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Check the block number against the VIN.. Strange indeed.. Why would someone replace the 318 with the 6..? It opt for a cheap 360 with a few light mods.
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Slack3r posted:Check the block number against the VIN.. Strange indeed.. Why would someone replace the 318 with the 6..? It opt for a cheap 360 with a few light mods. I checked the block and its a 225 from 1979-1980. Best guess is the original engine gave up the ghost and thats what was on hand to replace it.
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Nov 20, 2015 02:47
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Senior Funkenstien posted:I checked the block and its a 225 from 1979-1980. Best guess is the original engine gave up the ghost and thats what was on hand to replace it. Which is doubly weird, those LA 318s are tough as hell. Maybe not 4L jeep tough, but pretty tough.
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Alright guys so a little more info. I checked the block casting number and it is a 225 from 1968-1970. Also found a sticker in the engine bay that says it came with the 225. What I'm thinking is that the VIN on the dash is not the original. Any ideas where another VIN number would be? So it seems that the 225 had the head replaced at some point with one from 1979-1980.
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Nov 21, 2015 17:24
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1970 -74 A bodies all Dusters, Demons and Dart sports (fast backs): Have the VIN on the upper portion of the driver's side radiator core support package tray near speaker opening. That's pulled from another site. Might wanna go poke around a bit.
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:1970 -74 A bodies all Dusters, Demons and Dart sports (fast backs): Have the VIN on the upper portion of the driver's side radiator core support package tray near speaker opening. Yeah I read the same things. Checked the package tray and it said G6 which would mean 383 and built in 1966. Cant read the one on the radiator support but that wouldnt matter anyway since the front end is from a Demon.
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Senior Funkenstien posted:Yeah I read the same things. Checked the package tray and it said G6 which would mean 383 and built in 1966. Cant read the one on the radiator support but that wouldnt matter anyway since the front end is from a Demon. Well... poo poo. Sounds like you got yourself a bit of a Frankenstein, man.
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Well... poo poo. Sounds like you got yourself a bit of a Frankenstein, man. Yeah sure looks like it. In other news I'm trying to figure out the wiring so I can try and fire it up again but now I'm not sure what year wiring to look up!
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Nov 21, 2015 20:13
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Did you replace the black box that controls the electronic ignition? They are notorious for going out. The orange high performance box is supposed to be a little better.
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djdanno13 posted:Did you replace the black box that controls the electronic ignition? They are notorious for going out. The orange high performance box is supposed to be a little better. Yeah I bought the orange box to replace that.
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Its a long shot but can any mopar guys tell what year this bulkhead connector is from? The connector on the right has two bumps on the outside right of it instead of the one that I see on 1970 connectors.
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Nov 26, 2015 00:47
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looks like the proper one for the era http://www.sweptline.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=34977#p253582
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Senior Funkenstien posted:Its a long shot but can any mopar guys tell what year this bulkhead connector is from? The connector on the right has two bumps on the outside right of it instead of the one that I see on 1970 connectors. Not that it really helps, but I've found several random errors/inconsistencies factory wiring diagrams for the ol' Plymouth duster. A test light / power probe is your best friend on a car like that!
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jhcain posted:A test light / power probe is your best friend on a car like that! Agreed. There's only 29 pins there, maximum. Go buy a cheap cable tracer (the kind with separate transmitter and receiver), a multimeter, or/and a test light, and do it the 'hard way' in about 30 minutes  . I personally recommend the 'multimeter in beep mode with long wires attached to the probes' method.
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I'll repeat the offer I at least had in my head previously- you're somewhere in the ATL metro, right? Let me know, and I'd be glad to swing by and assist. I like dusters.
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jhcain posted:I'll repeat the offer I at least had in my head previously- you're somewhere in the ATL metro, right? Let me know, and I'd be glad to swing by and assist. I like dusters. I suck at wiring. Have you had any experience rewiring one?
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Senior Funkenstien posted:I suck at wiring. Have you had any experience rewiring one? Yup. This one went a little different direction, but that makes yours even easier. 
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jhcain posted:Yup. This one went a little different direction, but that makes yours even easier.  Still wanna help? I have time saturday if your free.
