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If the spring is in bits (or otherwise nonfunctional), does that mean I need to replace the whole thing, or is it possible to get a replacement spring or repair it somehow? I suspect the specific...

Hey all, I think I know the answer - "take it apart carefully and look for something that looks wrong and fix it" but wanted to ask in case someone knows before I dig in, and in case somebody else...

I put everything back together yesterday (had the console off, seats out, binnacle off, storage back board off...), and now the flashers work ok. For now. I suspect one or more of the flex-circuit...

Yeah, if I hold the switch in, the both sides flash, but otherwise only the right side flashes when the hazard switch is engaged normally. Both sides also briefly light when the switch is first...

Well, gee, now I feel dumb :facepalm:. Seems the switch light behavior is how it's supposed to work. (this post #8 indicated the same "problem", and Dave's response #10 indicates that's how it works)...

OK, I strongly suspect the switch itself is bad. I've had some issues with the rear lights, which I always chocked up to it being old, and plan to eventually replace the rear boards & lights with...

I put new LED bulbs in the headlight and hazard switches, and tested from the terminals that both are in the correct orientation, and the headlight switch bulb works correctly.

The hazards switch...

Hey Rich, looks like a link to your personal dropbox, not a shared link. When I click on it, it just takes me to my dropbox. Could you try 'Copy Link' to grab a shareable link to the file itself?...

When I had the console off, I found this tube, partially crushed in one place [img1] (maybe when I removed the console), and then noticed it was completely detached at the back end, and quite...

Fair enough; that makes sense that it just sorta 'fell out', then, and why I didn't see anything specifically broken/missing. Thanks!

Doesn't look like that's it - spindle on the dash rheostat is way too big, and the enclosure is still all intact. And from what I can tell of the rheostat, it looks like a simple potentiometer....

Ah, thanks! Looking at 3-6-2 parts page, it looks like that could be it - I didn't take the rheostat off the console when I removed the latter - just unplugged it and left it in place, so I didn't...

I've taken the binnacle, seats, center console, and seat carpets out, then was taking the radio out to see if I can do anything about the failed display, when this little guy fell out, I think from...

Looks like that's not too hard, but still have to take off the head, so new valve cover gaskets & such, right?



STP/MMO is just pouring into spark plug hole and letting it sit 24 hr and...

Sorry it's been a while since I posted back.


So I finally put the plugs back in to run the coolant combustion gas tester. First of all, no white smoke when starting it up, warming it for test,...

OK, I finally got around to taking the plugs all the way out and inspecting.
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I think they look pretty dark/bad, but not sure how old they are - I'm thinking they should be replaced either...

OK, I have an engine compression tester, coolant pressure tester, and torque wrench from O'Reilly's. I took the air filter box off today to start getting at the plugs, and drained the oil, installed...

Roger, thanks for the specific values.



Fair 'nough - I'm out of town this weekend but have next week off, so plan to do some of these diagnostic tests then, assuming I can sort out the...

I would expect oil and water to separate out over time, but perhaps not. The dipstick, last I checked, actually looked ok... clean, brown oil...

By "reading" the spark plugs, do you mean just taking them out and checking their condition? See if one is significantly cleaner than the others?

So to check for combustion gasses in the coolant,...

Oh, I'm not givin' up that easily - I'll get her running... Good suggestion on compression tester - another thing I haven't done before, but should be straightforward enough I think. So from AutoZone...

It 100% needs to be replaced as it's several years old at this point, but I figured I'd do that after getting it running, in case I need to drain it anyway for whatever needs to be fixed... Coolant...

What about the oil route as well? I purchased the EZ Oil Drain Valve Kit from DPNW, so I figure I could pull the drain plug and install that and get at least some idea of the quality of the oil. I...

Thanks for follow-up!

I'm assuming you had to replace your fuel distributor, then?

Is the pressure-tester good for anything else, or just radiator? I see the MotoRad MT-300 mentioned here, and...

That sounds a lot easier than head-gasket ;) will do some research, thanks!