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    Voltage regulator

    Good point. I guess this hadn't occurred to me since the car never had a problem with the headlight circuit until the breaker inside the headlight switch failed. You should have seen it happening; it was quite dramatic. On a car with hidden headlights such as the 300, not only do the...
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    Voltage regulator

    I have simply silver-soldered the contacts in my headlight switch together and installed a an appropriate-amperage inline fuse immediately after the switch --- problem solved. And I have simply wired a 30 A self-resetting breaker into the ammeter circuit (and another into the accessory...
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    Voltage regulator

    No, it was pretty straightforward: due to the placement of the regulator, it filled up with water as I sat in the rain waiting for a parade to begin and, when I started the car to join the parade, water+electrical current-fuse=poof. Always be sure to buy a fused regulator --- or ad one in line.
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    Backfire, wont start.

    I've always considered 6-7 degrees as the max --- preferably less.
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    Voltage regulator

    Just to add my two cents: I bought an electronic replacement VR for my (now sold) '61 Newport. Unbeknownst to me, it had NO FUSE incorporated into it. Add to this recipe a heavy downpour and the result was Wiring Harness Flambe'. Don't let this happen to you: order one with a fuse or...
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    Should i spray anything?

    Thanks, Big John! Jeff
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    Should i spray anything?

    I checked Amazon for DeoxIT and found quite a few different versions of the product Amazon.com: de-oxit. Which one is best for working on automotive wiring? Hopefully one of the less-costly ones . . . Jeff
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    Not Mine-A Matador! $8500

    Yep; I mentioned that to you months ago when you were having carburetor problems. Jeff
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    Not Mine-A Matador! $8500

    Good to hear. Jeff
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    Not Mine-A Matador! $8500

    I like that fast-top Fury of yours; if you can't get the Matador, I hope you don't sell it.
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    Not Mine-A Matador! $8500

    Did you buy it, Joseph? The CL link says "Listing Expired". I hope it was worth nailing-down; it reminds me of my long-gone white '61 Newport named Moby. Jeff
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    HVAC Switch Part Number Needed for 1970 300

    I did find my original #3431020 switch; now I just need to find time to work on it.
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    For Sale 1970 Newport convertible (Hurst-clone in Mississauga, Ontario)

    I saw one at a show in Tennessee over 20 years ago that had been made out of a Newport convertible . . . but it was done a lot more convincingly with a legit hood and trunk. Jeff
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