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  1. Kern Dog

    Stiff door handle button

    I know that this is a strange topic but here goes.... The right side door handle in my 70 Charger has a really stiff button. I don't think about it much except when I expect to take the wife along on a road trip. I usually open the door for her in everything we drive. It is just what I do. My...
  2. Kern Dog

    Are you ready for a real weird one? Random NO spark from a MP electronic ignition system despite numerous parts swapped around...

    I rarely get simple problems to post about. I get the weird ones that test my skills and patience. This car: Has a 440 based 493 with mostly aftermarket stuff on it. It was a 318 model so when I did my first 440 swap to it in 2001, I converted it to the then popular Mopar Performance...
  3. Kern Dog

    What have you broken while out hot rodding your car?

    Besides breaking "the law", what have you broken on the car? U-joints? Drive shafts? Motor mounts? Oddly, for as much as I hammer the throttle, I've never actually blown up an engine to the point where it wouldn't run. My second 440 in the red car threw a rod but still ran. I've never grenaded a...
  4. Kern Dog

    Battery goes dead, no obvious reason.

    Hey there. My 75 Power Wagon sits most of the time. I use it to haul junk and landscaping waste for trips to the dump. The truck has a 440 and a stock ignition and charging system. When running, it charges fine but after sitting a couple weeks, the battery is too discharged to start the engine...
  5. Kern Dog

    Jobs that you FAILED at before finding your way in life....

    The thread about Dealership Rant inspired this topic here.... There are studies that report that we often have 6 or more jobs before we find our "niche/place " in life. That is certainly the case with me. I didn't start out as a Carpenter but that is where I ended up. I could have been a...
  6. Kern Dog

    I go in for tire repair and the man asks about my windshield wipers.... ???

    Is this something new? I know that the Bureau of Automotive Repair places weird restrictions and practices on repair shops. Several years ago, I read they required all shops to do a tire pressure check even if they were in for something completely UNrelated to the tires. Is that happening here...
  7. Kern Dog

    How to make a better home cooked hamburger ?

    I do have to apologize in case this is too dang boring of a topic. In short, since retirement, I've taken on more of the household duties and lessened the load on the wife since she is still working. I love hamburgers but for some reason, no matter how I season or cook mine, they lack the...
  8. Kern Dog

    Jumper cables? Nah....there is a newer, better way to go.

    I read on Mopar Action awhile back about these new battery jumper boxes: These are interesting. I like the idea of having something lightweight and compact to bring with any vehicle I'm taking on road trips. No need for getting help from someone else for a jump start if you accidently...
  9. Kern Dog

    NOT MINE. Junkyard car with disc brakes Northern CA

    I saw this complete car at the Pick-N-Pull in Rocklin, CA. 1980 Chrysler Cordoba. Ever see this engine code? E 46? Yeah. 318 4 barrel. Not a lean burn but it did have some weird spark control system with no vacuum advance. Someone screwed up. They rarely leave batteries in...
  10. Kern Dog

    Diagnosing multiple misfires in a computer controlled car

    Please forgive me if this topic is deemed inappropriate for the forum... The wife and I have a 2003 Honda CRV that we have had since it was new. We keep it to haul our dogs to the vet and out to play. It has been great and required very few repairs in the 20 years, 130,000 miles. The...
  11. Kern Dog

    I'm BACK from The Valley of the BANNED.

    ......... and I want to issue an apology. In case anyone takes offense to some of my posts (past, present & future), they were/are/will be done with the intention to inform and entertain others on this forum, which I personally believe is the best Mopar forum on the interwebs. I have tried my...
  12. Kern Dog

    How many of your personal cars ended up in junkyards?

    My first one did! 1969 Dart 318 I bought for $400 in 1982. I drove it a little more than a year then sold it for a Dart Sport. About six months after selling it, I saw it at a U-Pull-It partially stripped. It wasn't wrecked, it must have developed some mechanical issue the new owner didn't...
  13. Kern Dog

    Cars for sale with NO price listed...

    If you have to ask, you can't afford it... Yeah? Well maybe I want to know just how sensible you might be and whether or not TALKING to you is worth my time. What is the point of this crap?
  14. Kern Dog

    Getting older and the changes in what we like...

    Growing up, nobody wanted to drive a 4 door car. Nobody seemed to want a station wagon either. As the years have rolled by, I have gained an appreciation for both. THIS was at my place today: 1966 Chrysler Town and Country 3 seats, 383, power windows and style for miles! It just cruises...
  15. Kern Dog

    Vintage Air installation in a 1968 Satellite

    Summer time is coming and you know what that means for most of us. Car shows, road trips. cruising and other fun stuff in warmer weather where vinyl seats mean sweaty shirts and bad hair. The hair part won't matter to some of you but the overall theme still rings true....cruising in an older car...
  16. Kern Dog

    Projects you have on the list but just can't get started....

    It sits there....you have the stuff to do it but it just sits there. You walk by it, knowing that you should just go ahead and dig in and get it done. What project do you have in the garage that you just can't bring yourself to do? The body and paint? Reskin the seats? Engine swap? Alcoholics...
  17. Kern Dog

    Rebuilding carburetors at home

    It has been awhile since I did a full rebuild on a carburetor. I’ve changed jets, power valves, metering blocks, accelerometer pump cams and such but it has been years since I did a full tear down. I have these cars out back: They both have mild 360s with the most basic of all Holley...
  18. Kern Dog

    Resolutions are for quitters

    New year, new habits or the same stuff you've been doing for years? I'm not perfect but I don't have any really bad habits to curtail. How about you? Any goals or short term plans?
  19. Kern Dog

    I saw this car at a local self serve junkyard…

    I don’t know these cars well. Rockin Pick N Pull, Ca. No price given. Their usual process is to try to sell cars whole and if they don’t sell, they will put it out in the yard for picking. It has a B series block, not sure if it is a 361 or 383. Drum brakes. Pretty basic car. Good luck!
  20. Kern Dog

    Oil ratings, API classifications and oil integrity

    Today I stumbled upon a small stash of UNused oil in bottles that had no date code on them but did have the SAE API circle with ratings of SD and SF. I thought that I was told that the higher in the alphabet the second letter was, the higher the detergent level. In short, an oil like this...
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