Recent content by rustyswinger

Usually i just say hello and they dont give me much trouble

You have to be 100% certain you have excellent ground on your ignition control module. You have had it off and on again, check and double check! May be a simple as that.

I live in Canada, so my experience may be different than yours. I COULD NOT find a shop that was willing to take my car in and shoot it after I had done the bodywork. It wasn't that my work was bad.... they would not even look at it. Also.... I painted my shell in my garage. Built a tent out...

Liquid gas is not explosive. Vapors are the hazard here. Gas is fuel using it as a cleaner is like using a screwdriver as a chisel. It kind of works but the risk outweighs the benefit

I just checked and it looks like I may be off on my comment about the fuel gauge. Nevertheless, it's a simple cheap long term solution. I was pretty happy with myself for sorting it out!

I may be wrong but I thought the earlier Darts had the voltage regulator in the fuel gauge? I made an electronic VR with a few parts ordered online. Bought enough to cobble together 5 voltage regs for about 20 bucks delivered to my front door.

Normally I stick up for disabled people. That made me snort laugh

I turned a piece of brass on my lathe and used a small hitch pin clip to secure it. Not factory but it has held up beautifully

I am no pro, but I don't think you are measuring ride height according to the FSM. As I understand it, these unibody cars are not to be measured from anywhere on the sheet metal. Follow the process and set your ride height according to the FSM. I tried 3 different shops in my area and NOT ONE...

I considered using rope on mine. I did a rope install the rear slider in my Dakota. It worked slick! I chose not to go with rope on the dart, that rear window has some mean points on the lower, and it is not easy getting around there let alone room inside near the package tray. After I found...

I agree with the posters that say do it yourself. I installed all the glass in my 74 swinger by myself with no help at all with absolutely no damage or leakage afterwards. Go down to the glass shop and talk to the oldest guy you can find. He will probably gladly give you his advice, while...

I'm pretty handy with a mig welder, and have a spare distributor I dont mind fiddling with at all! I will check into this... thanks for the idea!

Thanks again! will add the fuel line pinch test to my tinkering once the North Pole goes home. At the risk of sounding even more like a Noob..... WET fuel level = actual float bowl fuel level??? I do have a bit of the little starter that could syndrome when the engine is cold and has been...

Train wreck? Like I mentioned it RUNS pretty good, but does it drive good? No idea, its about 40 below, and there is about 3 inches of ice on the roads, not to mention a big frigging snow drift behind the bay door the car is parked behind. Ask me how it works once we get to a month with no...

simply awesome. Thank you for this wonderful explanation. I have this saved and will have a go at her again as soon as the weather breaks. thank you