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05-10-24, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by bikamper

I inadvertently ended up wrenching on the DeSoto this afternoon.(Last year photo)

As my clutch foot seems to be working somewhat, I wanted to back it out to wash the winter accumulation of dust off of it. First was that the battery needed to be charged. Not a big deal but the first charger I used said "Nope. Not gonna do it. Second was a bad connection/wire on the coil. It started right up after the battery charge, but stalled when I shut the hood. And wouldn't restart. BTW, that hood slams with a purpose. It took a few minutes to find the culprit but once dealt with, the car started right up. Each and every time. Then took it for a drive.

Never did get it washed.

1 step forward........

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