patrick66
Old Man with a Hat
...for the first time in nearly 2-1/2 years. Long story why that is, but I was quite happy to get it out to a Sonic cruise that was just a few miles away. I took it out last Saturday to clean it up and put some gas in it, after installing a new tank and sender. But tonight was an event put on by that Sonic and the local Mopar club. There were about 40 cars there of all makes, with about 20 or so being Mopars.
I had the cluster out while I had my clock out for a quartz conversion, so last Saturday is when I re-installed the cluster and cleaned things up. Prior to the car being parked, I had a serious charging problem, which turned out to be caused by the positive post on the factory ammeter being broken! Damn lucky the car didn't burn to the ground, as a result! So, I bypassed the ammeter altogether.
My car started right up after its long slumber, but not without issues. Right now, the sending unit for the factory tach is acting up. My speedometer won't register, but the odometer is working fine. When I turn on my park lights or headlights, the temp and fuel gauges peg out, which tells me the dash voltage limiter is toast. Also, the lights behind the left and right turn indicators and the hi-beam light will all light up when the lights are on. The factory radio has power but no sound. Lastly, there is a slight but persistent miss in the engine. Oh, and the front calipers are sticking. Yay, fun.
The blinkers, brake lights, tail lights and tag light all work fine. The headlights do, too, but the previously-mentioned problem arises.
The good thing is that the car sounds friggin' amazing, despite the problems. It drives well! I'm gonna work on the Coronet this weekend after tomorrow's cars-n-coffee, and let the Imperial sit for another week. I should fix the taillights on the '68 D100 truck, too, so I can drive that at night!
It never ends...
I had the cluster out while I had my clock out for a quartz conversion, so last Saturday is when I re-installed the cluster and cleaned things up. Prior to the car being parked, I had a serious charging problem, which turned out to be caused by the positive post on the factory ammeter being broken! Damn lucky the car didn't burn to the ground, as a result! So, I bypassed the ammeter altogether.
My car started right up after its long slumber, but not without issues. Right now, the sending unit for the factory tach is acting up. My speedometer won't register, but the odometer is working fine. When I turn on my park lights or headlights, the temp and fuel gauges peg out, which tells me the dash voltage limiter is toast. Also, the lights behind the left and right turn indicators and the hi-beam light will all light up when the lights are on. The factory radio has power but no sound. Lastly, there is a slight but persistent miss in the engine. Oh, and the front calipers are sticking. Yay, fun.
The blinkers, brake lights, tail lights and tag light all work fine. The headlights do, too, but the previously-mentioned problem arises.
The good thing is that the car sounds friggin' amazing, despite the problems. It drives well! I'm gonna work on the Coronet this weekend after tomorrow's cars-n-coffee, and let the Imperial sit for another week. I should fix the taillights on the '68 D100 truck, too, so I can drive that at night!
It never ends...
