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You are on the right track. All engines need
the same thing: air, fuel and ignition. It is going to be one or it
sounds like a combo of different things. Not uncommon. Cars only
lasted about 5 years of use in the north where it snows a lot (or used to) and
they salted the roads all the time. There are some nice ones driven on
nice days only, but for the most part the bodies were gone in five to six
years. Then the car usually got junked, engine, trans, rear end, interior
and any other good parts got crushed a long time ago. So many of us are
used to have a MOPAR with far less than 100,000 miles on the odometer
(it rolls over after 99,999 miles). Some of the older guys have bought
some nice ones with a lot of miles on them that were kept good and clean in a
garage by driving a second car in the winter (and even in the rain). But
for the most part a car was built to last for just so long, but the engines and
trans and rear ends on Mopars were considered to be, for the most part,
bulletproof. They have proven it over the years. Then along came the
govt. with laws on rustproofing (good) and laws on air pollution that helped
doom hi-po cars along with insurance rates in 1971 (your call). Now
the old MOPARS are proving they hold their value as good and usually better than
other brands, except for a few special cars like a Shelby 500. Cars we
used to pay $50 for are now $6,000 and up.
Chick
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