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Hi all, I'm having the very common problem of my gas gauge not reading anything at all in my 71 Scamp. The temp gauge has slight movement to it with key on, but I don't think it's reading as accurately as it should. This was all working before I took my cluster out to have the speedo...

Hi all, The power steering on my /6 71 Scamp has been leaking from the steering box for some time now, and having just replaced the dash and put some torque on the steering shaft, I think I finally killed the steering shaft seal. It mostly leaks around the steering shaft, with a little bit...

Bah! I thought I had a quick and easy job to replace the control valve on my /6 distributor today. I made the mistake of not marking the rotor, figuring if I was careful, no problem inserting it back in the same place. Dumb. I'm not real familiar with finding TDC, but I'm fairly certain I...

I can't believe I just made it home in my Scamp. I drove to a softball game a couple hours ago, and on the way, I heard this noise like something bounced off the road up into my wheel well. Having owned old cars for many years, I didn't put it out of the question that I hadn't lost some sort...

My wife just backed into my 71 Scamp and I need a new front bumper. :violent1: I'm looking for one that preferably doesn't need to be rechromed, no rust, no dings. I'm in the Sacramento, CA area if local pick up is an option. Even if you don't have one, I'd appreciate any info. Thanks...

I jumped in my 71 /6 Scamp this morning to get to work and was greeted with what I thought was a dead battery. Turned the ignition and all I got was the oil pressure idiot light, no cranking at all. Weird. I cleaned the terminals and boosted the battery - same result. What are the common...

Hey guys, The next step in making my 71 /6 Scamp more roadworthy is to replace the rear springs. Based on price and forum reviews, I think I'm going with ESPO. They have 5 leaf and 6 leaf HD springs. Price on the 5 leaf is about 30% cheaper, though the price on the 6 leaf is pretty darn...

I need to replace the temperature gauge in my 71 Scamp. I've replaced the voltage limiter with a solid state equivalent, and both my gas gauge and temperature gauge are not functioning. I think the sending unit on the gas tank is bad, but I know the temperature sending unit is good. For now...

I posted something about the longtime overheating issues with my stock 225 automatic (20k miles on the rebuild) in another thread, but I think I just resolved things by advancing my timing to 5* and idle to 800. I'd previously had it at TDC, idle somewhere between 700 and 750 (750 is spec...

Hey guys, I'm looking for a little help with troubleshooting an overheating issue. My Scamp has a /6 with maybe 15k miles on the rebuild - bone stock. Radiator and hoses were replaced at the same time (about 6 years ago). The symptoms are that it slowly runs to the hot end of the temperature...

This is one of the weirdest finds I've ever made in my car... So I've been having some temperature issues with my 71 Scamp's slant-6. It started running up pretty hot in traffic and then would cool back down if I started moving again. More recently it just ran hot and didn't really cool...

Does anyone know what year and model rear valances will match a 71 Scamp? Same question for the air boxes? Thanks a lot! John

I'm looking for a rear valence for a 71 Scamp/Dart, located in the NorCal area. Thanks, John

Looking for the following for my 71 Scamp rear valence in good condition (not sure what other models have the same valance - Dart, Swinger?) pair of fresh air boxes for under the dash (DS/PS) DS sunvisorI'm near Sacramento, CA. Thanks, John 916-240-4212

Hi everyone, I just became the proud new owner of my mom's 1971 Plymouth Scamp. She bought the car new originally in the SF Bay Area and it's been running around Marin for the last 37 years! I still remember getting picked up from school in that thing. So on Sunday, when I picked it up, I...