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Good Afternoon and Happy Mothers Day A gremlin has decided to give me something to do. The oil light comes on but the mechanical pressure gauge shows anywhere from 20 to 60 lbs depending on if the motor is idling or cruising down the road. Once on, it stays on. The car is a '65 Newport...

Good Morning All. Replaced the plugs in the 'Party Barge' ('65 Newport 383 Carter BBD point style ignition). Six of the eight were dark tan ( I am OK with that as the 'Barge' has not been on any significant road trips this year) 2 plugs (#7 and #8) were gas fouled. Wires are from Lectric...

Good Evening All Got the Party Barge ('65 Newport) out of dry dock today. All the upgrades/tweaking done over he winter months checked out O.K. However, a new gremlin has appeared. The fuel tank reads empty. Preliminary checks lead to the sending unit itself. The float was replaced a...

Good Morning All I added a later style cruise control (turn signal lever actuated) to a '65 Newport, I am looking for the upper speedometer cable that connects the unit to the speedometer. Does the earlier style auto pilot upper cable have the same nut on both ends of the cable? In other...

Good Afternoon All Not sure where to post this. Driveline issues seemed appropriate. With the Part Barge ('65 Newport) in dry dock for the winter, I am addressing some 'gremlins' that pop up from time to time. One of them is the speedometer. Every now and then (no reason that I can find)...

Good Afternoon All Quick question: To increase the revolutions of the speedo cable, do add or subtract teeth from the pinion gear? Thanks to all who respond. Happy New Year Omni

Good Day all and Merry Christmas With work/upgrades progressing on the "Barge' ('65 Newport). I am now turned my attention to an annoying problem that I have dealt with for the past couple of years. There is a transmission 'weep' in the area of the tail housing. The speedo o-rings have been...

Good Day All Does anyone have any 'Carter' carburetor info sheets that show jet and metering rod sizes? A 'Google' search shows lots of info on AFB/AVS models, but is thin on the BBD's. Have a rebuilt BBD 3850S ('65 Chrysler 383 auto) that will be gone through this winter and am looking for...

Good Morning All Still doing some tweaking on Party Barge. In checking the vacuum advance unit it is full open @15"hg but will bleed off to '0' in less than a minute. Is this normal or has the 58 year old diaphragm gave up? If it is bad, would I replace it with another 15"hg or should I be...

Good Afternoon With Carlisle 2023 in the rear view mirror, looking to improve on the drive-ability of the 'Party Barge' ('65 Newport 383). This year I installed an AFB (3644S) that was rebuilt by Woodruff. While acceleration was better I was disappointed in the overall mileage. the 1000 mile...

Good Day All Recently acquired a fuel pump that looks like an older Carter rebuild-able type. No name on it just a tag with 40974. and it is American made. Cannot find any info on this number. I would like to find a rebuild kit and install it on the '65 Newport. Anyone have any links...

Good Evening All Now that the snow has arrived (it was in the mid70's two days ago), The Party Barge is in dry dock getting some much need attention. Steering and brakes are the first things on the agenda. Brakes are receiving all new hardware and the steering/suspensions wear parts are being...

Happy Saturday All Rounding up parts for a winter project. Got a reseal kit from Pat Blais and have a couple of questions: 1) The kit contains an O-Ring for a Low-reverse pivot shaft. What is that? Looking at the FSM, I can find no mention of that. 2) As I am working on a '65, the...

Good Evening All The backstory: Engine rebuilt on the 'Party Barge' - 1965 Newport 383-2v. Rings were Hastings 2M683.030 Moly (iron). Initial oil was Valvoline Racing Oil (10w30). Oil/Filter replaced after about 1/2 hour run time. (various throttle positions). Refilled with Schaffers 10w30...

Good Day All With a 1000 mile Carlisle trip completed, it appears that I have a trans leak on the 'Party Barge' - '65 Newport. The leak appears to be in the kick down linkage area. Plans call for dropping the pan (new filter/gasket) and o-ring replacements (cable shift) . The leak is not...

Good Day All Just returned from the machine shop (Harts) with all the goodies to rebuild the Party Barge's 383. One question; For my own piece of mind, do I have the rear main seal installed in the correctly? Installation instructions call for the large lip to face the front of the motor. It...

Good Morning All from the frozen waste land of NW Ohio Looking for confirmation. Are all steel crank motors internally balanced and cast cranks externally balanced? The motor in question is a '65 383 automatic. Thanks to all who respond. Omni

Good Day All Does anyone have a part number/manufacturer for this mount? Mine has two small mount studs and is offset (to the rear) of where it mounts to the transmission. All I can find are a single stud that mounts directly under the trans. Also, does the rear cross member have to be...

Good Day All With the GTO out for the rest of the summer. Attention has turned to the '68 Bee and the '65 Newport. The Bee is ready for the trip to the Moper show at National Trails (this used to be the Mopar Nationals) in a week, so its back to the Newport. I purchased the Newport last...