Author: mgm1986

Gas fumes and empty gas filter. – ’68 300

mgm1986 May 2, 2024

Looking for some help to troubleshoot a potential issue. 1968 Chrysler 300 440 with mechanical pump, clear plastic fuel filter. New tank and sending unit. Edelbrock 1406 Carb.

When the car is started cold, the fuel filter fills up 80-90% with fuel and the car fires up almost immediately.

When the car is warm it doesn’t start as easily and occasionally I smell gas while driving but have not been able to pinpoint when or what causes this.

What I did notice, after the car is warmed up and…

1968 300 Rear Main Seal Leak

mgm1986 April 5, 2024

Fellow enthusiasts, looking for input from those who have done it before. I have been driving my 300 for probably a hundred or so miles now, just local back road running. I am very happy how well it runs and very surprised how much gas it burns cause I can’t stay out of the secondaries!

What I don’t love is the rear main seal is leaking. I can confirm it is not the oil pressure switch or the valve covers which leads me to the rear main seal. I have seen a few videos, read through the…

South Jersey Area Convertible Top Shop

mgm1986 April 4, 2024

Any fellow members in the local South Jersey Tri-State area that would recommend a shop to install a new convertible top on my 1968 300? South Jersey, Delaware, Philly Area would be ideal but for the right shop I would be willing to travel further.

T…

1968 Chrysler 300 Ignition Switch Lamp Location

mgm1986 February 27, 2024

As I continue down the path of rejuvenating my ’68 300 I have a couple head scratchers I could use some help with.

Does anyone have a picture or diagram of where the “Starter and Ignition Switch Lamp” mounts in the dash? It was dangling when I bought the car but it does work (if I ground it), so I would like to put it back where it belongs. I don’t see anything obvious near the ignition switch where I would expect to see a light. Wondering if maybe the ignition switch itself was…

1968 300 Dash Wiring Project

mgm1986 January 26, 2024

I have the engine bay wiring mostly buttoned up and to finish testing everything I need to move under the dash so I pulled the cluster out yesterday.

First task. The fuel gauge. I know the sender had been replaced recently (and I know someone tried …

Correct Crank Pulley w/o A/C

mgm1986 January 12, 2024

Happy Friday folks! Looking to fix the wobble in my crankshaft pulley. And since it looks like the wrong pulley I thought I would replace it instead of repair it. Seemed easy enough until I started researching pulleys.

As you can see the pulley has…

Cornering Light Housing Repair

mgm1986 January 12, 2024

Hello restoration experts! Any thoughts or suggestions on how to repair this cornering light housing? I am searching for a replacement but if I can’t find one I would like some ideas on how to repair what I have.

You can see in the picture, when I removed the badly rusted light socket, part of the housing came out with it. Any tips or ideas are greatly appreciated!