Bought another one...... this ones a '85

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Time for another one.


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fishmens67 said:
Please tell me that's not yours. I'd put me a 512 in it.
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It's not mine. It's my wifes. I gave it to her 27 years ago this march for our 3rd wedding anniversary. And put the tire on it, throw a battery in it, add fresh gas and drive it around.
 
fishmens67 said:
Please tell me that's not yours. I'd put me a 512 in it.
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If it weren't for me pushing him into a race this year, they'd all be like that... not running and covered in dust.
At least we'll get a Dart running. Next I'll challenge him to a truck race. Eventually, we'll get 'em all running :D
 
Adventures continue….
Took it to work last night (50 mile round trip). On the way home, got pulled over for plate light out. Got a warning for that and a crack in my window.
  • That light worked when I bought it..... :)
  • But hey, I checked today and there is power there, so it's the light and NOT the wiring :D
 
State or county.
Time for another picture.

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It was a motor home before a fire wiped out the home part.
Now it is a 79 Dodge flat bed, A body hauler.
440 with 4.88 gears and duals. Unloaded stop light to stop light it has suprised many want to be's. lol
 
city cop - a town I passed through. Not a big deal, I was planning on replacing the window, and the light is nothing
 
318willrun said:
city cop - a town I passed through. Not a big deal, I was planning on replacing the window, and the light is nothing
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Did not realize you are such a rebel. Driving with no license plate light and a crack in your glass. Was the glass half-full or half-empty.?
 
Jadaharabi said:
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Did not realize you are such a rebel. Driving with no license plate light and a crack in your glass. Was the glass half-full or half-empty.?
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LOL..... maybe the truck has "that" appearance at midnight, but once he saw my innocent face he had to melt..... :D
I asked if I could look at the light, and he said "no, you'll have to wait till I leave"....
 
Jadaharabi said:
His name wasn't Barney was it? Did he have more than one bullet?
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LOL.... I'll at least say this '85 Dodge has kept me entertained and threw some curve balls at me.... :D See what else this mystery machine will bring my way.. HA!
 
Ok.... LOL... so I've taken it to work a couple of times (50 mile round trip) and charging has been great…….. UNTIL last night. About half way home it discharged so bad that I had no headlights by the time I got home. Pulled everything from the battery in 12 minutes.... LOL Dead !!!

So, this morning, I charged the battery, then started it, and it's 14.1 and headlights and all are nice and bright... the gremlin struck again... :D
 
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Jadaharabi said:
Alternator or regulator just a guess.
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I think tomorrow I'll buy a new Alternator..... just seems like the thing to do right now. I have a new regulator that I haven't installed yet, but I'm thinking alternator...
 
I assumed you had a new alternator already. get the new alternator and replace the regulator and all will be good.
there I go assuming again. lol but it's a good assumption, I guess.
 
fishmens67 said:
I assumed you had a new alternator already. get the new alternator and replace the regulator and all will be good.
there I go assuming again. lol but it's a good assumption, I guess.
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Now hold on to your britches.... I tried another alternator that was proven good - when I had my old wiring harness on there. Since changing harnesses, it's charged fine. Never was discharging a problem. As far as regulators, I've tried 3. Oh, I've tried 3 batteries also. Again, all while it was overcharging. It's never discharged before (this was sucking the life out of the battery in 12 minutes)
 
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