Motoblag's '71 Duster
Makin' progress.
More garage work done. Ramps stored on the walls to free up space. Network equipment no longer precariously balanced in a window sill. Also got my desktop wired with cat5e again instead of a flaky USB wifi adapter. Every phone jack in the house is a home run with cat5e so it was easy-peasy to make it happen.
I'm on vacation this week so I've got some work done on the Duster! Mostly scratching my head at the wiring diagram on the garage computer and testing things with the multimeter. Found out both my hazard and turn signal relays were dead, turn signals now all work. Brake lights were mangled due to previous owners putting in a third brake light with vampire taps, those fuckers. Replaced the guts of the reverse lights with generic Chrysler 1156 bulb holders from the parts store. Also replaced the old corroded brake light bulb holders with new generic Chrysler ones, snipping out the flaky wiring from vampire taps.
Got the new headlight switch installed and wired up. Got running lights and headlights. At least headlights according to the DMM, haven't reinstalled those yet.
I redid the fuel pump wiring. Properly inline fused to key-on accessory line. It appears the fuel pump isn't working despite getting voltage, I'll be checking voltage at the pump if possible and then try percussive maintenance. Might be time for a new pump, it's sat with old, nasty gas in it for quite a while.
Found one of the turn signal indicators in the instrument cluster is flaky. The pin on the PCB is a bit loose, I cleaned the area up and put a glob of solder on it, covered in hot glue to give it a fighting chance of lasting.
I'm also stripping the rear seats. Foam is trashed and they smell bad. Like decades of nasty old pot smoke. Gotta cut some wires out of the burlap-like material:
Once I've wrapped up that last bit I'll ziptie the seat frame parts together and hang them from the ceiling of the garage with J-hooks so when I get to reupholstering them I've got all the parts (this will never happen).
Trying to get a wiring de-pinning tool from local auto parts stores was a fruitless quest. Even with a Lisle part number in hand. Just ordered one from Amazon instead.
Items left before taking it up and down the driveway:
* fuel pump
* reattach clutch rod under dash
* secure dash wiring again
* reinstall instrument cluster
There's light at the end of the tunnel for the Duster!
Makin' progress.
More garage work done. Ramps stored on the walls to free up space. Network equipment no longer precariously balanced in a window sill. Also got my desktop wired with cat5e again instead of a flaky USB wifi adapter. Every phone jack in the house is a home run with cat5e so it was easy-peasy to make it happen.
I'm on vacation this week so I've got some work done on the Duster! Mostly scratching my head at the wiring diagram on the garage computer and testing things with the multimeter. Found out both my hazard and turn signal relays were dead, turn signals now all work. Brake lights were mangled due to previous owners putting in a third brake light with vampire taps, those fuckers. Replaced the guts of the reverse lights with generic Chrysler 1156 bulb holders from the parts store. Also replaced the old corroded brake light bulb holders with new generic Chrysler ones, snipping out the flaky wiring from vampire taps.
Got the new headlight switch installed and wired up. Got running lights and headlights. At least headlights according to the DMM, haven't reinstalled those yet.
I redid the fuel pump wiring. Properly inline fused to key-on accessory line. It appears the fuel pump isn't working despite getting voltage, I'll be checking voltage at the pump if possible and then try percussive maintenance. Might be time for a new pump, it's sat with old, nasty gas in it for quite a while.
Found one of the turn signal indicators in the instrument cluster is flaky. The pin on the PCB is a bit loose, I cleaned the area up and put a glob of solder on it, covered in hot glue to give it a fighting chance of lasting.
I'm also stripping the rear seats. Foam is trashed and they smell bad. Like decades of nasty old pot smoke. Gotta cut some wires out of the burlap-like material:
Once I've wrapped up that last bit I'll ziptie the seat frame parts together and hang them from the ceiling of the garage with J-hooks so when I get to reupholstering them I've got all the parts (this will never happen).
Trying to get a wiring de-pinning tool from local auto parts stores was a fruitless quest. Even with a Lisle part number in hand. Just ordered one from Amazon instead.
Items left before taking it up and down the driveway:
* fuel pump
* reattach clutch rod under dash
* secure dash wiring again
* reinstall instrument cluster
There's light at the end of the tunnel for the Duster!