getting pissed off!

The first thing to remember, my friend, is that you'll catch a lot more flies with honey than with vinegar! I honestly don't know why I kept reading past your first few angry posts. Glad I did, though, and glad you got the help you needed WHEN YOU FINALLY COOLED DOWN and asked your questions like a fairly civilized human being. I truly hope you will stay around and ask the questions you will have if you stick with working on old cars.

To really get into these things and if a particular car is really one you want to work on, you really need the Factory Service Manual for that car. I got mine for my '64ragtop Dart from a vendor on the 'net. MUCH easier to deal with than the paper manual the previous owner of my car gave me. Even with the manual, you will have questions. With the manual, you can ask better questions of folks who have "been there, done that" and there are a bunch of us on this site.

Pictures, we love pictures! Lots of us have posted pics of things we've done or things that have us confused and we generally get the help we need. Also, lots of us have large bookmark files and can give references to websites that may help with whatever has you stalled at that time.

Also, you mentioned poor design. For us '64 Dart lovers (I have three of 'em) keep in mind that 49 years ago that was the current state of the art and they worked pretty well for quite a few years. The solid-state limiters are just one example of progress in recent years. I would bet money that not a single one of the designers of those MOPAR gauges had any idea that we'd be expecting them to work as well as new gauges long after those folks were moldering in their graves.

So, welcome to our little site! Next time you need help, please ask here.

Just remember my first sentence.......

BC