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Mark_T · 11-25-2010, 06:23 AM

I had a car with one of those - a '62 Strato Chief if I remember right. It had a generator rather than an alternator, and a blow-by tube straight to atmosphere (no PCV). Bought that car out of a field for $50 - put a battery in it, cleaned the plugs, and drove it for a year or so. Things were so much simpler then...

11-25-2010, 06:23 AM	#31
Mark_T Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Winnipeg MB Posts: 2,485	I had a car with one of those - a '62 Strato Chief if I remember right. It had a generator rather than an alternator, and a blow-by tube straight to atmosphere (no PCV). Bought that car out of a field for $50 - put a battery in it, cleaned the plugs, and drove it for a year or so. Things were so much simpler then... __________________ '99 black 986