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If your gonna use E3 plugs, you should get a Fish carburetor too.

That appears to be a MSD 8534 billet distributor for a Mopar SB. It looks tall because like a Chevy, the advance mechanism is directly below the rotor and it uses a Chevy style tall cap, note the cap attachments. If you look closely, you'll see that the distributor body is shallow compared to a...

About that brown wire; when running a MSD 6A, the only wire hooked to the + coil terminal should be the orange 1 from the 6A.

There is nothing wrong with that carburetor for your application. 16 degrees initial advance with no vacuum at idle should work well with ported vacuum advance. I've never seen a factory application that used vacuum at idle, i think it kinda defeats the purpose. If you think about it, there's...

Just to be clear; I originally replied to this thread on 11/17 and included a list of otems to check and a suggested order to check them in. You chose to ignore that. That being said, i think it best that you and I ignore each other from here on.

Doesn't seem like he really wants any help. Having spare parts is one thing, but actually knowing how to diagnose a problem, is another. Personally, I can't afford spare parts.

1st the ballast; single or dual, check for open circuit with key in run position & start position. 2nd is the rotor turning during cranking- on a /6 the dist. gear may be broken, on V8's it could be the timing chain. 3rd ignition box, not the most likely failure, but easy to diagnose with a...

What is the purpose of the switch, shut-down or anti-theft? Ignition kills are more effective, since even with fuel pump killed, the car will stil lstart, but a hidden switch that grounded out both the ignition and the fuel pump circuit would be more difficult to defeat.

Mopar MSD 6AL installations usually don't need a diode (you're not running a GM alternator, are you?), sounds like shorted field in the alternator. MSD does recommend installing a resistor in the red wire if run-on is a problem, see their instructions available on-line. Since you already have...

Where is your ECU located in relation to significant heat sources, such as the headers?

On my vehicles that don't have air bags, I use the Grant Security System. This consists of a removable steering wheel and a cap that locks onto the column when the wheel is removed. I just remove the wheel and put it in the trunk when I park the car. These things are low tech, inexpensive, easy...

The only "adavantage" that I can think of for using a 4 prong ballast is if you really enjoy replacing them. Even when these cars were new, many people learned to carry a spare 4 prong in the glove box. When I was working in dealerships in the 70's, the service writers kept them in their desks...

I'm with joe on this, resistance building up in the ground would cause the performance of the circuit to change over time.

I've had 1 Orange box quit suddenly, fortunately the car was in the driveway, but that was 5 years ago. Never had a problem with a stock junkyard or aftermarket replacement box. After saying that, I really like the MSD 6AL, Ive got 3 of them. On 2 occasions I thought the box was bad, but after...

Flasher switches are triggered by load. When there isn't enough load on the circuit they don't flash, whis is why a burned out bulb on one side will usually cause the signals on that side of the car to flash slowly or not at all. Converesely, if you have too great a load on 1 side, such as a...

Better mike your match book cover, they're usuall around .018" not .008", which is the clearance you need. On the other hand, a match book cover is a time honored method for setting point gap on older vehicles.

I'm just wondering why you grounded the alternator to the voltage regulator? Alternators are usually grounded to the block and voltage regulators through the body and sometimes a wire is run from 1 of the mounting bolts to the block also. I don't know if connecting the regulator body to the...

That's because it's working. Resistance builds heat and is the reason for the porcelain insulation.

I did the same to mine a while back, but went further and replaced the temp gauge and put the O/P light with a gauge. Came out nice and works fine.

There seems to be some confusion as to the purpose of the relays: The relays are installed to provide full voltage at the bulbs and avoid the voltage drop that you get with stock wiring, which for most of us is 30+ years old. Also, using relays avoids running the load through the stock H/L...