Noel Tidybeard Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 On 10/10/2022 at 01:34, PhilA said: It will gearbox properly. ....and that's an order! PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 Cabin fan blower motor decided to throw in the towel today. That's annoying because this weather is needed to clear the windows of mist in the early morning. I think I'm going to push my focus back onto the Plymouth, and just do maintenance items on the Chieftain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 28, 2022 Author Share Posted October 28, 2022 Plenty of driving lately. Gearbox had resumed being an ass so I'm waiting on a replacement valve block. However, I've been chasing an intermittent misfire for a while. Know it's ignition related because the tach would jump about. Twisting the ignition key yesterday I noticed the lights would flicker. Pulled the switch apart. All burned and dirty inside. Cleaned that all up, polished. Added some dielectric grease and reassembled it all. Now, no matter where the switch is on its arc, the volt meter stays stable. Hopefully that'll help. Phil adw1977, LightBulbFun, mk2_craig and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 efi breakerless v8 6 speed tremec obvs (kidding) itll be reet eventually *BY THE POWER OF GREYSKULL PHIL* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 28, 2022 Author Share Posted October 28, 2022 16 minutes ago, hairnet said: efi breakerless v8 6 speed tremec obvs (kidding) itll be reet eventually *BY THE POWER OF GREYSKULL PHIL* For that, I have the Plymouth. Saabnut and mercedade 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 Been doing a bunch of miles in the Chieftain recently, quite a lot of which are at highway speeds. At 52, everything's quiet but 55 the exhaust has a very loud drone. Nobody wants to travel at 52 so I went out and bought another muffler. Same as the front, AutoZone's $27 glasspack. Significant difference now. Around town it has a nice bass note but on the highway the loudest thing now is the gearbox. For the size of it, you'd expect zero difference but I'm surprised at how much of a change it's made. Phil loserone, Dan_ZTT, LightBulbFun and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 so the next experiment therell be a skyline missing a 4" drainpipe definate rumble then PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 bigstraight6, 2flags, LightBulbFun and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 On 1/10/2021 at 8:55 PM, PhilA said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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2flags Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 I'm sure you'll get to the bottom of it. A new valve block, if available, will certainly be the way to go. PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 The car started running like a turd today, bucking and cutting out, popping and snapping. Tonight, out came the scope. Started looking at traces from the CB side of the coil. That one above is mostly ok, a nice discharge curve but shows a little high resistance on the plug/wire. This one however isn't clean and is indicating a problem: Yup, like I thought, distributor cap is failing. New cap time. LightBulbFun, AnnoyingPentium, Joey spud and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2flags Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Ah, the joy of owning older cars. 😁 At least you're not paying several hundred dollars every month on a PFC. You drive something with style! PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 i was hooked up to one of those kinda the same the other week wasnt an ignition problem tho Matty and PhilA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 New cap, rotor and plugs. Much better. So smooth now all you can hear is the creaks, rattles and squeaks. GrumpiusMaximus, LightBulbFun, Asimo and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 6 hours ago, PhilA said: New cap, rotor and plugs. Much better. So smooth now all you can hear is fart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 what other slab of blue did you buy did you miss yer truck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 5 hours ago, hairnet said: what other slab of blue did you buy did you miss yer truck Dodge Ram, traded the Jeep in against it. Needed something with a load bed and good towing capability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Addicted to Mopar hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, hairnet said: Addicted to Mopar hehe Got screwed over by Chevy in town one too many times. Don't like Ford very much, they're built weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 2 hours ago, PhilA said: Dodge Ram, traded the Jeep in against it. Needed something with a load bed and good towing capability. Pictures please!!!! Dyslexic Viking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 5 hours ago, sutty2006 said: Pictures please!!!! Nothing exceptional. sutty2006, Dyslexic Viking and mercedade 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 1 hour ago, PhilA said: Nothing exceptional. That’s cooler than ANYTHING available over here. Fact. Dang it you yanks get all the fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 7 hours ago, PhilA said: Got screwed over by Chevy in town one too many times. Don't like Ford very much, they're built weird. ecoboost would be good or is that the weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 6 minutes ago, sutty2006 said: That’s cooler than ANYTHING available over here. Fact. Dang it you yanks get all the fun. if only gas was 5 bucks a gallon here sutty2006 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 1 hour ago, PhilA said: beast on i10 to baton obvs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 It's the 5.7 V8 with the semi hybrid electric motor for additional torque. "eTorque". Cruising at 70 it'll do UK 25-27 mpg. Ecoboost is a V6, same size as in the car beside it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 how far on electrons m9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 10 minutes ago, hairnet said: how far on electrons m9 The electrons are not for saving fuel. The electrons are only for MORE POWER. (This is America) Joey spud 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 4 minutes ago, PhilA said: The electrons are not for saving fuel. The electrons are only for MORE POWER. (This is America) so its techincally an IMA does honda know # Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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