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I've been thinking about this upgrade for my 65 Valiant 170 since I've replaced the wiring harness a few years ago. I bought a new engine/light harness from Year One and it was the original type that used points. I currently have a points distributor in my 170 but it's been sitting outside over...

I had a problem with my fuel gauge going all the way up when I turned the headlight switch on. It was recommended that I add a better ground to the instrument cluster. Today I removed the instrument cluster and verified all the screws on the back were tight. I then made a ground wire that a ran...

I just had my temp, fuel gauge, and voltage limiter redone by Instrument Specialties about a year ago. Also the speedometer and the ammeter was replaced with an NOS they supplied. I also have changed the dash harness with one from Year One probably been two years on that. The engine...

So I noticed something on my 73 Charger 400-4bbl when the mechanic came to my house to adjust timing and carb. He disconnected the vacuum advance and left it disconnected. It made a world of difference in how the car drives and performs. There was no hesitation and you could floor it without it...

On my 65 valiant when I turn on the headlights my temp and fuel gauge go to full. If I turn off the lights while running the gauges read correct. I've had these gauges redone twice by instrument specialties. Plus I added a new headlight switch within the last year. I also bought the updated...

So my mechanic told me my alternator was charging but not engugh at idle. It was 11.70 volts. He went through and checked all the wires, I swapped out the alternator and it still was at 11.70. He told me the regulator could be bad. I bought a new one from Vans Auto and installed it today. Now...

I've got my 65 Valiant 170 running pretty good. I had a good mechanic come over and tune it and we actually got it to where we could at least drive around the neighborhood. Got it up to around 50-60mph and it was doing good. It seems to run good now. He says it needed valve stem seals from...

We actually drove this 65 valiant 170 down the road yesterday. It was having stumbling issues. A mechanic came and adjusted the points and reinstalled the distributor. Then advanced the timing. It did pretty good down the road we only raised it up to 45-50 mph because it was a neighborhood. But...

Where can you get a good set of ignition wires with the spark plug hole covers on the end? Every set of wires I see for sale besides the NOS Mopar does not have the cover made onto it? I don't have any left so I can't transfer them over. Is there any aftermarket or high performance wire that...

I know this is a long shot because there's not that many 65's out there I guess. But I've got a new dash harness from Year One for my 65 Valiant. I've already installed it and started hooking everything up. But even laying out the harness under the dash I can't seem to follow how they properly...

About a month ago on my 65 Valiant 170 I was trying to adjust the carb with my friend and it stalled a couple times because of the choke. But after about the 3rd time it stalled it's like the car lost all power to everything. The headlights don't come on or the dome light. When you turn the key...

We were doing some engine tuning on my 65 Valiant 170 and when we revved the engine the engine choked out and stalled. So upon restarting it I noticed the dome light wasn't on anymore and when I hit the key nothing happened. Everything had been working fine, as far as the ignition, horn, lights...

I'm wanting to test the AM radio on my 65 Valiant. The light comes on but no sound or buzzing. Right now I don't have an antenna hooked up to it so I don't know if it makes a difference. The wiring is hooked up right but I haven't tested anything yet. I remember we tested it out of the car to...

While I'm waiting for my new neutral safety switch I'm getting some other things on my 65 Valiant in operation. Everything actually works except the radio. But what I'm messing with now is the wiper system. The motor is good, we bench tested it when I had it out. I installed new pivot seals, new...

This is really taking a toll on my confidence in continuing this car. I'm trying to figure out a problem but I wanted to first understand how the starting system works on these old Chryslers. You've got the firewall mounted starter relay which on mine has 4 terminals. Mounted on top stud is...

Still I can't start my engine with the key switch and there still is no oil light when I turn the key to ACC at all. Just a flicker between off and acc. I've verified my wiring connections are hooked up right and I'm not able to locate any visible problems with any of the wires concerning the...

I'm trying to figure out why the dash oil light doesn't stay on when I turn the key to on. It will only flicker for a second when you turn the key from ACC to OFF or from OFF to ACC. It's a new switch and cylinder. I wasn't getting any dash illumination so I took out the instrument cluster...

The exterior lights, cigar lighter, door jamb switches/dome light, wipers all work on my 65 Valiant. No lights on the dash cluster light up nor the oil light or transmission indicator light. The turn signal indicator lights up when you use the turn signal. There's a new engine/forward light...

I hooked up a battery to my 65 Valiant today to test the lighting on it. Everythink worked before I changed the harness. I had to change the dash harness because the alternator wires were melted. So I got a donor harness and put it in. Everything works except the dash lights, turn signals work...

The only place that can make a new engine harness is Doug Evans and it's like $260. But he needs my old harness. My old harness is bare useable, everything has been cut and spliced at least once. I got another one from a junkyard car and it's had everything on the fire wall cut. The one Year One...

Finally I found an original fusible link in useable condition from a 64 or 65 Valiant Slant Six 4-Door at a junkyard. I can't remember if it was a 64 or 65 but I took the harness and the gauges and they were 65 gauges. This is the one that goes from the starter relay to the BATT power connector...

I'm going to get a new engine/forward light harness for my 65 Valiant Slant Six. Year One is local to me and is $219 and Evans Wiring is $249 I think plus shipping. Is there any other sources for a new wiring harness?

I'm going to eventually buy a new engine harness for my 65 Valiant 170 Slant Six because the harness had been cut and spliced many times. I will get it from Year One because it's local to me. The points harness and electronic ignition harness are the same price. Is all I will need to add an...

I'm trying to adapt a 65 V200 8 Cylinder underdash harness to my 65 V200 6 Cylinder dash. Everything is pretty much the same. Some of the wires are different colors and I hope they're all wired to the same circuits. I added a few wires that weren't on the 8 Cylinder harness. One for the...

I'm not buying a new wiring harness for my 65 Valiant 170. I took out the engine/forward light harness today. There is not much to this thing at all. The only problem I see is the previous owner has may have rigged up what looks like a fusible link coming straight off the firewall plugin. The C...

Is there an accessory wiring diagram for the radio on a 65 Valiant? I got the main wiring diagram link from here someone posted but it only shows the radio feed and radio dial bulb on the fuse panel. It doesn't show which wire on the back of the radio goes where and doesn't show the speaker...

I know this isn't about my 65 Plymouth Valiant, but it's at least Mopar related. I'm finishing up my 73 Charger restoration and was attempting to test the lighting system last night. The battery I had only had 11.50 volts and 186 CCA. So I had it charged today and now it has a full 12.5 volts...

On my 65 Valiant I noticed half of the gauges and lights weren't working on the dash. So I removed the dash bezel and cleaned and checked everything. The speedometer cable was broken and not hooked up. The temp gauge I tested with by powering the terminals with two wires hooked up to a lawn...

I don't have a repair manual of any kind for my 65 Valiant. I see a lot of wires that have been hacked and added on my 65 Valiant. I want to make sure everything is hooked up correct. Does anyone have a downloadable version of the interior wiring and engine wiring for a 65 4 Door Valiant 225...

I recently had the fuel tank soldered and cleaned on my 65 Valiant. It was leaking gas. I put a new float, seal, and sock on the sending unit before I put the tank back in. Then I put in 3 gallons of fresh 93 Octane. I've also rebuilt the 1bbl Holley because the previous owner said that's what...