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Well, the IAC valve actually more or less replaces the choke from a carbureted vehicle on all fuel infected cars and trucks. The 3.1, as far as I've heard, doesn't eat IAC valves, really its the Ford Mod engines that do that a lot, and EGR valves. But it shouldn't be hard to change, look around on your throttle body, and it should either be the screw in type and you just have to get a wrench on it and twist it out of there, or it'll be the plate type with two bolts holding it in place.

All right, the Idle Air Control Valve, or IAC, acts similar to the choke on a carbureted vehicle. At idle, it allows air to bypass the throttle plate so that idle can be maintained. It also helps when the engine is idling and high-load devices (A/C, alternator actually charging, etc) are running by bumping up the idle just a tick so that they won't drag the engine offline. Normally the EGR valve will empty out ahead of the IAC, which allows the same little chunks of carbon that can stick an EGR valve up to clog up the passage way that the IAC sits on top of also. As good advice, if you do replace the IAC, invest in a can of carburetor cleaner and spray out the passageway that the IAC is mounted to as best as you can before putting a new IAC back in there. That way you not only have a new IAC to do its job, but you'll also have a good, clean passageway for air to flow through. Another thing, if you take the PCV valve out of its valve cover and shake it and still hear the little valve in there rattling, then its all right, you won't need to replace it.

If its a bulb problem, sure your local auto parts store would have the bulbs. It'd be best to take one of the bulbs out to bring into match up though, since there's the chance that Chrysler in their infinite knowledge, used more than one bulb back there.

I've got no problem when driving under the speed limit when traffic forces me to. Otherwise I'm doing the speed limit or within 10 mph of it. Another thing that I have to complain about would be the people who drive slow, then suddenly speed up like there was a fire lit under their tail.

Dodge I agree with you sir.

*sighs* I wanna dog again!

Zactly!

Sure!

You know, you could always forgo a 454 and go with a 572, it'll bolt right in.

I wouldn't wanna see 50,000 more cars in two pieces when they're SUPPOSED to be all together.

Camino......you know you wanna keep the wagon, drop in a big block (I'm thinking the new fuel injected 572 crate engine), and a good manual transmission and make it the best sleeper ever.

Camino. 454, 900-ish cfm carb strapped to the top of it. T56 transmission swap, tub out the rear end.....you know, just add a little power. And you know you can't resist this. It IS the ultimate sleeper.

Son of a'. You know, seeing wrecks like this kinda hurts the soul.

Yeah, I'll sometimes take a day and just remember and think about all the things that have happened and all the things I've lost here and there.

Clap!

I've had a few like that. The ones I hate are the cops I know. They'll pull me over to just to chat. Kinda like today. Cop friend of mine got a Charger, so he just HAD to pull me over to show it off. I challeneged him to a race, and we did. I won.

I'm sure y'all have heard the saying about, looking at the dog as a representation of the owner. God forbid what that owner looks like.

It woudln't be hard at all to just draw one up, or find one that looks as close as possible to your dad's (75-79 would do for the year range), and photoshop the proper colors and options in.

I've had a good run with both BFGoodrich and Michelin, so I'd say either one of them.

This would be one of those problems that I'd light-heartedly say, whack it with a hammer, it'll be fine....

Tempt, tempt, tempt tempt tempt

Looks good, would make an excellent sleeper. No one would expect a wagon to hand them their ass.

For me, I put very rarely. I normally won't answer the phone while driving simply because when I'm in the car, I'm driving, that's what I'm focused on. I will only make calls if I'm running late to work due to traffic conditions. I'll recieve calls, but limit them to about 5 minutes, basically long enough to find out if its something really important, or is it something that I can wait till I'm in the driveway or at home.

Meanwhile said Mustang was supercharged. Hmmm.....no replacement for displacement.

Ahhh, naturally aspirated, small block Chevy power......