Author: Gerald Morris
How noisy are your ignition coils? Tachometer low pass filtering…..
Greetings My Wise Moparians!
While my Taylor coil still produces enough spark to run Gertrude, last August’s engine fire indubitably compromised that coil. I replaced it this past weekend with an NOS Delco coil made for Mopars, and VROOM!, spark MUCH…
How Necessary is a Power Steering Cooler and WHERE to Find one for 5/8 inch hose?
As a followup to an earlier question about 1959-66 TRW pumps and systems with them, I now ask the Learned Elders,
1.) How vital is a cooler for the power steering system?
and
2.) if the answer to 1.) above is "significantly" or more, then…
The toughest wire pull I’ve encountered in my life! A Saginaw steering column and the Shee-Mar 107 wiring harness.
I usually dispense advice in this particular Forum, Electrical, as its the one area I’ve had plenty prior experience with. Ah, but Pride goeth ‘ere the Fall, eh? So, I looked at the lovely new Shee-Mar 107 I ordered from Rock Auto last weekend, knowi…
What’s the best paint for steel rims?
Good Evening Moparians!
I copped a nice set of steel 1971 15×6 rims in town a couple days ago, and while the old chrome(?) plating looks good where it is, the rest of the steel would be better preserved and smoothed with a good paint job. This being …
How Necessary ARE Some of These Specialized Power Steering Pump Tools?
Gooood Evening Moparians!
Before I start any headstanding or other front floor contortionism in Gertrude, I have a spotty power steering pump to at least temporarily replace. It began jerking hard on the belt some weeks ago, about the same time we no…
What are your favorite brands for heater cores and blower motors? I’m going to want both soon.
Seasons’ Greetings Moparians!
Gertrude’s blower motor came back to reluctant life only a month after we started driving her last Fall, though the core then held up and served us. This week, in addition to other aggravations, I noticed the unmistakabl…
1959-1966 TRW 5 1/8″ power steering pump wanted
Greetings to the Part Rich Moparians!
If any of you folks have one of these older, larger TRW power steering pumps with the big (5/8") return hose port, and want to part with one, we’re pretty interested in buying. We need a spare to enable us t…