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  1. Captain Rust Bucket

    I'm stumped! Fuel gauge help please

    Hello everyone, I am in the process of replacing the fuel tank in my '65 Newport and have discovered that my fuel gauge is not working. Well, at least I can't get it to work, haha. I'm pretty sure it was working to some degree before I started taking things apart. The float in the sending unit...
  2. Captain Rust Bucket

    Maiden voyage!

    I got to drive it around the block for the first time yesterday! It's running on an auxiliary fuel tank as I'm still struggling to remove the sealant from the inside of my fuel tank. It was my first time diving a column-shifted manual transmission and first time driving a car with no power...
  3. Captain Rust Bucket

    1965 Newport update

    After a month or so of buying this from a tow yard, it lives! I had no history on it so I went through the trouble of inspecting the vital systems before trying to fire it up. I took apart the carburetor, gave it a good cleaning, and put it back on. Hooked up the fuel pump to an auxiliary fuel...
  4. Captain Rust Bucket

    1965 Newport Identification Help

    Hello everyone, Newbie here. For my first ever project car I bought a 1965 Newport 2-door hardtop with a 3-speed manual. I got it from a tow yard so they had no history to provide. I've been looking through the service manual to learn more about the car and I need help identifying the engine...
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