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    Am I seeing this right? 64-74 spark plug wire grommet set for over $9k ?

    By that time, too, the vast majority of those cars have been restored/cloned so no need for OEM expensive parts as everybody's been buying the repro stuff for years. Which also fixed all of the ills of those earlier OEM hoods, too. Markets change . . .
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    Indicators and Flashers

    What year and model of vehicle are you dealing with? Do the brake lights work on both sides, via the brake pedal? Just curious, CBODY67
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    Saginaw steering column turn signal switch came apart in southern AZ heat!

    FWIW, the Chrysler Saginaw columns are NOT the same as GM Saginaw columns. Finding a non- Saginaw collapsible steering column might be "a trick". Saginaw might have made the columns, but to Chrysler specs. When I took apart the Saginaw column on my '80 Newport, which looked to all the world...
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    Am I seeing this right? 64-74 spark plug wire grommet set for over $9k ?

    Go down to the bottom of that page, then three notches to the right, and get the pair of the same thing for less than $5.00/pair.
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    1968 Chrysler automatic headlight dimmer (never seen this before)

    The system is probably a GM-Guide system as GM had that option before other makes did AND sold more of them on Cadillacs and such in the 1960s. The light photocell receiver was usually on the instrument panel rather than on the outside cowl area. This option was probably a little more extreme...
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    Stuck window woes

    Is there not a large, flat "clock-spring" on the regulator, as on the manual regulators? Is there a "gauge hole" in the regulator pieces that might be used to keep the window where it is, or similar? Might need a length of wood to hold things up while the motor is removed? Just some thoughts...
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    Timing issue 70 Polara

    My '70 Polara/Monaco FSM, for Federal Emissions, indicates what your '69 FSM indicates as to hot base idle speeds. Back then, as I recall, the ONLY engines which needed a hot base idle speed over 700rpm were some California CAS-spec cars with manual transmissions. Like the 340s with manual...
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    1970 Fury Headlight Delay

    The only time delay I knew of on my '70 Monaco was for the light that shines on the ignition key. Might check the "Library" at www.hamtramck-historical.com for the 1970 Plymouth Data Book "features" section? Does the car have "Twilight Sentinel" automatic hi-beam dimming? Just some thoughts...
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    Instrument lights

    Charging system check? Bulkhead connector terminals? Remove the cluster and clean the inner reflective surfaces, which are probably dusty? Good grounds to the body? Do the brightness checks at a "fast idle" engine speed. 20mg Lutein w/5mcg Zeaxanthin daily for a month (sounds unusual, but...
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    Hei distributor date code

    To me, the main thing you need to make sure of is the application for the unit, as in LA, B, or RB V-8 engines. Each has a unique-to-it shaft under it. What's inside can be variable, but once the total amount of advance is known, adjust the initial advance to match the desired total advance...
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    Ammeter bypass

    I'm n0t sure what caused the earlier issues, but it's my understanding that the 1972 model year was when things changed, as to Chrysler's wiring of the Alternator gauge. When we got out then-new '72 Newport Royal, I noticed that the alternator gauge barely moved when the engine was revved a...
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    Timing issue 70 Polara

    Thanks for the reply and additional information. In a normal rebuild, the cyl heads might be "surfaced", but not by a great degree. Just enough to get a consistent flat surface, which is usually not very much. A composite head gasket was probably used, so no issues with that, although the...
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    Timing issue 70 Polara

    I concur that the vac advance is and should be hooked to ported vacuum. The one thing I see out of what is a hot base idle speed that starts 100-150rpm faster than specs. Should be more like 700rpm. With the throttle plates open that much more, more possible vac at the ported vac port and vac...
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    68 Polara HEI Conversion

    (Burning HEIs?)
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    Upgrading the electrical system in our 67 Newport Custom

    Other than the ammeter bypass (threads on that in this forum), what is the concern, other than age? When Painless started out, their main advantage was that unlike most of the other street rod harnesses available at the time, they used OEM-grade Packard Electric (the wire, not the car) wiring...
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    Alternator upgrade

    There are some alternators which are used by the ambulance manufacturers which can get close to 200amp output, just as almost every OEM alternator these days is in the 150amp area, usually a bit higher in some cases. You'll probably need a dual-terminal battery so you can use one set of the...
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    Is this ignition box good or bad?

    On this side of things, many of the older salvage yards have been sold (by their inheritors) and scrapped-out or are several hundred miles from many of us. Another issue is that many of the older, privately-held companies are now part of bigger companies, some of which are owned by hedge...
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    Is this ignition box good or bad?

    "Proform" is the OEM-licensed company that now does the Mopar Perf electronic ignition conversion kits. Probably the same control box that comes in their kits. In earlier times, they sold "bling" items at the auto supply chain stores. Now they are licensed to make OEM-branded items of such...
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    Least expensive way to bright headlights?

    Headlight brightness is worthless (although it looks good) WITHOUT proper aim AND very possibly some replaceable bulb E-Code lights. As SEV-Marchal, Cibie, or others with the Euro beam pattern. Initially, they look good, but you have to get used to the sharp upper beam cut-off with the flare...
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    68 Polara HEI Conversion

    People get excited about "cam lobe wear" of the camshaft, BUT if you put a dial indicator on the distributor breaker cam lobes, to set the point gap, you'll most probably discover that they are not all the same height. Meaning that each cyl will not have the plug fire at the exact same time as...
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