Recent content by ynst

I don't know. I had the same issues with all of my Volares. You never knew when the brain box or a pick-up was going to fail and, if I didn't carry spares, I'd be waiting for AAA to show up when one failed on the highway. Besides cap, rotor and wires, according to my records this...

The ONLY clutch I blew through was the Centerforce setup. I never pulled it apart to look inside. I just tossed it on the shelf and use it as a teaching aid on occasion. "I have heard claims that the Centerforce weights are mostly a gimmick, and don’t ad force under 6k rpm. I have no way of...

Maybe nobody on this forum said they're indestructible but the fact that they are marketed as a set it and forget it device contradicts your statement. As for cam follower wear, that's why I use Echlin points with a fiber cam follower. The fiber block absorbs the lubricant and substantially...

Centerforce pressure plates are designed for easy engagement with minimal pedal effort. I was told back in '93 that they were designed as racing pressure plates for guys that wanted to dump the clutch at relatively high rpm coming off the line. That's when the centrifugal force is throwing the...

Actually, when I phoned them back in 1993 when I was having the problem they said that the engine rpms weren't sufficient to get the counterweights to begin forcing the plate tighter against the clutch and they recommended downshifting to get the revs up. My fuel economy was bad enough as it...

The electronic ignition was a direct cause of the failure because EVERYONE believes that they are indestructible. Had these owners performed routine maintenance on them, neither would have had catastrophic failures on the highway. I've never had a problem with a Kettering distributor that...

My Centerforce pressure plate slipped like hell under load at low rpm.. Going up the hill out of Burlington, VT on the way to the highway, I had to downshift to get enough rpm to get the counterweights to work enough to prevent slippage. Needless to say, it came out and I went back to the 11"...

He was on a road trip and the shop that tried to replace his distributor after the vehicle got towed off the highway disturbed the fuel line in the process and it went un-noticed until he was on the highway a day and a half later and flames were coming out from under the hood. The orange box...

WRONG! Electronic ignition distributors DON'T last forever. They wear out just like a Kettering distributor if you disregard the frequent points/condenser changes. Distributor caps and rotors go bad at the same rate for both. Bearings go bad at the same rate for both Advance weight assemblies...

You can take the fork right out and the clutch will still slip because the pressure plate is still not compressing the clutch disc. Why would anyone put a diaphragm pressure plate in a MoPar anyway?

Borg & Beck, not Long. Long style pressure plates were common on FoMoCo products

The lead tech is a licensed commercial/residential electrician and this is his recommended method for wiring emergency responder vehicles. Their electrical life expectancy is roughly 2 years before corrosion and loose connections renders them not fit for duty so they get traded in, stripped of...

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A couple of emergency responder vehicles wired by a "licensed electrician" circa 2023 Shrink tube butt splices open to the elements next to the left hood hinge. Center console jammed with nearly 30 feet of unnecessary wire. They look like this because they were ready to ship and final...

Nope. 50hz residential, appliance, etc. wiring. Saw a lot of it in Australia.