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Senior Funkenstien posted:
Sure, why not? It's easy, simple and painless!
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jhcain posted:Sure, why not? It's easy, simple and painless! I hope so. The kit looks pretty good
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Senior Funkenstien posted:I hope so. The kit looks pretty good Oh, those kits are pretty good. A time consuming fiddly PITA, but that's what happens with a "universal" wiring harness. Meanwhile... Duster, Duster, DUSTER! Let's make it run.
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jhcain posted:Oh, those kits are pretty good. A time consuming fiddly PITA, but that's what happens with a "universal" wiring harness. Meanwhile... Duster, Duster, DUSTER! Let's make it run. Unfortunately things have come up and I wont be able to do much this weekend. I am going to give it a try by myself when i have time and maybe the stuff I dont understand you can help me with sometime next week.
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Senior Funkenstien posted:Unfortunately things have come up and I wont be able to do much this weekend. I am going to give it a try by myself when i have time and maybe the stuff I dont understand you can help me with sometime next week. Go for it! A full harness install is a VERY time consuming job, particularly on an assembled car. Curious, what's got you wanting to tear it all out? Maybe I missed it in the previous posts...
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jhcain posted:Go for it! A full harness install is a VERY time consuming job, particularly on an assembled car. Curious, what's got you wanting to tear it all out? Maybe I missed it in the previous posts... Basically I'm tired of fighting the old wiring. Putting in new is gonna make it less fire prone and I'll know the circuits better for when I go the EFI route. Edit: I got all the seats out last night so thats gonna make things a little easier. Senior Funkenstien fucked around with this message at 19:02 on Dec 5, 2015 |
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So I got the carpet and seats out so far. Going to run the wires back to the rear and up into the engine and stage everything.
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If you're gonna be working on it this weekend, let me know (post in here, PM me, or I'll post my phone number) and I might be able to lend a hand for a few hours. I'm on the south side of Atlanta, in Fayetteville.
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Finally digging in to the wiring on the Duster. Slow going so far. Trying to get the dash wiring out and stage all the painless wiring sections.  Does anyone know what this is? 
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I don't know anything about old Mopars but that looks like the plug for the ignition switch or maybe the gauges, if it has a gauge cluster like a more modern car.
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Dec 27, 2015 04:08
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That's most definitely a mopar gauge cluster connector.
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I hate to say it but I need help with this wiring. I thought I could do it myself but I am out of my depth here.
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Senior Funkenstien posted:I hate to say it but I need help with this wiring. I thought I could do it myself but I am out of my depth here. Right oh. Let's see if we can't arrange an intervention. I'm pretty busy in the off hours with my little project, but can generally make time for a Duster.
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jhcain posted:Right oh. Let's see if we can't arrange an intervention. I'm pretty busy in the off hours with my little project, but can generally make time for a Duster. I'm gonna give the engine part of it a try today since I understand that the best. Maybe next weekend you can help with the dash wiring?
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Senior Funkenstien posted:I'm gonna give the engine part of it a try today since I understand that the best. Maybe next weekend you can help with the dash wiring? Any luck underhood?
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jhcain posted:Any luck underhood? Some of the simple stuff yeah like the headlights and all. I've been back and forth going through the instruction manual that came with the harness. It's not quite as clear as I like my instructions to be. Senior Funkenstien fucked around with this message at 03:54 on Jan 31, 2016 |
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Finishing the majority of the engine bay wiring. That part wasn't too bad.
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I'm getting there albeit slowly. Waiting for a new connector for the ECU to come tomorrow and hopefully that will all be done as far as the engine bay goes.
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Waaiiitt, is the ecu stock or something aftermarket? I didn't think they had ecu's way back when.
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Looks like a CDI module, which I think made its debut in '72. Edit: and google tells me is correctly referred to as an ECU.
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IPCRESS posted:Looks like a CDI module, which I think made its debut in '72. Yeah the term ECU tripped me up a bit when I first started looking into the ignition system. Got my new wiring in the mail today to hook it up to the rest of the system and I also ordered an electric choke to replace the fubard non electric one that's in it. Getting closer bit by bit.
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Senior Funkenstien posted:A special thanks to Panaflex! I just want to nth that this manual art is goddamn amazing.
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