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What are the symtoms of a bad neutral safety switch, or one thats on its way out? As far as I know the one on My Duster may even be the original part. I keep having random starting issues where when I turn the key I get a clattering sound like theres barely a connection. The battery is fairly...

Anyone know about an emergency ignition switch on these cars? Sorry I don't have a picture. But my '74 Duster has this box with a red button on it. It's in the rear of the engine bay near the ballast resistor and ECU. I have been told it is used to start the car if thre is an emergency. There...

Over the course of four days I replaced the following on my 318. Voltage regulator, new spark plugs and a MSD blaster coil. The car cranks but will not fire up. I am thinking I did something wrong when hooking the coil up but everything looks good. Sounds fine when cranking but will not engage...

Is almost 16 or so volts for a battery overcharging? Thats typically what mine is. I always thought 15 was normal. After a period of time a tiny bit of acid seeps out the top. I know that can't be normal. The battery and voltage regulator are over two years old. Maybe a faulty battery? It's an...

Not sure what to post this under but here it goes. My car died last night when getting on the highway. I pulled over and tried to start it back up. The engine wouldn't crank over but there was a nasty sound coming from what I think is the starter. It's a rapid clattering sound. I quickly...

Is there a way to test the starter relay? All the sudden my Duster will not start. Lights come on though. Battery has enough juice. Car does not crank or click. Nothing happens when I turn the key. Starter relay and starter itself are around three years old. We think the relay should be replaced...

I fooled around with the timing on my Duster today at work. I was using a friends dial back timing light. First I want to make sure I did this right. I disconnected the vaccum from the carb and plugged the hole with a vaccum cap. Start the car, while idling check where the horizontal dash is...

I have a brake/vaccum issue on my 318. I have had this problem ever sice the engine was rebuilt. After sitting for a while (At least a day) when I take it out for a drive, right before I come to a complete stop the brake pedal gets very stiff. The car has power assist front discs. The pedal...

The initial timing on my 318 is around 10-12 degrees from what I remember. And I believe total is around 36. The car runs fine with no pinging. I was talking with a friend today and he said the car would probably perform better with the initial timing being at 5 degrees instead. Then take the...

I have a simple question regarding spark plugs. Autolite 66 was listed for my '74 318. But it's not stock, it's mildly built. However the 360 has autolite 65 listed. Is there a real difference in the plugs? Should I have gone with the 65's instead? I did a search and it seems just about everyone...

I found these on Mopars by Crane. I also saw them listed in Mopar Collectors Guide. http://moparsbycrane.com/page/mhm5/New_Parts.html My alternator is new but its a stock unit. I also have aftermarket speakers. But nothing wild. Is this something I should worry about for my Duster, being...

Over the summer the turn signals on my Duster all the sudden quit while I was driving. The fuse blew and there was a short hidden someplace. We installed a new turn signals switch and flasher and that didn't do it. After much searching we eventually took the aftermarket CD player out then they...

A couple weeks ago my turning signals went out and it is now a mystery of what happened. My first thought was a blown fuse. Put a new one in and still blew. There is a short someplace and we narrowed it down to the column. The front and back of the car has been disconnected and everything seems...

The turning signals in my 74 Duster just went out all of the sudden. The fuse blew and replaced it with a new but still blew. Determined that there is a short in the circuit. After checking, disconnecting the rear wiring harness and front wiring harness started investigating under the dash. Have...

Over the weekened we got my Duster running again, but there are a few electrical gremlins. At first the alternator was not charging the battery because the battery was only reading 12 or so volts and falling. So, we found a loose wire up by the coil that is for the alternator. The alternator is...