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Thanks; I figured you guys have dealt with that problem before. I'll check it out. I'm not sure if I am ready to tell my daughter to drive it.

Nope, didn't see smoke or smell anything burning and I let it warm up well before I went on the 4 mile drive. I did get a shoe full of water, as it rained a few days ago. I think it could be the windshield or something is leaking. My daughter doesn't think it is the windshield. The water is...

Just got back from a test drive. I started to take the battery cables off and though to try to start it, "just for ***** and giggles" and it started right up, by jumping it across the relays. killed it and started it with the key... Drove it about 4 miles round trip and came home, killed it and...

I gave the car another work over and didn't see any burnt or melted wires and my wife watched the headlights while I took every connection I could find apart and reconnected them. I also twisted and turned all of the wires. The only thing I could find is a cut on one of the wires, close to the...

Wow, when you asked how my electrical skills were, you didn't say anything about working for NASA. ;) LOL Good thing I have a decent printer. Is there a special "Thank You button"? I don't think I have seen TrailBeast on this thread to thank him.

Thanks 67Dart273. Just thought of something else I didn't tell you guys... Yes, the car has factory A/C... And she had it charged in August. It apparently had a leak (but it has been converted to the newer stuff) and I don't know how well they fixed it (i.e. if they fixed the leak or did a...

Bad Sport - "You said it you jump it at the relay it turns over fine with no smoke anywhere?" Correct; acts like nothing is wrong at all, well, except it isn't getting any gas...

Well now my daughter tells me the odometer still works so it must be something in the dash for the speedo problem... Also, the fuel gauge has never worked; Is it the float in the gas tank? I don't see that getting fixed in the near future...

Oh, I'll take the felt washers off and I just did the same to my wife's Jeep last month when the battery went out on it... I coated them with grease as well. I don't have hairspray, even though I have two daughters. And I would never have thought of using that... AND GEEZE mguner, are all...

The first time I tried to start the car (after replacing the battery & testing the starter) I was tracking the smoke and grabbed the red wire. I let go pretty quickly, as it was pretty warm. :)

Hey again... Do you think the ballast resister I just got could be bad? It wouldn't be the first time... And they will have to order one, as we bought the last one they had. 67Dart273 - Thanks; I'd appreciate it. Getting my daughter to do anything is a pain. But in her defense she is a more...

I have had plenty of "light reading" today. Had other stuff to do and more on Monday so I hope to work on the car on Tuesday...

CRAP, guess I should have edited those pictures some... Sorry

OK, Hope I do all of this correctly... The first pic (605) is of the battery, right after I got it out of the car and before I decided to just replace the terminal connectors... The 2nd (667) & 3rd (668) pictures are of the melted wire. It should be noted that the melted areas are on each...

Geeze, Long day... Had to take pictures myself as well... Thought I would reply and then upload pictures... Bad Sport - I've seen big blocks squirt a lot of gas into a carb but didn't think this little 6-banger would need that much gas... I have also tried starter fluid on it and got...

AJ/FormS - Thanks for the info. Yes, it is happening when we TRY to start it; we have yet to get it started, since I have started working on it. And we replaced the ballast resister, right before the wire started glowing. The wire got hotter that time, as I was trying to start it and I didn't...

Wow, I got one notice of a reply; that's a great welcome. Bad Sport - No, this is her daily driver. And the first thing I noticed, when I popped the hood, was corroded battery cable connections. She isn't getting my messages of preventative maintenance so this is the usual; when the car...

Hello All, I'm having problems with my daughter's car and I don't know what else to do... It is a '76 Valiant with a slant 6 engine. As far as I can tell, the car is completely stock. It was her mother's, grandmother's car and she didn't drive it very often... She went to start it and it...