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Saw his '72 Grande for sale on craigslist. I might just consider it but I'm about 8 hours away. I LOVE the color. http://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/4439237411.html Claims to be a low miles grande with what looks like the instrumentation package and a rim blow horn. I'm wondering why there's...

I took my door panel off today on the passenger side to see why my window crashed to the bottom of the door. It appears that there is no plastic roller on the regulator where it goes into the channel hooked up to the window. Is there a replacement roller I can put on there, or do I have to...

All, I need to know all the spots on my 1973 hardtop where I can find the VIN. I know I have the plate on the dash, the sticker on the driver's door, and a stamped plate attached to the radiator support sort of behind the driver's headlight bucket. Are there any other locations? Thanks, Joe

I'm considering removing the Keystone Klassic wheels I have on my '73 and going back to the style that it came with from the factory, which is the steel wheels with trim rings and dog-dish style hubcaps. That stuff was standard with the Decor Group, and I'm weird, but I like the look. Does...

Quick one here, guys. I was out in my '73 on Saturday morning, and when I came home, I smelled something like burning oil. Upon examination, it looked like my drivers side valve cover had sprung a leak. That's something that is annoying, but not overly awful, but I was still a bit annoyed. I...

Thanks to the experts for the advice on the oil pressure. Now that I have the pressure gauge in there, and have most of the functional aspects of the car sorted out, I want to get to work on the transmission leak that I get when the car is running and just after it turns off. I think I've...

Well, crud! I got my electronic Autometer gauge in my '73 (351C, 2V) last night, and when I started the car up, it registered about 65 psi. After it was thoroughly warmed up, I was getting about 15 psi at idle in park :(. It was lower when the car was in gear. When I stand on the gas and rev...

So, after an agonizing week of illness, snow, and rain, I finally got my '73 out for a ride today to test out my newly functional fuel gauge, parking brake, and dash lights. It got off to a rocky start, as I didn't warm it up enough, but once moving, she performed like a champ. Unfortunately...

I'm going to be doing my parking brake today. As such, I need to lift the rear of the car to replace the cables (taking the wheels off). I've heard various things about where to lift these old cars. One thread I read said to lift it on the differential and place the stands on the axle tubes...

The passenger side window on my '73 Hardtop went down yesterday, but won't roll back up. I can crank and crank, but nothing. I'm worried that the regulator is shot, but I've been told that it's just some sort of "stud bushing" that is messed up. Anyone had this problem and know of a fix...

I've been looking at the wiring diagram and trying to translate everything to the connector for my printed circuit. When I take a Volt/Ohm meter to the connector with the key in the "on" position, I get power from a couple of the wires, but not all of them. For instance, when I turn the lights...

I've been noticing that the Urethane bumper on my '73 extends out a bit too much. It doesn't quite fit in with the indentations in the front fenders. Is there a way to loosen the support and push the bumper back in a bit? I was looking in the engine compartment, and didn't see much in the...

Now that I've got a bunch of the issues sorted out on my '73, I figure I'd better get the left side of my cluster working. I don't think I can get it fixed by any means other than removing the cluster from the car. I think my issues with the dead idiot lights and lumination on that side of...

The negative (ground) wire on my '73 has two other (smaller) wires coming off of the connector that are just hanging there with butt-splices on each end. Anybody have any info on this? Is the negative terminal only supposed to be the ONE ground wire? The wiring diagram only shows one wire...

Here's the Marti report for my 1973 Hardtop. My suspicions were all confirmed: 1. It's about 98% original, still. The only thing listed in the report that it doesn't still have are the door edge guards and the vinyl top....and of course the Keystone Klassics aren't original. 2. It was...

So, I managed to take my 73 out on a good 15 mile ride today. When I got home, I did some adjustment of the carburetor to lower the idle, and just when I got it all fixed up and turned the car off, I started smelling coolant. Lo and behold, green stuff is pouring out the overflow hose on the...

On my '73, I have the left "pod" that has all the warning lights. When I turn the key on, only the "Alt" light comes on. The others don't light at all. Is this an issue with the circuit board, or do I have issues with all the sensors (brake, oil, water)? Is there a way to test this? I don't...

As I continue to hunt down and repair the most pressing problems with my '73 hartdop, I find myself confronted with confusion about my parking brake. It just goes down to the floor when I push on it, and it won't return when I pull the release. I realize there are probably cable issues down...

The latest in my never-ending series of questions: My issue now is that I can't gas it up. I took it to the station and set the pump to put some 91 octane in, and after 1 gallon the pump stopped....I started it again, and then gas came out the filler hole. MY gauge says it's on E, but I can't...

The last 2 times I've started up my '73 (to warm it up for an oil change, and after to circulate the new oil) I've had quite a bit of smoke upon startup. When I go back and look at the tail pipes, I can see the water in the tips that's getting blown out, so there is a water issue. The first...