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Watched it last night. It had me jumping & shouting, "It's the Hawaiian! Hey, The California Flash! Linda Vaughn!" And at the end I cried. I too had lost a son. One of the most intense and emotional movies I've watched in quite a long time. I appreciated the original footage laced...

I think I know what you're talking about. The 1969 Valiant had a square surround for the fuel, amp, and temp gauges. The main body of the cluster was textured black. I owned a '70 Duster that had the left-over '69 Valiant cluster. I also owned a '70 Gold Duster that had the conventional...

I teach Fuel Efficiency classes. I filmed the 1st one-day class. Below is a link to Ignition Segment 2 of 3; it's about 40 minutes long (the entire Class comes in around 7 hours & 11 minutes). I don't even mention MSD (or similar products), but instead focus on something called Peaking Caps...

I never tried Jacobs. I bought Dr. Jacobs' Ignition Book, though (come to think of it, I haven't seen that thing in about 15 years). I questioned a few of his theories back then. Since then I've learned a bunch. Maybe I'd judge his counsel a bit differently now.

I'm amazed I never hear Aqua Pulser mentioned in conversations like these. I played with their PDI ignition on 2 separate vehicles. Based on my experience, I'd recommend it for a race car or occasional driver over anything else. However, on my daily driver, I couldn't keep spark plugs in it...

It all started innocently enough, read the 2 page thread -- right? Then there are links to another thread, with links to Speed Talk, and from there lab papers and YouTube videos... What I find interesting is that the burr finish is yet another method of imparting texture to intake port walls...

Did that black '68 happen to come from Halifax? It looks like my Uncle Gary's.

My first observation is on the ethanol fuel and its effects. I've replaced the fuel pump in our '95 Jeep GC 3 times. The last time I spent a little more on an E-85 compatible version and have had no issues since. I also had to replace the TPS a few years ago. Other than that, it has 230k...

For that to work you'd need a serious ignition system. First, for it to work properly, those plugs should be non-resistor. Second, look into Plasma Discharge Ignition (or PDI for short).

Cool topic! I have experimented with Plasma Discharge Ignition (PDI) for over a decade. I have read lab research papers on it, and have actually USED it. IT WORKS! However, let's define "works". It indeed intensifies the spark beyond belief. Whereas a standard spark cannot even be seen in...

I'd be willing to swap out the caps for you. I'm in NE USA. Be aware that with shipping (and the possibility that if the caps are surface mount I will probably have to order in parts) you may not see it again for 2+ weeks. If interested, send me a PM. Just know I do electronics engineering...

The concept is the same. Electrolytic capacitors seem to die of old age long before IGBTs, MOSFETS, disc caps, etc. Furthermore, I found Chrysler MCUs used 25 volt caps. I use 35 volt replacements. Just putting it out there for your consideration.

Here is a lengthy post on the Jeep Forum about symptoms, as well as actual replacement procedure: Fixing lazy PCM. New caps writeup.

Odds are one of the capacitors failed, or is out of range (failing, but maybe not quite dead). I've repaired a couple. Chrysler uses 220 and 470 uF electrolytic caps that offer just enough energy for the PCM to update the EEPROM on shut-down (or in your case -- not). If you pull it apart, the...

Testing a Shark Tooth in the '71 Valiant.

Here is one of many I wish I still had, pic from about 21 years ago:

I saw that car at Chryslers at Carlisle about 20 years ago or so. Hasn't changed a bit.

Is this one still for sale?