Recent content by MDchanic

Yes, if I had known what the trouble was, I would have tried some solvent and a bit of wiggling to free it, but I just assumed it was trashed, rusted solid, etc., and was taking it apart as a post mortem. I was pleasantly surprised when there was really nothing wrong. Since I did take it all...

I was out looking at the '64 Dart yesterday, standing in the cold in the barn, sort of thinking about what needed to be done on it, when my eyeballs rolled over the windshield washers, which don't work. Now, this car has the first series electric washer pump (available from about mid-'64...

[Sorry for the late response, Dan – I've been a bit busy.] I just wrote an erudite but combative riposte to you, Dan, and then I read over the manual's instructions, and yours, and realized that I had understood them both wrong. [Sort of a "Step One: Engage Brain, Step Two: Press Send Button"...

Thought I was missing something, but then I said, "Wait a minute. Maybe It's not me!" Now I can question my sanity and acuity for other reasons. ... Where the FSM is describing bench reassembly, rather than adjustment on the car, so one must reimagine the operation, as you have above. 1964...

Dan, if you're out there, I have a question for you. In this thread, which is about play in a power steering gear, you link to a thread regarding a recommended adjustment in a manual steering car. Looking at the exploded views in the '64 Parts Manual, the manual box (page 19-1 / page 437 of...

For those interested, here is an outside photo of mine: Looking at the top of the 2-1/2 gallon spackle bucket, you can see: Oxygen tubing for air in Larger clear plastic tubing for smoke out (with funnel for stuffing in larger holes, such as gasoline filler) 12VDC in for heat Inside, I used...

Guess so. Maybe my memory's foggy, but it seems to me that "back in the day" a "full" tune-up (people didn't refer to a "30,000 mile factory service appointment" back then) consisted of oil, filter, lube, ATF & filter, belts, hoses, valve adjustment (if applicable), points, condenser, rotor...

Same button on every GM headlight switch from at least the '60s through the '80s. In fact, it's basically the same switch. Sorry to disappoint you. – Eric

Just to illustrate my point more... illustratively: This is over $600 worth of parts. There are a few that I didn't think to put in this pile, so I didn't include their cost. And that's getting things at RockAuto and anywhere else I could that had a good deal. – Eric

Sure, any linkage rod can be bent to adjust, but I try to save that as the last resort, as it's usually not fixing the cause, and once you start bending rods, you can spend a lot of time bending other rods to finally get everything the way it should be. Adding the thicker gasket, which I should...

The choke mechanism on this one operated smoothly, including the pull-off, so that's not the problem. In the end, the problem was that the exhaust manifold had been replaced with one from the 1970s, which, apparently, has its choke stove pocket in a very slightly different position than the...

CONCLUSION: I answered my own question. In the 1964 Valiant AMA Specifications, page 24, are listed height from floor to bottoms of rockers and floot to bottoms of rear edges of doors. It's not for the Dart, but the Dart can't be very much different. Specifications (with 300# Front Seat...

PM Sent.

I'll take it. PM me with details. I've discovered elsewhere that mine isn't physically broken, but I'd feel better with one I hadn't wrecked the adjustment on, to have for comparison. Thanks, – Eric

To All: I've had the original question answered definitively both inside and outside this forum, so I feel it's settled. I'm always happy to talk about things, but no need for speculation on this specific point – As AJ said, it's not broken, and something in my carb is resisting the choke...