On May 21, 10:57*pm, wrote:
On Sat, 21 May 2011 18:29:48 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03









wrote:
On May 21, 8:53*pm, wrote:
On Sat, 21 May 2011 19:00:43 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"

wrote:
My 1974 Dodge Dart was the first year of electronic
ignition. Won't run when wet, or when ballast resistor blows
for no reason.

*Mine always ran when wet - I'd hose it down with the carwash to show
people that a slant six mopar COULD run when wet.

Always had a spare resistor in the glove-box untill I "got smart" and
mounted a spare on the fire-wall.

Don't even let me get started about the finicky nature of AMC models
and their cobbeled together parts from any and all manufacturers. The
things they would do when it rained/got hot/got cold/dried out/you
name it!

.......

"I need a starter for a 66 Ambassador."

"What month was it built?"

"What *month*? *I don't know..."

"Go take the starter off and we'll see if we can match the bolt
pattern. They used 3 different starters that year."

Hey, it was NOT that bad. They either used prestolite or delco - and
they were extremely reliable........

"The wipers on my 68 Javelin stop working."

"Check the fuel pump."

"The car runs fine...I said the wipers don't work."

"Check the fuel pump. There's a vacuum booster pump bolted to the top
of the fuel pump that powers the wipers. They can leak."

.

.... *And that was a heck of a lot better than general motors' use of
manifold vacuum only up untill 1957. If it was raining and you were
pulling a long uphill grade --- Good Luck!!!!


BTDT

Actually, when the vacuum assist pump started leaking, the common
"fix" was to simply bypass the pump and hook the two hoses together.

As long as you didn't accelerate onto the highway *too* fast, the
wipers would just hesitate, but never actually stop. :-)