72 Duster Resurrection

Valid points all around.

I think I will at least throw some fresh gas in the tank, disconnect the carb feed line, and let the fuel pump shoot it into a bucket for a bit. That way I can at least look at/smell the first but of "gas" it would have thrown in my carb.

However, no amount of fresh gas will help anything if I can't get the stupid electrical system to energize.

I strongly suspect bad connections that carry 12V into the cab through the firewall. After reading the MAD article mentioned above, I see what everyone is talking about. Dodge decided to run the full current load of the alternator through a tiny paddle connection so they could read amps on the amp-meter in the dash, then back out to the battery. This understandably causes problems on all the wires subjected to high current.

I will look at that first this evening (if it stops raining, never a break from rain in Houston)...