so russ1403 came over an got my car running. hell yes . thank you russ1403. i am a happy girl!!!!!!!! i changed 5 sparks an did the wires an cap an rotor button. i feel liberated. . it was very dirty under there so tomarrow i will get in there with a damp cloth an paint brush an clean things up so next time im in there ill not get so dirty. i still need to get new tires to be safe while on the road. the ones that are on it are cracked pretty bad (sitting in the sun in cali for 2 years with no movement will do that) it sounds soooo good an i still need to set the points. it will sound even better when i do.(well when im shown how.) yes yes yes yes yes hell yes its alive!!!!!!!
cool! i'll tell what cleans good and is cheap, stuff called awsome or amazing at the dollar store check it out!
oh i have scrubbed them a few times by the time you took that last photo. i will be scrubbing them for days to get it off. thanks again . its sad you did for free what i couldnt get 2 other places to do for pay. wtf? how does that happen.
Ok, we need pics. Of the car. Getting your hands dirty is part of the fun, you'll get used to it. You'll find some of the best mechanics don't get paid for their work, it's truly a labor of love. Sounds corny, but it's true.
haha,,keep scrubbing,,it is sad that those "mechanics" couldnt do what i/we did for you when you were willing or did pay them,,its becuse they suck that they didnt/couldnt do it..oh well,,now go read the chiltons book i lent you and get ready to tackle some more needed repairs soon
My girlfriend said the exact same thing about her new 68 falcon last week when we were changing the heater core. congrats on getting it working.
And it's a slant 6, the "Leaning Tower of Power". Got the one in my girls 65 Belevedere II running good a few months back. Set the valves right, it's crucial, ask me how I know.... When I got it they were by the previous guy that worked on it, but were set wrong and reeked havoc on us for awhile. Good luck getting her on the road.
/6 distributors are best (and most easily) serviced out of the car. It is a simple exercise to remove it, and doing the points install and adjustment is a piece of cake with no worries about droping and loosing the small screws. But you can do yourself a big favor by upgrading to a later model distributor and electronic igition setups that were stock with Chrysler starting in 73. The system is prettymuch fool proof, having a control box, coil and the distributor with no points to set. Look for light duty vans and or pickups and grab the whole deal. Once changed over, you will likely never need to pull the dist again, and you plugs will last longer too. http://www.allpar.com/mopar/nopoints.html
I knew somebody would help this girl out! And don't be bashful about bein' a girl. My girl came out to see what all the noise was about when me and a couple buddies got my Ford going. Turns out we had out the plug wires on the dizzy wired backwards, forgetting the Chevy/Ford differences. She was the one the come slap us with a "you dummies, its goes the other way..." Made me feel stupid and proud all at once.
I put a pertronix drop in module in mine years ago and have never had to mess with the distributor since. Cause they are a pain to get to. I've done the disk brake conversion and a few other things to make it no mess no fuss...just get in and cruise. I did the weber 32/36 conversion for the Carb that almost make it like fuel injection compared to the 1 brl Holley. Let me know if you have any questions. Good luck...they are a simple beast.
Congrats on getting it going, and expecially that it's a /6. Visit www.slantsix.org for deeply knowledgeable trade of info on the leanin' tower of power buzzin half dozen mopar masterpiece. Joe
Good job i see you bought your car last month and its running geez good job my 53 Chevy still needs little pesky little things done that just seem to be the worst! and those add up, good job.
Old cars are a pain in the ass, it doesn't surprise me at all that you could not get competent work done on it for money, but that you could get it running with some friendly help. Hopefully lots of other stuff on the car will cause problems, and you'll learn a lot more
Cool, I just got a 63 plymouth valiant with a slant 6 that's now my everyday driver. Some semi-easy upgrades that will help on drive-ability would be: ~Pertronix or Electronic Ignition with mopar box or GM hei module. (I just bought the pertronix unit and it's in the mail on it's way here.) ~Mini torque starter found at almost any u-pull it yard. (I just went to the 2 u-pull it yards in chulavista and found plenty of the starters there, gonna put it on today) Hope this helps
Good job. I wouldnt work on it with rings or braclets or watches though. Still trying to find that dang manual though
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