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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...

"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...

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...

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...

"Side marker lights" are the amber (frt) and red (rr) lights on the side of the car, so oncoming drivers can see the car in the dark., from the side. "Cornering lights" are only on the front, as a part of the side marker light housing/molding, which illuminate (white light) only when the turn...

No little hidden set screw on one side? Just curious, CBODY67

Seat belt buzzer? Look for the pressure switch under the driver's seat. Unplug. Key in ign cyl buzzer can be unplugged, once you find it. BUT as the doors now lock "like a GM", might want to leave that one operational. Unless you have or know how to work a SlimJim or have ready access to...

Sounds like a flaky/detiorating ground situation. Or a connector that is degraded. Might be time to get out the FSM and trace the wiring schematic to see what's where. Might even be just a bad bulb? Probably just ONE litte thing, I suspect. CBODY67

What changed during the engine swap? I'm presuming it was running well prior to the swap? EFI or carb? Just curious, CBODY67

In reality, the antenna's "guts" (motor) can be common to many Chrysler products and possibly some other brands, too. I seem to recall that the original "string trimmer line" was hollow rather than solid? Past the motor, the items which went on top of that could be specific to several models...

Power antennas, back then, were considered to be a "luxury option". When retracted, they were supposed to not interfere with the beauty of the base vehicle, as a more upscale look of sorts. There were some power antennas, for aftermarket installation, which might work well, but did not...

If there are directions in the kit, follow them as close as possible. A few more degrees initial will not hurt, as long as no clatters happen on heavy acceleration. End result is that about 36-40 degrees advance (mechanical and initial) happen. Not a hard and fast rule, except on the max...

Should be 5 degrees with the vac hose to the vac advance removed and plugged. Which set of instructions are you following AND what parts did you use to do the change?

Back in the earlier 1980s, there was one octane booster which noted on the "Instructions" on the back of the container, to "jet up 3-4 sizes" when the particular octane booster was used in the recommended mix rate. People who did not ended up with burnt pistons, from what my late machine shop...

Back in the 1960s, normal leaded fuel had about 3gms/gallon of TEL in it. Low lead took that down to 1 gm/gallon. It also takes 5% more crude oil to make a gallon of unleaded fuel. That is interesting in that during the first fuel shortage back then, the shortage was alleged to have been by...

The first place I saw borescopes being used to look inside combustion chambers was on the YouTube channel of "ChrisFix" when he was gauging the effectiveness of combustion chamber "cleaners". Using a borescope as you have. You might check out some of his videos to get an idea of what piston...

The reality as I know it is . . . it's probably NOT leaking. There is no pressure there to make it leak, provided the pcv system is working and blowby is normal. Any oil that gets to the bottom of the valley pan is from splash which can get past the camshaft, which should be minimal. The...

And significance to the "red top battery"? I know that at one time in the early 1980s, Mopar Parts had a Ramcharger battery that was red on top with opaque clear sides, but that was an aftermarket-only situation. Just curious, CBODY67

You probably need to get a borescope attachment (or a "critter cam" from Harbor Freight) and look at the piston crown on #6. If the edges of the piston are clean, that is an indication that oil is "coming up from the bottom", as in failed oil ring package. If not washed clean around the edge...

You might have "hit the jackpot" in the other bulbs not coming back on. Do the bulbs FIRST, checking the integrity of the two "wings" on the sockets, as the plastic can be prone to breaking (as an "age" situation). but keep the other possibilities in mind too. Easiest things first. CBODY67