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I couldn't agree more, brother. I learned the hard way with an old 77 Nova not to drive an old car till something broke. When this comes back from the body shop I plan on going through it systematically before I put any confidence in it. As it is right now, anything with fluid in it is leaking...

Yup, what a lesson though. Sheesh! Roger that. Is the filler pipe removable or welded to the tank?

Well I found my smoking gun. I pulled off the fuel filter and blew into the line and nothing was moving through it at all. I jacked up the car and got underneath the tank to check the lines and see how to remove it... Looks like I have a case of "There's your problem!" A kinked hose, really...

Thanks for all the tips. I was all set to go over the ignition system but I found something else. I checked the number 1 spark plug. I put it back and started up the car. It ran for ten seconds and promptly died. I pulled the number 1 and 3 plugs. The outer rings are wet but the electrodes are...

Hey all, I've been racking my brain trying to get my Dart to stay running. It's a '71 Dart Swinger with a 318 and a 2 barrel Carter BBD. I don't know all the mechanical history of the car other than it's a family car and it's always been running. It was sitting for a few years before I got to...

Thanks all for the welcome. The following link has a more extensive gallery of the car. The pics are over a year old but the car is unchanged. I believe the car has been repainted twice in its life so I wouldn't be able to say what the actual paint code/color is. I do know that I love that color...

Hi all, I have a '71 Dart Swinger I inherited from my Grandma and I want to get it running for my Mom to drive. I have vivid memories of sliding around the front seat of this car as a kid. It has some major issues but I'm hoping to find friendly and knowledgeable people to help sort out the...