Recent content by Fitz68

Hello all. I know this is an old topic but being a newb (one that particularly disdains electrical!) I wanted to get some advice on this conversion. About a year ago I installed a red top battery in my 68 dodge dart GT and last week I wound up on the side of the road with a completely dead...

I jacked up the car and took a close look underneath yesterday. PS fluid is leaking out of the bottom of the steering wheel column. It trickles out where I've circled in red and then it drips down the idler arm. Anyone have any idea how to fix this?

Sorry, maybe I wasn't clear. I don't think I'm having the same leak as the OP...but I can't tell. The second picture I posted is like the original picture from this thread. But I don't see any visible leaks around that area. What I have is a solid leak that is coming from underneath the...

Can anyone help me drive a little deeper into this issue? I've attached two pics of my 68' Dart--the return valve area from the OP picture looks completely dry but I have PS fluid leaking out the drive shaft. (I think that's where it's coming from...see wet spot in other pic). Is this the same...

Ok, I checked out that link and that might do it. I also just received the new pump and am slightly confused that they included some kind of adapter(see the pic). Thoughts on why they would include this? I haven't pulled the plugs. Can I pull them and get them reinstalled without any...

Thanks everyone! Really appreciate the help pointing me in the right direction. I cannot believe how expensive those fittings are! 69_340_GTS: how could you tell the HO-968B is the 7/8 fitting? I looked on Jims auto parts and that one says "fitting that screws into front of...

I converted the front drum brakes to power disc and after completion noticed that I was overheating. I did a lot of adjusting, etc to the brakes to make sure they weren't dragging and I feel pretty good it's not due to the brakes because I can overheat literally running the engine for five...

I haven't been able to get my 68 Dart 318ci to cool properly and after doing two drain/flush and replacing the thermostat, I'm now replacing the water pump. When I did the drain/flush I replaced first with all 50/50 Peak coolant and then again with about a 70/30 mix (mostly water) plus a...

So I took the car out last night for about a 30 minute drive. The brakes only got "stuck" one time....which is a noticeable improvement over what I had experienced on Monday. However my engine still ran hot and was nearing the peak of the temp gauge by the time I got home. I could also smell...

YES, TrailBeast, this is my caliper assembly! So last night I put some silicon brake lube on the inside of the caliper where the inner brake pad will slide back and forth. I put a very light amount and it seemed like the pad moved a little easier. I also lubed the back of both brake pads: the...

Thanks mguner, your comment contributed nothing meaningful to this post.

LOL---this caliper is a single piston caliper which only pushes out the inner brake pad. The outer brake pad just sits in the caliper. Not sure if you can tell from the picture from my initial post...I can post additional pics if that'll help. This caliper seems to be an anomaly!

Redfish--but the way this caliper is designed it seems as if the only moving part is the piston which pushes the inner pad against the rotor. I'm a newb, and certainly no brake expert, but I don't see how the outer pad can do anything except just sit against the rotor if the only moving part is...

So should the pad that sits against the piston should just slide freely inside the caliper without and lubrication? It certainly doesn't move freely so perhaps I do need to file down the edges....I thought some silicon brake grease might get me there as well. I'll try to figure out how to get...

All new disc brake kit. New MC, booster, hard lines, prop valve, flex hoses, rotors, spindles, upper control arm, brake assemblies. All from a kit from Classic Performance Parts(CPP). I've had the system power bled and it's working well...except the random sticking. I've also emailed CPP to...