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Yep! My '80 Monte Carlo has that same exact thing for Battery, Oil Pressure and maybe one other thing? Just a red light. Ugh!

Figures, because I ended up changing out my alternator for the problem I originally described. I also have a '75 Imperial, so knowing that bit about wiring on older mopars may come in handy. I once had a faulty voltage regulator put through close to 18 volts and burn out my headlights within a...

I'll charge the battery up externally and see where it holds once the car starts running. I replaced the voltage regulator, unfortunately didn't solve the issue. I'm also noticing what appears to be soot on the alternator, as if it burnt or something. Maybe it's just me, but I've had one burn...

I never knew the guage amp worked like that, well at least I can rule that equipment out as basically decor then. I did the checks with the multimeter, and it was reading the 10.5 and slowly went back up in charge, but stopped at the 12.45 area. The cigar lighter reader followed suit with the...

So, I was running my 88 Fifth Avenue, and I have one of those FM transmitters through the cigarette lighter. Its reading a voltage at 10.5 or so while running, but the guage on the dash is reading perfectly center, just as always. I don't understand, and I don't know what to trust. I'm inclined...

Been away for a while, and so has the car. I had to leave it stored a State away, but after nearly two years of sitting, it's back! And it still runs the highways just like before, and I finally managed to fix the awful braking on it. (Did the master cylinder and booster at the same time...

Ouch. Good to hear that the problem is fixed. I'm curious what your mileage will be looking like now, since that's not a problem anymore.

All these 20+ MPG I'm seeing here makes me confident that I could probably pull it off on my next trip. I recently got my steering straightened out, (FINALLY!), and it seems to drive better with that and the general alignment, so, I might be able to squeeze a couple more miles. Far drives are...

So, a few days back, I took a 131.15 mile round trip. (I know, absurdly precise, but it was imperative for the math behind this.) I went from Jersey to Pennsylvania, mostly using County Roads in Jersey on the way out, and there were a few 25 mph zones and some red lights along the way. On the...

My Fifth Avenue is a 1988 model from Jersey. As far as I know, Jersey models don't have any special configurations, unlike the California/ High Altitude cars that I've read are setup differently. And being that the heads aren't required, I think I'll leave them alone then. I'm looking to spend...

I never knew that Rochesters were put into M-Bodies.... good to know. I'll definitely change the intake and open up my exhaust to support the 4 barrel setup, but I'm curious if I need the 360 heads, or if this is just a performance option. I've heard of someone doing that actual mod on a car...

Exactly.... it's not nice when both natural forces and stupidity jointly work against a car project. What confuses me is that they found the "mystery fluid," and didn't think to ask if I'd like it flushed while they had the car torn apart anyway. I would've gave them a couple extra bucks for...

I've had an annoyance with my drum brakes a few months ago. One was dragging a lot, and on the other, my emergency brake was partially engaged, and wouldn't come off it. So, I found that the wheel cylinders were screwed up. I got new wheel cylinders. Well, that solved the drag issue, and the...

The video where I saw that 24'' rim set was this: Personally, that type of rims aren't my thing, but I like the paintjob on the car. I don't see that type of blue on Fifth Avenues.

The Fifth Avenue in that article screams the early '00s. Pimp My Ride is the first thing I thought of, to be honest. But, to answer the question, this article is actually a first to me, since I've never actually read Popular Hot Rodding before. I've read the Hot Rod magazine before, but I've...

Funny enough, now it looks like I have the perfect excuse to throw that Thermoquad on, being that my factory carb just started to leak some gas, and I'd rather just replace it. But yeah, I doubt that the motorhome guys cared as much about the carb difference. That Travco was 32' and I doubt...

That's strange for it to be intended for a 360.... because the motor it powered was a 440. And, if anybody's wondering why this carb is off the motorhome, it's because we replaced it with a different carb, but this one still ran the thing. I'm pretty sure it just needs some rebuilding or...

My thermoquad reads "9275S" on the top row, and "243 9" on the bottom row. Below is an image of the actual carb's numbers. I'm not sure if this is original to the 1982 Dodge Travco motorhome that it was originally on, but I know that was the vehicle I got it off.

Thanks for the information guys - out of what it seems, I think I'll try out that carb. It'll be nice to get rid of the lean burn as well on that. (Now just to figure out how I'll work the exhaust and header upgrades without making the car too loud.) The power I'm looking to get out of it is...

Well, this may sound stupid, or it may actually have been done before, but since I'm curious, here goes: I found a 4 bbl carburetor in my locker in the garage that went on a 1982 Dodge Travco Motorhome we used to have. (A 440 powered that thing.) Anyway, I was flirting with the idea of seeing...

I remember one time, some lady happened to be walking up my block while I had the Fifth Avenue out. Since mine's an '88, it has that crested emblem on the vinyl top, and not the "Fifth Avenue" script. She looked at that, and goes, "What is this, a Cadillac?" And I go, "A Chrysler... Fifth...