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    Tuff 150 amp alternator

    I got a tuff stuff 60a alternator this summer and the damn thing wouldn’t charge at idle. Even with their voltmeter. Failed a field test. Got a new one and had it tested before I put it on the car, failed again. Went to another shop and tested it there just in case, failed. Still heard nothing...
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    Oil Pump shaft broke

    This happened to me March 2022. Shaft broke off in the oil pump. Found the oil pump sized up. Took the pump apart no debris at all. Found the specs for the pump and checked with feeler gages. one spot was too tight. Got a hv pump, harden shaft, and also replaced the bushing for the shaft. Found...
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    PST sway bar install

    Where did you get those mounts and how do they bolt to the K frame?
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    PST sway bar install

    Tried to put this damn thing on again and the angle of the end links is horrible
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    PST sway bar install

    Hi there sorry for the late reply I didn’t send an email to a Jim there but did not get a reply
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    PST sway bar install

    is it on this page?
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    PST sway bar install

    Called them at 3:30 Friday (eastern standard time) and the only engineer went home. No one could give me any info or anything said to call back Monday
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    PST sway bar install

    Oh it did but the picture on the back was so faded I couldn’t understand it. Found one online and put the bracket in the inner holes and tried to bolt the sway bar to it. Bracket and the back of the plate will not sit flush and you’re supposed to use the lower bolt hole of the bushing clamp to...
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    PST sway bar install

    That’s what I was wondering. In my pics I have a lip on my k frame and there are holes in the lip so I did t know what to do
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    PST sway bar install

    So I e searched for answers for how to install this sway bar. I have a ‘71 Dodge Dart with 11” drums no previous sway bar. Where do I mount the sway bar on the k frame I have sets of holes on it but I’m still not sure
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    PST Sway bar install

    I just got the same thing from PST and you use the shock bolt to mount it.
  12. 1970PAValiant

    Steering column coupler removal?

    Hi I did what you want to do last spring. I followed this YouTube video but I didn’t remove the steering wheel from the shaft. Taping the wheel to the column so it doesn’t spin thing the wheel face down on the floor with cardboard and a cloth over it I didn’t get scratches. You’re gonna have to...
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    318 overheating

    I’ve gotten an OEM since I work at a dealership and I’ve been reading all the threads here on people repairing. If not I have a friend that makes circuit boards for the milatary so he might be able to make one for me
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    318 overheating

    Ok sorry for the late responses but I got a little looking at Sunday. So I got a new radiator cap and let it idle for 30 mins. Stayed in the middle temp and my fuel gage started working. Once up to temp and the thermostat opened, saw the upper rad hose leaking due to the clamp needed to be...
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    318 overheating

    When I took the cap off it didn’t spray anywhere. Pressure cap is pretty old so I can’t see what it is rated at. The Rad was just a generic one I found on Amazon. It’s been good for over 3000 miles so far. When it started going a little high the fuel gage was working, then when going to lunch...
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