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Thanks for the Faston reference. I went to their website. Individual crimped connectors are available for each wire, but the plastic pieces that hold the connectors in alignment to fit relays, switches, and etc. are what is badly damaged. These seem to be unavailable. I don't know where harness...

Sure would be easier to disconnect if the engine were not in place! Gosh, getting to that bulkhead connector is a pain. Guess I will jack the car up and see if I can work on it from underneath. Now I know why the two restoration shops I have approached don't want to work on dash projects! The...

Well, I had not really planned to remove the wiring. Trouble was, I could not find a source of odd-shaped connectors like the ones that went to the headlight switch or steering wheel harness. So the second option was to remove them completely and let someone refurbish them. Mr. Heaterbox in...

I finally got the instrument panel out of my 1972 Newport. Many connectors are badly cracked. Fortunately, I found a place in Canada that restores MOPAR wiring harnesses. Wow, what a job! Never completely removed a wiring harness before. Got it all disconnected from sockets in the cluster. One...

This is a mamoth task. Did not know anyone went this far with a restoration. So impressive you can do this. Do you want any extra jobs for pay? What do you do with plastic terminals that have deteriorated beyond repair? I have the wiring diagrams diagrams with the factory manuals. Tracing...

Thanks. A nice source for generic connectors and more modern car conectors, but could not find any OEM replicas for our old Mopars.

Here is the worst connector, which plugs into the back of the heater/AC control. My guess is it carried the current to the compressor clutch. If I cannot get new repro connectors, I guess I will clean the oxidation off the old one and fill in the missing parts of the connector with epoxy, to...

I'll do that next chance I am at the garage. I know the terminals can be removed from the plasitic housing and reattached, but it makes it easier to get positions mixed up that way.

Thanks. It is probably just muriatic acid in gel form.

Started my most hated restoration task today on my 1972 Newport- disassembling the dash to repair and make modifications. First thing I noticed was cracked connectors on circuits drawing a lot of current- headlight switch and A/C compressor clutch switch, to name a couple. Can any of these...

Thanks guys. I will test the speakers on my home stereo before trashing them. But probably after 35 years they have degraded. Hard to know what they sounded like long ago when they were new. It would be penny wise and pound foolish to recone them. Don't have any sentimental feelings about...

Something is amiss with the stereo system I installed in my 1972 Newport while in the Navy in the mid 1980s. Don't know whether it is the receiver or speakers or both after all these years. While the car has spent some time in the sun with the new speakers since I installed them, the cones...

But one question, if I may. Some 1970s cars had "hidden" wipers under the hood lid. These wipers had a "park" position to conceal them. Are these motors different, or is it in the linkages? The reason is, I see many adds for rebuilt 3 speed motors for A, B and E cars, but I wasn't sure they...

The two and three speed motors take different linkages? Anyone who sells refurbished motors and linkages?

I believe the 3 speed wiper was an option in 1972. Higher trim line Chryslers have them. One thing is a different switch. Is the wiper motor different as well? But do cars like the Newport have wiring harnesses for both 2 and 3 speed switches? I think the 3-speed switch has another lug.

My Newport has a buzzer that is supposed to sound when the headlights are left on and the ignition is turned off Lately the buzzer goes off anytime the headlights are on and the car is being driven. I don't know if it is related, but none of the instrument panel lights function anymore. Could...

So do I! That's why I wanted to keep the buzzer connected. However, the headlight delay relay was a neat option for headlight turn-off as well!

As a matter of fact, the interior dome light stopped coming on when the door is opened- not continuously on as grounding out would do. So I would tackle this first. Don't think it is the buzzer itself as it does not buzz when the lights are off. Never thought I would be able to find another...

1. The original setup on the Newport is a buzzer sounded when you left the car with the lights on. Now the buzzer sounds continually when I am driving the car and turn on the lights. All the doors are closed tightly. Where should I look for this electrical problem? It never happened before. 2...

Funny thing. I went to ConsumerReports.org to look at car battery ratings. (Must be a paid member to access.) Brand ratings are all over the place depending on battery size. Interstate top rated in one size, Diehard top rated in another size, Duralast highly rated in yet another size. No, they...