New car, new problems; 76 Duster 318
These cars don't have a cat.
'76. Too late to be smog-exempt.... Also, if it wasn't factory, someone installed one. There's a cat under my car, and I didn't run it over..... ;)
Also, I pulled the car under a street light and started tinkering away. Headlight replaced, 7/8 spark plugs replaced (one came broken, gonna take it back to Pep Boys tomorrow). Also, I may have found both sources of one miss: Estimating that the piston numbering goes:
(Radiator)
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
#5 was unplugged.... Strangely enough, ALL plugs were fouled to hell and back with thick black soot, and worse #7 was so fouled it was making contact and thus not giving spark. Plugged 5 back in and replaced all except 1 (figured since it was the least f'd up, I could run with it for now). Strangely, she's still wanting to miss, but she's LOVING the new plugs! I'm betting a cap, rotor, and wires (didn't want to do it under street light only conditions) will help solve the problem.... Also, 5 and 7 are a BBBEEEAAAACCCCHHHH thanks to a well-placed brake master cylinder and a HORRIBLY-designed exhaust manifold. Damned Chrysler...... But then again, if it was 100% perfect, then Novas and Mavericks wouldn't have sold at all and EVERYONE would have a Duster and then they'd be nothing special....
The shaking under acceleration is almost completely gone, no idea why. It just decided to go away, apparently..... o.O
Also, I had a slight whine in the trans when I picked it up. I dropped in a little bit of this LucasOil transmission stuff I snagged from the parking lot of another barracks 6+ months ago, and the whine went away.
I think she just likes being tinkered with!
- CK