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Tech Q & A
Technical questions about Mopar builds, repairs, and anything else Mopar.
Caravan Crisis
My sister has a 2006 Grand Caravan, sheis sure it needs a new turn signal switchand she had asked me to change it. Ido most stuff on my ‘66 Dart, but I don’twork much on newer cars, is it somethingI should attempt?
The multifunction…
Induction Instruction
My father bought a Chrysler 300G with the stock crossram setup. We picked it up on Friday from aguy in Rocky Point, NY. It has a ’71 440 block with some cam on it and solid lifters. I’m looking for the paperwork to learn what kind of cam…
Charged Down
I have upgraded my old points to anelectronic distributor with the ECU. Ihave also removed my generator andconverted to a 60-amp double fieldalternator and an electronic (transistorized)voltage regulator. But I am unclearhow I am supposed…
The Wheel Deal
My son has installed very wide wheels onhis 2001 Dodge 1500 pickup. They stickout way past the fenders, he says theylook cool. I have told him that the tireswill wear out quickly, he doesn’t believeme. How do I explain this to him?…
Stacked Deck
I have owned many cars in my life,probably 20 or so, but I just got my firstMopar—a 1971 Chrysler Newport, 383.I wanted to change it to electronic ignition,which went fine, but now I want to
put a 4-barrel carb on her. I bought…
Rammed and Switched
I have a 1999 Ram 2500 pickup, 2WD,automatic, 177K. It runs great and usesabout 1 quart of oil between changes,which I do religiously at 4,000 miles.
Last month it developed someweird electrical problems. Sometimes,when I start it, a…
Engaugement
I purchased an Ohmite potentiometer offeBay hoping I could check the gauges inmy ’69 Charger. The ad said it was a 250Ohm / 50W Rheostat unit. When I put mydigital multimeter on it, I see resistancefrom about 5 to 115 ohms. I’m not…
Steer and Hear
I just did the mod to my power steering pump in my son’s ’74 Duster. Feels much better. Only thing is I’m getting a whining sound through the steering column above 2000 RPM. I purged the system of all air. It wasn’t doing this before I…
Dana Dilemma
After owning Mopars since 1971, I justbought a 1967 Coronet R/T, 440, 4-speed.I took the axles out to replace the leakyseals and was surprised to see one axleis longer than the other. I have never seenthat before, please help me…
Stroked and Poked
Previously, you had answered a question on smallblock stokers and mentionedrunning a 4.080˝ bore / 3.79˝ stroke engine for a long time. I have been thinking aboutthis combination as a replacement for the 318 in my ’72 Satellite Sebring…