Author: Cruiser

Two Product Reviews: Center console cup holder, and aluminum master cylinder.

Hi Mopar bros and sis’. Now that I have some experience with both, I’d like to offer two product reviews that you may find helpful. First off is my Dr. Diff aluminum master cylinder. I installed it on my slant six power disc brake 1974 Duster fifteen m…

Holley 1945 carb direct replacement for a slant six? Ideas?

Hi All: My apologies if this has been addressed before. I’m thinking about replacing the original Holley 1945 carb on my 1974 slant six. Has anyone ever found a direct replacement one barrel carb that works better than the Holley unit? It should bolt r…

What do these letters on the block mean?

Hi All: I hope you’re enjoying driving your slant six powered rides as I am. I noticed the letters "BH" molded into the left side of my 1974 Windsor built replacement block, and the letters "AAWJ" molded in the right side on my 197…

Is ECS my only option for a date coded windshield? (Problem is now resolved)

Hello All: I recently broke my windshield in my 1974 Duster and will be replacing it with the correct date coded part. Does anyone out there know of any other outfits that sell date coded correctly marked windshields beside ECS? ECS does a nice job, bu…

Bob’s Component Resto Part 35: The Engine Fan

Hello MoBros and MoSis’. Tonight’s sleeping pill is my latest component resto project that I’ve just finished, so grab your milk and cookies and climb into bed – and off we go! Obviously, the engine fan isn’t something that we deal very much. There’s n…

Four blade, versus seven blade fan in my 225 Duster?

Hi All: I have a seven blade fan that came from a 1974 225 engine with a/c. It looks like it would fit my 1974 Duster non – a/c 225 engine. Would there be any benefit to changing to a seven blade fan? Looks like it would bolt right up with the existing…

Just discovered broken wires coming out of my distributor. Can I replace them?

I just discovered that the two wires that come out of the side of the factory original distributor for my engine (1974 225 slant six with California emissions distributor) are broken. As you can see in the photo, they are attached to a mechanism inside…