73 Monaco wagon

Subsidies, like taxes, rarely get rescinded.

Here is what Mr. iPhone had to say about the inside of the tank.

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I wonder if the white stuff at the top is corrosion, or lead, from the 'bad old days' of leaded gasoline. Looks a bit 'varnishy' at the bottom, but can't see rust. The metal fuel line is plugged for about two inches. In a curvy part. Trying to clean it. May try boiling water.
 
I hope the inside of your fuel tank looks as nice as the outside, but unless you live in Arizona or the desert, seems unlikely from my experience. Those are tough to find nice inside anymore. On my 69 T & C wagon, I will need to have mine cleaned and coated on the inside too. It is marginal as it is, so I am hoping for the best.

I am not sure just how the limit switches work in those motors. But I might have the operating shaft for the headlights. I have quite a few of those, but they all differ in length among the various car models, and the part of the motors where they go through also differs in dimensions among the various models and even model years. So I am hoping you have your original motor and that it works, so that what I might find will actually work for you.

Yes, the port at the top of the fuel tank is for the evaporative emissions to be sent to the charcoal canister up front, where they would later be purged by the engine.

If you have something for the headlight motor you would be willing to sell, message me and I would be happy to chat about it. Murray Park is working on getting me something from his yard. Unfortunately the car did not have a motor or the shafts. So I don't know what it had originally. Really appreciate the advice and knowledge here on this site.
 
If you have something for the headlight motor you would be willing to sell, message me and I would be happy to chat about it. Murray Park is working on getting me something from his yard. Unfortunately the car did not have a motor or the shafts. So I don't know what it had originally. Really appreciate the advice and knowledge here on this site.
I already bought a motor from him. He is working to get me the shafts and the trim strip for the left rear quarter.
 
I wonder if the white stuff at the top is corrosion, or lead, from the 'bad old days' of leaded gasoline. Looks a bit 'varnishy' at the bottom, but can't see rust. The metal fuel line is plugged for about two inches. In a curvy part. Trying to clean it. May try boiling water.
The stuff you want iz called BRAKE CLEAN. Comes in air-o-sol 12oz canz with a hollow red tube taped to the side at any auto parts store. Install the red tube to the squirt tip on the can and stick it in the line and get after it. The stuff will dissolve the blockage and then evaporate. Still waiting for our chat?
 
Sorry for the delay, I just got some time today to mess with the Monaco. My hide-a-ways work....a bit slow and not as smooth as my Charger. I can see a new electric motor one day in the future. Here are the pics you requested.

Dave
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Thank you! Not that exotic looking! I may try to fab something, we'll see. I see it takes clips, too. Thanks again Dave!
 
PS I finally got plates for it once I got the Oregon title. Today I ran it around my yard. Idle is a bit irregular. Not rough, just irregular. I think it does better once warm. May be the thermo choke.
 
Can I put 14" Magnum 500 wheels on this? Found some online.
 
Look quite ah bit like the Charger recalled aluminum onez don't they Chris? I just finally thru' up my handz with "Capz" (TOO MANY YEARZ LIVING ON GRAVEL ROADZ). I used to buy ah set of 3 for Mama's car in ah little Mopar Boneyard in Ypsilanti 'til she caught me on year. Got away with different caps on each side of 4 different D.D. carz of herz over 10-11 yearz 'til she finally saw both sidez of her '75 'Doba while I waz giving it ah bath one time. Girl used wordz on me that day I didn't know she knew lol, Jer
 
I just never know what kind of response I'll get when I make a post. This appears to be a very passionate subject for some! I thought the car might look like it was wearing Pinto wheels if I went with 14's. It's a big car. Glad to know the discs won't wear anything but 15's!

I am thinking of going with something resto mod, like a turbo (gray spoke), just to be different. I like those D.D. wheels, I just don't know if I would like them on my car. I was actually thinking a chrome look mag style slotted wheel would be different. It is hard for me to take the jump to raised white letter tires on a wagon. Rallyes do look good...decisions decisions.

Took the car into my backyard for a 'test drive'. I have a couple acre lot. Not much distance but enough to check engine (not dying from fuel starvation), tranny (seems I have to give it a lot more gas/rpm than I should really need to, when under load going uphill - trans. slipping? But I think response is getting better the more I run the car). I have a power line right of way I keep mowed and it is a perfect pre-highway 'test track'. The brakes work but I have not checked them and there is no way I am going on the open road without pulling the wheels.

The oil (I changed it in March) is now officially dirty, not surprising since it no doubt had a lot of carbon grunge from 20 years+. I will change it before too much longer. Right now it's just nice to listen to the engine idle. I had forgotten to re-attach the slider bar (part of kick down?) to the drivers side of the carb. Duh...got that corrected.

Looking at getting carpet samples. That would be a nice not too expensive upgrade.

When I wash the car the faded blue paint glosses up and the color looks really good. I don't see how I am going to avoid getting this painted. From a visual standpoint, a station wagon in a good color is great to look at. Miles and miles of color. And paint $$$$
 
Oh. I pressure washed the years of 'dried greasy Oregon gray loam' off the underside. There was plenty of blue paint still. Be a lot "pleasanter" to work on now. It is strange, as an eastern US person, to see an unrestored car of this vintage with so little rust.
 
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