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    Why do the ignition boxes fail?

    My dad is babysitting my Scamp since I’m out of the US. Just heard my 10 year old American chrome box failed. Why are these ignition boxes prone to failure? I’ve had two orange boxes and a chrome box fail since 2004. 2/3 of them were American made. I think I may hollow out a box and do the...
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    No crank

    Go to crank my car and nothing. Battery charged. No click, nothing. Turn on lights and crank, no cranking, no clicking, lights stay the same. Used a screwdriver to jump it at solenoid and it starts. So I figure solenoid. Buy one. Put it on. Same result. I’m not super knowledgeable on this type...
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    Squareback vs round back alternator?

    I rebuilt my 318 like 15 years ago and have put on 8k miles in that time. I replaced the alternator at the same time and recently the bearing went out on me. Seeing how alternators are relatively cheap I was just going to replace it. But when I started reading it looks like there is much against...
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    HEI or Rev-N-Nator and several HEI questions

    Replaced a bad coil with the Rev-N-Nator coil as I had been considering doing the Rev-N-Nator in the future (currently running the Mopar Performance electronic ignition kit). Still no spark. I assume it's my ignition box. Buying a cheapy at O'Reilly just to get running (and make sure that is the...
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    Starter grinding

    I have a 72 Scamp with 318 and dual exhausts. It has a Mopar Performance mini starter. Anytime I drive it, if I turn it on, and it doesn't have time to cool down, when I go to start it, the gear on the starter grinds, I assume against the flywheel, and I'm not able to start it. Sometimes this is...
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