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Fuel pump checked??? Loose ground wire?? Fuel fouled plugs?? Bad gas?? Time to trade up? :)

Since the window goes down to 2" only it makes me wonder about the switch. However, these switches have an Achilles Heal. they are cheaply made and what causes most to fail is the operator has a usual habit of pressing DOWN on the switch blade and not push-pull it. What this does over time is...

Ive got my XM roady wired into my stock unit but now I'm going to use the old fashion tape deck insert and plug into my iPhone 5C so I can stream XM and my iTunes. It even works as a hands free phone. I can finally remove that ugly antenna out the back of the trunk lit. I was all over the...

Wouldn't the front suspension (springs, shocks) be larger to handle the heavier big block weight?

I've heard the Corvette Plant job openings are some of the most sought after jobs in the auto industry. ...........nut :D

Don't fall in the big hole in the ground :D

There is a fixed head Alpine unit that my local audio guy says he can shoehorn into the OEM radio slot with just a tiny bit of modification and he swears you'd think it was a factory install for around $1300 which includes the radio. No additional amp needed to mate with the Bose speakers. I...

I made the horrible mistake on my C3 and replaced the leather with vinyl material. Let's just say; "leather breathes....vinyl does NOT." I could not ride on any given day with the temps above 60 that my back and pants were damp at best to soaked at worst in an hour AC or no AC. I'll never...

Good old Mopar's. Talked to my mechanic this am and he said the old Dodge's need AMPS not volts to start the engine. Even though the battery was showing voltage and enough to power items that needed few amps to run; when a battery is essentially dead (of cranking power) the car will behave as...

Hi Hib.... let me clarify. 1. the battery has a solid 12.5vdc and has no problem lighting up everything electrical in the truck including the winch with the switch on. 2. the winch has a control box for a remote (that was off and in the house) with the ground going to the frame and the power...

Same.

Ok folks..... I've got a dilemma. We start with one, simple, non-computerized 1983 Dodge D-150 pickup with the bullet proof 225 Slant Six. This is about as simple as a vehicle gets and it's all right there with easy access. Yesterday.... ran just fine. Wired in a new 2500lb capacity small...

Boy does that meter bring back memories. Somewhere in the bowels of the nut-garage is my ancient Strobe light too. I'm not a fan of the beam style torque wrench. Get the dial-in "click" wrench for the couple extra $$. Craftsman makes a number of nice ones and 3/8" is good for most things you'd...

tot..... when was the last time you replaced the O2 sensor? When my O2 sensor went bad my mpg went in the toilet. Don't mess with the carb. .......... nut

Kane... there's plenty of aftermarket bezels already cut for the modern rectangular units w/o having to dremel out your OEM bezel. Go with a modern unit. My '81 still had the Sony unit with the XM module in it when I sold her a few years ago and everything was working perfectly...