Recent content by havensole

Always love those people at parts stores. The Autozone up the street use to have an old guy that was a classic car library. He finally retired and then the other "kids" there tried to help me. Nope. I found another one at the O'Reily down the road who is awesome.

Thanks. I posted an ad there as well as on Craigslist.

I am selling our 1966 Dodge Dart GT. This GT is a rare find with a slant 6, Power Steering, Console Shifter and A/C. We bought the car a little over a year ago and it is just a little too much for my wife and I already have another classic. The car runs and drives. When we bought it the car...

Well it is time to say goodbye to the Dart. The costs of repairs have just become too much for my wife and she wants to get something newer and smaller. I'll be sad to see if go but it is her car and decision. If anyone is interested in buying a good condition 66 Dart with a slant 6 let me know.

Didn't realize the speedo cable attached to the transmission right next to the transmission crossmember so I didn't attempt install it until this weekend. Got up early yesterday to try and beat the heat which worked out. I dropped the crossmember and pulled that end of the cable out. The old...

Parts arrived yesterday so I am going to try and get them installed this afternoon. I have a sneaking fear that my problem may be a stripped speedo gear in the transmission. Does anyone know where those are still sold? Hopefully it wont be needed.

Had some time to work on the Dart yesterday. It was pretty hot with an intense sun so I didn't do anything super complicated in the engine bay. I stopped a leak at the power steering pump that I think I forgot to mention. The pressure line wasn't seated all the way so it just took a couple of...

Thanks for the responses everyone. Yes it is still the single reservoir master cylinder. A dual cylinder is on the books, but we had already spent so much on the new drums, shoes, and auxiliary parts that getting another part wasn't on the list. I'll put it in as part of the next group of fixes...

Put the batter on last night and started the car up. It turned over fairly easily but then I started hearing a squeal/whine from the power steering pump. I got out to check it and saw fluid spraying all over the engine bay. The return hose split on both ends at the hose clamps. I meant to buy a...

Been another long while since I've posted. I was able to get my Ranchero to move out of the driveway. Had a bunch of issues with the brakes not being adjusted right and the trans. modulator going out so it wouldn't shift right, but we were able to back it out and push it into place. Once the guy...

Looks like we got our Dart GT's around the same time. You're doing way more than I am though. Work looks great so far. I hear you one the swap meets. There is a huge one down here in Pomona, CA. I was told by many that I'd be able to find almost anything for a classic there. I seriously...

Been awhile since I've been on here. Work was way worse than I was anticipating last semester and into this one. Had a lot of stumbling issues with the wife's 66 Dart at the end of August and so it has sat on the street since then. The other week I got home and found a parking warning on the car...

Just had to deal with a lot of fun with these carbs not that long ago. My biggest gripe with these is the really really really stupid float bowl design making it an easy leak point. Holding the gas pedal down a bit is actually the suggested warm starting method for these engines. I forget where...

As said, you either pay to have the work done or learn to do it yourself. This is one of the reasons I've learned to do most of my own work. A head gasket isn't a big thing if you can follow instructions and it gives you the opportunity to take a look at the combustion chamber conditions, and...

Well I took the Dart to work today so I could take it to the local AAA office and get the registration finished up. Car drove pretty well on the freeway at 65-70 mph. Car used a lot of gas and the fumes were pretty bad. I'll be adjusting the fuel/air mix either sunday or next week. Into a long...