Recent content by Gregg Benedict

Keep in mind hat the carb used in the late '50s/early '60s is an early AFB. The heat activated automatic choke looks like this (the black cylinder to the left of the fuel inlet:

Is there a replacement automatic choke available for the early AFB? Is an electric choke available?

How much do you use per fuel tank? And, what specific marine 2-cycle oil do you use?

From what I can tell, everything else looks to be aligned from these other aspects mentioned. None of the weatherstrips are showing any noticeable irregularities either. The door has always closed like this since I owned the car, so I'm not exactly sure how long the problem has endured. However...

The drivers door on my '58 Imperial doesn't close right. It actually binds a bit and doesn't close flush with the 1/4 panel as it should. I want to make some adjustments and want to know what I can loosen easily and shift slightly to get a better fit. Can all the strikers, latches and hinges be...

An update on this... So, I wanted to drive the car a few times to be totally sure, but I did solve the problem. I did check all the ignition wiring, which seemed good. Then I changed the ballast resistor. All the stumbling problems were solved. That was something I never experienced before...

Does anyone make a remote master cylinder reservoir kit for use with the original single pot master cylinders used in 57-62 Mopars?

I do have a spare new ballast resistor. However, it is for a 1968 Chrysler. Will that work?

So, I'm beginning to wonder if the problem is in the ignition switch or the wire to the ignition switch itself. To test this, I was thinking on running a temporary wire from the ballast resistor to the starter relay to bypass the ignition switch. I'm not sure if this alright to do. Also, would...

I doubt this distributor will work, as I have a 392. The distributor is in the rear of the block. Also, the heater box is still in place and would likely not allow for such a large aftermarket distributor to fit.

Hey there... not sure I met you there or not. I brought the '58 Imperial to Mopars in the Park this year in the Fin Class. Before this year, I was always in the C-body class.

I was wondering about this. My ammeter does not work. I assume it has been bypassed, but cannot tell for sure since it is hard to feel behind the dash board. Can a simple jumper wire across the ammeter terminals be used to bypass the ammeter? Or, should I bypass the ammeter entirely by running a...

I did manage to take the car for a test drive. It still has the occasional stumble. If anything, it is slightly worse than before. As far as the amp gauge goes, it does not work. I assume it has been bypassed, but it is hard to get a look at the back of the thing. Can a jumper wire just be...

So, I put the old coil back on. The new coil I was using was a Pertronix Flame-Thrower PNX-40011. I also checked the wiring and found the wire to the positive terminal to be a little loose on the blade connector to the ballast resistor. I re-crimped the wire to a new blade connector to remedy...

Note that the stumbling mostly happens when just cruising down the road... not necessarily on acceleration. I did not have the distributor out... just re-gapped the points and put on new cap and rotor. I did change the timing a bit to account for the use of modern gas, but that is it. I did put...