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  1. grimreaper

    Source for distributor gasket?

    Does anyone know of a source for metal distributor gaskets for v-8 distributors? All of mine seem to have evaporated and now I can only find fiber replacements. Thanks!
  2. grimreaper

    Err... Yellow 1034 bulbs like hens' teeth?

    If you are willing to go with 1157A..... New General Electric Car Lights 2 Bulbs 1157A 1034A 12V Turn Signal Parking | eBay
  3. grimreaper

    HEI Conversion for early A-Bodies

    Use both the brown and blue wire to trigger a relay to supply full battery voltage.
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    E3 spark plug inconsistency

    I had a friend give me a set of the E3 plugs. I had new Autolites in my cars so I thought I would use 'em in the lawn mower. Put one in and mower died halfway through the front yard. Took it out and replaced it and finished the lawn. A week later when it was time to mow the mower wouldn,'t...
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    Where does your battery negative connect?

    Most of the 273s left the factory with the ground cable attached to the left front intake manifold bolt. As cables were replaced most folks moved the cable to the bolt hole on the front of the cylinder head.
  6. grimreaper

    Turn Signal Cancel Cam

    For a good cancel cam that lasts contact: David Koldos 408 Orange Street Elgin IL 60123 [email protected] I got one from him many years ago and it is still going strong.
  7. grimreaper

    2 Speed A body Wipers

    Thank you!
  8. grimreaper

    2 Speed A body Wipers

    Yes, and I haven't figured out the combination of the three to get slow and park.
  9. grimreaper

    2 Speed A body Wipers

    Will you share what you figured out? I'm helping put a Ron Francis kit with their wiper switch in a 67 Barracuda with two speed wiper. I get the motor to run on high speed but haven't solved the low speed and park.
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    Tell me about your ballast resistor failure.

    I never had one fail. Then I bought a 77 W150 and if I ran it and then opened the hood in rain or snow it dumped right on the resistor which would cause an immediate failure. I carried a couple spare resistors in the glove box because of the poor design. I eventually pop riveted an aluminum...
  11. grimreaper

    AM radio static

    And a bonus with AM, you get advance warning of any thunderstorm within about 50 miles!!
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    AM radio static

    Yes to everything that has been said. Make sure you have quality resistance plug wires, add the condenser back to the coil, add an aftermarket noise filter (which is a coil and capacitor)to the radio power feed and trim the antenna. The AM static should be reduced to a tolerable level. If...
  13. grimreaper

    Smoked some wires today

    You're probably gonna need this. Extremely rare and expensive NOS.
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    Turn signal indicator 64 Barracuda- help me understand

    OK I cleaned up my front Turn signal connectors and the housing grounds and my indicator is back! A bonus is my turn signals are a lot brighter now too. Must have left too much paint and not enough ground. Anyway once I had a decent understanding of how it was supposed to work it made finding a...
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    Turn signal indicator 64 Barracuda- help me understand

    Thanks 67Dart273. I figured it must use the other circuit of the signals somehow but wasn't sure how. This explains it very well. I've been working on these cars for almost 50 years and had never dealt with this. Never stop learning! All of my turn signal lamps work but I'll clean up...
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    Turn signal indicator 64 Barracuda- help me understand

    I got tired of tearing my turn signal switch apart every six months when my lights quite functioning correctly so I replaced my turn signal switch in my 64 Barracuda with one of the Daniel Stern replacements. When I got it back together the turn signal indicator (the single one for both R & L...
  17. grimreaper

    Male electric connectors

    Is it like this? If so, it's a Packard 56. Do you have a NAPA near you
  18. grimreaper

    8 track to amplifier possible ?

    Not a recommendation here...just an example of the line level adapter. PAC SNI-35 LINE LEVEL ADAPTER HI TO LOW SPEAKER TO RCA | eBay
  19. grimreaper

    GE H6024NH Nighthawk sealed beams for $7.08 Shipped

    I ordered two of those and they arrived in a couple of days. All good.
  20. grimreaper

    What battery is everyone using

    I had a WalMart group 26 battery in my Valiant fail last Sunday. It was given to me in June of 2006. It spent a good share of it's life hooked to a battery tender and only had to turn a stock slant six but that battery must have been made on a good day.
  21. grimreaper

    Right Speakers?

    I used to use 8 ohm speakers for 4 ohm radios all the time. Never experienced any issues. Most car radios of the 60s and newer have solid state amplifiers. These act as voltage sources, with very low impedance output. As long as the load exceeds the minimum specification, then the amplifier...
  22. grimreaper

    273 HiPo Spark Plugs

    Or if you prefer Autolites use a 65.
  23. grimreaper

    dist. mechanical advance ajustment?

    For a six but you may find it interesting..... http://moparconnectionmagazine.com/more-power-for-your-leaning-tower-add-14-horsepower-to-your-slant-six/
  24. grimreaper

    dist. mechanical advance ajustment?

    Welding the advance slots and filing or grinding to appropriate length seems to be the most common method. Here is a chart for slot length that should get you close. Dist deg. Crank Deg. slot length 6 deg 12 0.340 7 deg 14 0.357 8 deg 16 0.375 9 deg 18 0.390 10 deg 20 0.405 11 deg 22 0.420 12...
  25. grimreaper

    Want to improve ignition....

    HEI Electronic Ignition Retrofit How-To - Slant Six Forum
  26. grimreaper

    Want to improve ignition....

    If you go to slantsix.org and the electrical forum there is a sticky about the GM HEI. Member Trailbeast has a kit to install an 8 pin HEI too. Search on this site for HEI conversion too.
  27. grimreaper

    Want to improve ignition....

    A good option for an improved street ignition is the G.M HEI conversion.
  28. grimreaper

    Battery charger /maintainers which one?

    I have had a couple of 12V Battery Tender chargers for years and they work very well. I also have a NAPA charger/maintainer that has served well for several years. I have been through four Harbor Freight units and I'm now crossing my fingers that the fifth one will hold up for a few months to...
  29. grimreaper

    What is this distributor? Weird one.

    I think I've seen one of those before. If I recall correctly it was in a wrecking yard in Cheyenne WY. It was on a 1973 US Air Force two ton truck. I think the truck had a 361 with a 5 x3. The hood and fenders were off the truck and the blue and red hoses caught my attention.
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