...
  14. rigrunner

    not an a-body but need help please

    looks like its the ts switch. anyone know where to get one. the parts house list one for 21.99 but dont i need the part with all the wires? this is just a plastic block with a couple contacts.
  15. rigrunner

    not an a-body but need help please

    thanks folks. will try to post a pic tommorow for ya. didnt have time to check out the lights today traded the wifes car got a chryster town and country now i have all mopars yay. also the truck has a major oil leak. i think rear main. how much trouble to replace and should i do oil pump at same...
  16. rigrunner

    not an a-body but need help please

    spent all evening under it with a test light couldnt find anything. found the sweptline site and sounds like the turn signal switch is bad. 67 dart i will try checking at the connector tommorow and thanks to you both for the help.
  17. rigrunner

    not an a-body but need help please

    turn signal switch? cant find much info and the diagrahm is a little hard to read
  18. rigrunner

    not an a-body but need help please

    bought a 70 d100 stepside this week and all the lights work but the pass brake light. cant find where it feeds to the wiring harness. tried wiring from the driver side to the pass side but if i try to use the pass signal with the brake light on the blinker quits. any help greatly appreciated...
  19. rigrunner

    no fire

    replaced the distributor and it fired right up. a huge thank you to all who helped atleast i know the rest of the system is in great shape. this is a great site with great people and i hope i can return the favor some day.
  20. rigrunner

    no fire

    time to go out n the 25degree air this morning im actually losing sleep over this i miss my car.
  21. rigrunner

    no fire

    it was doing this before i replaced the coil in the distributor. i replaced the distributor that morning. the old one would idle down really slow due to sticking weights. put this one in it ran great then hard to start then no start. good thing i dont have alot of hair or i would have pulled it...
  22. rigrunner

    no fire

    .006 with feeler
  23. rigrunner

    no fire

    gonna try a dizzy in the am will let yall know what happens. strangest thing ive ever seen. if nothing else would trying a different ignition like msd work by just not using the original stuff? thanks to all for the help
  24. rigrunner

    no fire

    ????
  25. rigrunner

    no fire

    orderedf a replacement dizzy will try in the morn. begging for more suggestions thanks
  26. rigrunner

    no fire

    unhooked the alternator and still no fire. i can pull the dizzy and turn by hand it fires great and put the dizzy back in and turn the body no fire. crank it over no fire pull it out spin it i have fire. could it be the dizzy itself is bad. i replaced the pick up in it and it didnt change...
  27. rigrunner

    no fire

    be home in a little bit, gonna pull the alternator wires off to see if it cranks, if that dont work is there something else i should look for? will post my findings afterwhile. thanks for all the input!
  28. rigrunner

    no fire

    just wondering how does the alternator having a short effect the ignition system. seems like ive heard this somewhere before thanks.
  29. rigrunner

    no fire

    i also put in a spare ballast resister and when that didnt work i ran a hot wire to the pos side of the coil from the battery and no change. my starter is a little weak but has always started could it be pulling juice away from the ecu when trying to crank it?
  30. rigrunner

    no fire

    yes the switch was being held in the start position when i turned the distributor and got great fire. put the dizzy back in and tried it with the starter and got no spark. first thing i replaced the ecu and then tried a new coil. when that didnt work i put a new pick up in the new distributor...
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