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    Sudden Loss Of Power

    You might want to check the fuel pump push rod for excessive wear. If worn down enough it will barely stroke the fuel pump arm causing erratic fuel delivery. I think it should be 3.25" OA length, you might want to search some threads in fuel & air forum to see if my recall on that length is...
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    Sudden Loss Of Power

    When this happens, does it instantly stop running or stop running sputtering like it's out of gas or fuel starved ?
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    Sudden Loss Of Power

    Safety thing, having to be in neutral or park is normal as the starter relay is locked out in other shifter positions. You did not answer the question about other electrical things in the car when this happens. Do they still work ?
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    Sudden Loss Of Power

    Define "loss of power". When this happens, is there no electrical device in the car that will work ? Any lights, radio, wipers, heater fan ? Or, does engine stall out and electrical items still work ?
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    5 blade to a 7 blade well it help

    Perhaps what's needed here is a "Renton-esque explanation". I believe that this is his area of expertise. If you research the facts, a 5 blade moves more air vs: a 7 blade fan.
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    5 blade to a 7 blade well it help

    If you research 5 & 7 blade, the 5 blade moves more air.
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    5 blade to a 7 blade well it help

    Fan shroud and Flowkooler water pump & hi flow thermostat should make a big difference.
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    Almost afraid to share another ammeter bypass question...

    As you well know from your reading, there are many opinions on this and I'm sure others would disagree... If your cars wiring is sound, insulation not crumbling, free of green corrosion leaching out at bulkhead connector other crimped connections and you have not added anything in the way of...
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    Wiring Diagram

    You are on the right trail....Sorry, but can't help you with a schematic for your car but brake lights go thru the turn signal switch in the steering column as well as the multi pin connector under dash that connects turn signal switch to cars wiring harness. The brake pedal switch is the 12...
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    My brake lights aren’t bright enough

    But what's it like in daylight ? Talking about brake lights and turn signals...
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    Edelbrock Carb Idle issues

    I had this happen before, like 2 years ago. This time around when issue re-surfaced, I finally remembered that video. Took a while, memory aint what it used to be...
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    Help Checking fuel sending unit

    Can you measure AC or DC volts with your meter ? Could have a bad test lead.. With your meter set on Ohm's, and proper setting selected on your meter, meter, test leads connect to threaded stud & to circular flange to test the resistance with float movement. Polarity of meter leads does not...
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    My brake lights aren’t bright enough

    I posted this a few weeks ago over in the electrical forum.. Although specific to a 66 Charger, think you may find it helpful to solve your problem. There is a Drop Box link to down load all the info and diagrams.. 66 Charger, Turn signal repair
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    My brake lights aren’t bright enough

    With the incandescents, the original brake & turn lights were very dim in daylight. Driving around in daytime, I often had people at a traffic light tell me that my turn signals were not working or my brake lights were out although they were OK. Avoided LED's for a long time following threads...
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    My brake lights aren’t bright enough

    I recently picked up the LED lamps shown in the link below from Amazon..Cheap price for 3 pcs. Amazon.com I replaced all the incandescent lamps on rear of my 66 Charger.with these LED's I did not replace any of the front lamps, kept them as incandescents so there was some current draw and the...
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    Edelbrock Carb Idle issues

    Got a Edelbrock 1406 carb on my 383. Started having idle issues, rough and erratic RPM's. Saw an Edelbrock video showing if experiencing idle problems, one thing to try is to remove both idle mixture screws and blow compressed air into the screw holes to clear any dirt may be blocking the small...
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    How many straps?

    A gallon of gas roughly weighs 6 + pounds. With a 19 gal. capacity tank as in my 66 Charger, that's 114 lbs of fuel in the tank when full, plus the weight of tank itself ! And to think it's all hanging and dependent on that "question mark" formed bolt into the frame with a nut ... all while...
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    alternator testing with Oscilloscope.

    Think of it this way.. If you didn't have a scope, you would never know there was any ripple present.
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    alternator testing with Oscilloscope.

    The ripple you see is typically and certainly not an issue. Sometimes when after market radios or stereo systems get added to these cars that don't have sufficient DC filtering, the AC ripple varies with alternator speed will be heard as a "alternator whine" noise in the audio devices. Usually...
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    High reading in my amp meter

    The current draw for a typical OE oil filled coil is in the 3-5 amp range and vary depending on specific coil type and coils recommended ballast resistor, so what you are seeing seems normal. With key on, the ballast resistor is electrically in series with the coil as you see measuring at...
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