Electrical

Why you need to run vacuum advance on the street. Story and photos by Richard Ehrenberg SAE

Joshing Josh Tracy, Kirkland, WA, 1969 Plymouth Sport Satellite 318 I just switched to electronic ignition and it worked well for a while (though harder to start from the get go, which confused me since my understanding is that the…

Meeting Resistance Don L, Alton IL, 1996 Dodge Dakota 360 Hello, love the Mag , anyway I am looking for some decent plug wires for my 360, But why use wires with resistance? Would zero resistance be better? I remember a few yrs ago…

Tech Question Ed Butenschoen, Eau Claire, WI, 1965 Plymouth Sport Fury 383-4 Rick, I use your tech info all the time and most of itprinted out for my shop files. Here's my latest dilemma... I have a stock 383-4 in my C body with…

Tech Question Erik Bakko, Brooklyn, NY, 72 Dodge Swinger 318ci Dear Mr. Mopar Guru, My ballast resistors have an expected life span of 3 months in my Dart. Iput 4000 miles on the clock in the last year. I'm not sure what this…

Tech Question Eric Hufstedler, Pasadena, CA , 1974 Plymouth Valiant 318 Is using a dielectric grease (an insulator...) on electricalconnetcors a bad thing in any way? For example, could it ever prevent aconnection by not getting…

Tech Question Joseph Siefker, milan, MI, 1968 dodge charger 6.1 will the ampmeter in dash take the amps of 90 plus withoutdamage to the gage? I am installing new 6.1 Hemi.thanks Joe.. First, a comment to everybody: Here's…

Tech Question Brad Toovey, Sundre, AB, Canada, 1963 Plymouth Valiant 170 Hello Mr Ehrenberg, Here we go again, I've had to plead help in the past, and you've comethrough both times. That being said, I'm using the 'bribe' option,…

Tech Question Todd Pharris, New Plymouth, ID , 1973 Dodge Charger 318 My question is about the electronic ignition on my '73Charger. My 318 has an Accel Super Coil and the stock 5-pin ECU...and it hasproblems frequently! I need to…