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  1. 66cuda

    New LED tail lights 69 Cuda

    HEY HERS nice HIJACK!!! I think your nanny should have spent far more time smackin the senselessness out of YOU!! The choice was and has been yours to make...our position was to let you know of the risks you take when you make choices like that!! I am certain you missed all of that because you...
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    New LED tail lights 69 Cuda

    BOYS BOYS BOYS..... not a recap , worked for an R&D facility in Farmington Hills , MI for a few years. specifically from 92 to 96. They were doing research on LED lighting ( I know because my team did the programming for the test gathering computers ) At last count they had built 186 "models"...
  3. 66cuda

    Fusible links

    Don't have a pic but typically they are located on or around the inner fender well pretty close to the solenoid / battery.. Often they have an oblong pill shaped thing in the middle OR the wire appears to be kind of "mushy" unlike the other wires in the vicinity...... test light or Multimeter...
  4. 66cuda

    Dash gauge problems

    CHeck all the usual suspects? grounds , B+ feed lines? Fuses? Fusible links?
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    Not real happy with autometer

    YOU guys would NOT believe the idiocy I am getting from the technicians at Autometer..... couple of ya hit the nail on the head...ground it directly to the engine...power it directly from the battery, if the wires run anywhere near any thing thata even looks like additional power shield that...
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    Not real happy with autometer

    autometer responded and told me to check the grounds...I know they are good and plenty...check the feed wires for each gauge...ALSO good & plenty. check the resistance at different fuel levels ( right ...I will just suck all the gas out and drop that puppy in my yard take it all apart and move...
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    HELP!. All new wiring for 1974 Plymouth Duster

    I used a KWICK wire kit...inexpensive and robust....BUT with any of the kits, you should invest in a manual that has wiring diagrams FOR YOUR CAR. adapting is a crap shoot without one.... good Luck
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    Not real happy with autometer

    Shielding is no problem we have an advanced electronics store inside of a mile from me ....as far as grounds go the IP has 9 via direct wiring and three 1/4 inch copper straps ...I am guessing it is grounded ok . the shielding part is another component that is easily accomplished...the same...
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    Not real happy with autometer

    JOE, I read everything that came with, I broke the seal on all the packages...I used a standard mopar sending unit 3/8's tube...the unit is grounded and the tank is grounded ( freekin everything is grounded 2 or 3 times across the frame, drive train , block and firewall....I used almost $60 in...
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    Not real happy with autometer

    NOT REAL HAPPY WITH AUTOMETER right now!! Gauges pictured were well over $1200. "top of the line Autometer." Took lugging stuff to three swapmeets and sittin there all day long to get CLOSE to the $$ needed. Performed the installation EXACTLY as instructed , even called AM tech line to...
  11. 66cuda

    no spark to coil....

    X2 on the electronic,,,ignition...been caught/ stranded too many times by bad points and bad condensers....but if you MOPAR ignition MAKE certain you have a spare ballast resistor in the glove box
  12. 66cuda

    64 Plymouth Valiant Dies

    LOOKS like this... except it has wires coming out of all the lil rectangle holes...is on the firewall somewhere close to the master cyl
  13. 66cuda

    NEED HELP ASAP!!! Headlight Switch

    First off....find a wiring diagram on ebay OR buy a manual that has one in it.....Painless aint painless if you dont know how to wire each of the stock switches and what feeds what from there....... if your dash / IP was previously wired by someone else DO NOT TRUST IT take it out and do it...
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    Electrical Dash Issue?

    SO I am trying to understand your problem..... on your instrument panel the drivers side turn indicator stays on all the time when you have the parking lights on, when you engage the drivers turn signal it blinks off when the outside turn signal light blinks on..... when you turn the signal off...
  15. 66cuda

    battery time

    I do not like OPTIMA even a little bit!! I have 5 vehicles, got a deal on optima battery's when they first came out....oh boy dry cells!!! longevity, no worry about vibration etc etc etc etc etc..... with all 5 Optimas purchased bought a "special" DRY cell charger $130 got them all in the...
  16. 66cuda

    Question???

    well hold on...... you can use ANY wire as long as it is the same gauge AND the same color as the wire being replaced You do not want to replace a 14 gauge wire with an 18 gauge wire under stress it will likely burn..... most auto parts stores carry different gauges of stranded wire....as does...
  17. 66cuda

    Question???

    Arturo..... it was likely at the din plug bulk connector look for charring to determine the actual spot....then you can just replace the wires that shorted/burned ...a lil time consuming but inexpensive and functional ...just be sure to use the same color wire....
  18. 66cuda

    Petronix?

    A previous version ( before I bought the Pertronix) had the rev limiter.....didn't work well at all, died, choked.....big recall.... big POS!! tossed it out and used regular everyday Pertronix...works just peachy and does not cost arm & leg Point being if you are running that high of RPMs you...
  19. 66cuda

    Petronix?

    I use a pertronix unit in my 67 428 Bonneville vert, it is the hall effect one and it has performed flawlessly for the past 5 years.....I would not hesitate to buy another one...keeps the original look and performs as good as, if not better than points. hope this helps
  20. 66cuda

    Mechanical Vs. Electrical Speedo

    depending on the model...there is a unit that attaches to the tranny where the speedo cable goes and wires go up to your speedo. The unit produces electrical magnetic pulses called a "hall effect" and they are pretty decent and accurate mine are made by Autometer
  21. 66cuda

    Help...how to remove the headlight knob

    OK you cannot remove JUST the knob.....you have to pull the headlight knob all the way out ( headlights ON) then reach under the dash and push the button on the headlight switch( kinda hard to push )once you have it all the way down push the headlight knob back in a lil and push the button down...
  22. 66cuda

    Painless or make my own ?

    I used a KWIK kit...pretty simple around between 150 & 200 and relatively EASY to install...... no matter what you do using generic wiring you will have to tweek it... The third option is to pay the completely outrageous cost for replica wiring... You do have options! and suggestions.....ball...
  23. 66cuda

    1972 Duster 340 wiring diagram

    Your best bet is to hit the shows and buy both a Chassis & Service and a Body & service manual...(ocassionally seen on ebay) for 72 CHRYSLER ( duster is in it)....it will show you what is hooked to what and how it is wired.....I just installed a KWIK system in my 66 Barracuda ...all my wiring...
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