Recent content by Oystercopy

Good to know. I don't do a lot of clock repair, but the oil I used was Kroil, which is an excellent lubricant all the way around. Kind of reminds me of Marvel Mystery Oil (which I used to use a lot as a kid) but its got great loosening characteristics yet provides good, long lasting lubrication.

Hey guys.. So, I recently upgraded my dash to the proper Rallye Gauges in the Challenger. After that, I realized that the Clock never did keep time, which seemed really irritating to me, since I bought (and paid a lot of $$ for) brand new gauges. And, strangely, the clock knob seemed to get...

Thanks for all the replies people. As it turns out, the guy who put the cam kit in now believes we actually DO have a problem with cam timing (which I always suspected) and wants to go back in and check that. Either that he put the cam in wrong (timing) or we may have had a lobe or two go flat...

Thanks for all of that Challenger RTA.. Yes, everything was new/checked except for the distributor. I was hoping to find out exactly how you can tell (if you can tell) when the distributor is actually bad. And again, its the only ignition component that hasn't been replaced, and there were no...

Hey guys. I've had a runnability problem with this car for about 4 years. Threw a whole lot of parts and money at it over the years. The engine has had a "stumble" for a long time. It runs very rough and even misfires/backfires a lot during acceleration. I've replaced (literally) everything on...

I have and referenced the factory manual (I bought the one I have in the 1980s when I bought my first Challenger) prior to doing anything here. It was very vague and unhelpful, actually. There was a complete lack of proper descriptions of just about anything I've needed to do in the car, and so...

Found a loose wire on the ignition switch harness. Looks like it was probably on the "run" line of the circuit, next to the large red wire. Car running. But I didn't find it until after I replaced that switch and the ballast resistors. THANK YOU to everyone that offered help and advice! OC

OK, jumped out both ballast resistors; no change. To answer one of the questions here, the engine cranks, but never starts, regardless of what position the key (ignition) switch is in. I am going to remove the resistors from the firewall and look at them to see if any of the coils are broken...

I will absolutely recheck my steps and make sure I jump out the ballast resistors. I'm wondering, are those even needed with electronic ignition?

OK well the new switch DID NOT fix the run problem... oh my gosh, now what? In fact, the two switches looked pretty close to identical, so the old one may have been a Standard Motor Products also! Most trouble I had was realizing I needed to remove the outer sleeve on the locking wheel, prior to...

OK, so I ordered one today from Summit Racing. They have the Standard Motor Products brand of switch, which has a 3 year warranty on the part. I believe it has the black and red wire out of the pigtail, the way Jack was showing. Will report back once I install it, which will be the weekend at...

Yep, that's what I was thinking too Jack...

Thanks Leo but I jumped out both the ballast resistors. No change.

Has anyone discovered an ignition switch that is well made, aftermarket? This will be the 3rd one I've put in this car, and it appears that most of the aftermarket switches have one problem or another. I just put this one in less than a year ago, but I've always noticed that it does not always...

OK, so I found a loose wire under the dash, one going into the main connector in the harness, lights fixed. I should have opted to replace that entire harness the last time I had it in the shop.