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Another update! Sorry these are so slow. Maybe I should have named the thread "Do I Have Time To Fix It Right?" Was able to get a loaner screw-in type tester from AutoZone. Didn't have time to test all 8 cylinders today, so I ran three interesting ones (engine cold, WOT) Driver's Side 1 - 120...

Thanks for the feedback, all. I agree those numbers are quite low. However, they're not THAT much lower than when I ran this test 7/8 years ago with a threaded type tester from AutoZone. Those were in the 110-115 range. Anyhow, I will try again with a loaner screw-in type and see if things look...

I also snapped a pic of the plugs. The two sides look noticeably different — the driver's side are darker colored, while the passenger's side has a bit of toasty brown build-up.

Ok guys, sorry for the slow turn-around here, been a busy week. Yesterday I ran a compression test. Drove the car around for 10 minutes to get the engine up to temp, then pulled the plugs. The tester I have is a manual push-in type from a friend — it was difficult to get it seated properly on...

I've had a look at that bulkhead connector and don't remember any major corrosion but it has been a while. There are lots of little electrical things that seem problematic -- for example, the voltmeter I installed in the dash shows a ~1V drop/rise as the turn signal goes on/off. Not sure if...

Kind of turns into a feedback cycle, doesn't it? Car runs poorly -> I don't enjoy driving it as much -> I don't drive it as much -> it sits a lot -> it runs even more poorly. I'm excited to break that spiral!

Thanks for all the advice so far! I have been on a lot of message boards for various things over the years (mostly computer-related) and FABO really is as good as it gets. If the downside is 47 different ideas, that's way better than 0. Sounds like the consensus first thing to do is a...

Added a bit more info above. The heads are definitely stock. dano, those are all good suggestions and things I'd like to do eventually, and you're right that it's difficult without more knowledge of the internals of the engine. I'm not opposed to pulling heads at some point (have helped a...

I've been a member here since I got my 73 Duster back in 2009 as a high school senior. Kind of hard to believe I've had her for 11 years already! We've had some awesome times including a 10-day road trip down Route 66 when I moved to CA for grad school and having her as my daily driver for my...

Crank pulley is the Bouchillon performance 2-groove, 6-9/16" diameter (here). I'm not changing that, as it's the correct setup for non-AC and matched with the water pump pulley (6-7/8"). Alternator is an Ultima unit from O'Reilly (here), looks like squareback I suppose? Don't know pulley...

Is that regulator in particular going to solve the issue, or is this just as sign that my current one is bad?

Guess I should have taken it over! I was so fed up with looking at the thing I just set it out by our apartment recycling and it was gone the next morning. Guessing someone came by and picked it up to cash in.

I've had a nice Champion 3-row radiator sitting in my closet for going on 3 years now, and finally made time to put it in. The car had begun to overheat both at high speeds (clogged up radiator) and at low speeds (fan clutch not engaging). Not the most fun swap to do in a dusty parking lot, but...

Hey FABO, It's been a long time since I've posted! As I've been living with no garage the past 3.5 years I hadn't gotten around to much in the way of car work--that is, until last weekend. Finally swapped out my cracked & clogged stock radiator for a shiny 3-row champion unit. While I was at...

Gauges installed over the past couple days! Everything but the oil pressure line is hooked up and working. Please excuse the ugly zip-tie mounting as I don't have a drill handy. I may actually leave the ties and just cut off the ends. Looks like voltage is kind of high at 15.5V - from reading...

Good point, I should probably update that :oops: I'm in the Palo Alto area these days.

Looks like I won't get to this until a couple of weeks now. I found a good spot to mount the gauges in place of the factory ashtray/cig lighter fixture. There's some bits of crumbled padding/insulation up under there - anything I need to be cautious around? We've been having asbestos abatement...

New gauges are set to get here tomorrow. I went with an Autometer 3 gauge set, water temp/volts/oil pressure since I may do the ammeter bypass a bit later on. In the meantime, am I looking at the right sender to remove and replace with the oil pressure line?

I've got a similar miss on my car sometimes. Just found a leak in a vacuum hose, but haven't driven since fixing it, but that might clear it up.

One perk of living on the West coast, I can post a question before bed and get an answer in the morning! Sounds like either #2 or #3 is the way to go then. I'll try to get a pic of the oil sender to verify that I'm looking at the right thing there too. Out of curiosity, what is that Thermal...

Hi guys, I'm planning to install an aftermarket water temp gauge on my car. The engine is a 360, stock cast iron manifold. While I'm at it I was thinking I'd add an oil pressure gauge, if it's not much more of a hassle. Was thinking of going with mechanical gauges for simplicity. Are any of...

I emailed BE & A, they said they don't sell just the rears. Classic Industries sells some non-retracting belts that look like they'd work, so I may go with those. They also sell just "retractors", looks like just the guts inside the plastic housing. Anyone know if it's easy to replace those in...

I don't take multiple passengers around in my car a lot, but do on occasion. With that in mind, does anyone make replacement retractors or seat belt sets for the rear seats in a Duster? Would like to get mine working again - the current ones are almost totally frozen up. If there's an easy way...

These are old pics from when I rebuilt the suspension. These days I'm parked in a parking lot with no way to raise the car and work on it, so I won't be able to get new pictures for quite a while, sorry. That's the best I can do for now.

Here's a closer look at the spindle (with the caliper off to the side). This is the passenger side.

Meant to say 7-1/4" rear, not 3/4".

Here's the best I have at the moment. The front parts (disassembled): And the car up with the wheels off:

I'd like to replace pads and rotors (and maybe drums) on my '73 Duster but don't really have a place to work on it, so I need a way to ID the brakes before ordering parts and making time at a shop. They're stock parts, as far as I can tell. How many different stock set-ups are out there? The...

Thanks for the tips. I'm going to mess with it tomorrow morning, may try to re-install the Hayden the way you suggested. I don't think the bushing slides through the pulley, although I hadn't thought to try installing it that way. I was trying to slide it on the exposed part with the pulley...

It's a stock steel pulley for an AC car. Kind of a mucked up pulley system since the car was switched from AC to no AC a while back without changing the pulleys. But anyways, not a thicker pulley as far as I know. Is the pulley mount on the water pump moveable?