------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Sell a Home with Ease! http://us.click.yahoo.com/SrPZMC/kTmEAA/MVfIAA/8LmulB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------------ There are 9 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. Re:300C Power Brakes or any car with bellows type booster From: "Wayne Graefen" <wgraefen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 2. Re: 300C Power Brakes From: Lindsey Fiuller <lfuller@xxxxxxx> 3. C300 for sale From: "Jerry Browarski" <mopar-man@xxxxxxxxxxx> 4. forwarding From: John Hertog <crossram@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 5. Re: voltage reducer From: "Park Waldrop" <pwald@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 6. Re: voltage reducer From: paul holmgren <paulholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 7. 61-383 From: "Don Verity" <d.verity@xxxxxxx> 8. Very Low Mileage '71 300 From: "Rick Tibben"<tibbmopar@xxxxxxxxxx> 9. '69 300 stalling out From: "Rick Tibben"<tibbmopar@xxxxxxxxxx> ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 1 Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 06:52:44 -0500 From: "Wayne Graefen" <wgraefen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re:300C Power Brakes or any car with bellows type booster Either have someone sit in the car and depress the brake pedal or cut a 2x4 to hold the pedal down for you. This will collapse the bellows and give you much greater access to the master cylinder. Simple, really. Wayne Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 16:19:04 -0400 From: "Ed/Jan Hermes" <ehermes@xxxxxxxx> Subject: 300C Power Brakes Thanks to all that responded with possible cures for power brake "shuddering". I received several messages from people that are experiencing the same problem that requested sharing with the rest of the Club. Here's a summary: - A common characteristic for cars that are not driven daily. - Air in the system, bleed brake lines. - Blowback into the master cylinder. - Bad wheel bearing or tie rod ends. - Linkage needs to be adjusted. - Most often suggested remedy...check brake fluid level !!! Now I need someone to tell me how to get to the master cylinder to check the level. Seems like it would take a contortionist to get to the cap which, of course, is located under the booster "accordion"....how the hell do you get to it ??? Thanks again, Ed Hermes Cincinnati ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 15:08:27 -0500 From: Lindsey Fiuller <lfuller@xxxxxxx> Subject: Re: 300C Power Brakes Ed/Jan Hermes wrote: >Thanks to all that responded with possible cures for power brake "shuddering". I received several messages from people that are experiencing the same problem that requested sharing with the rest of the Club. > >Here's a summary: > >- A common characteristic for cars that are not driven daily. >- Air in the system, bleed brake lines. >- Blowback into the master cylinder. >- Bad wheel bearing or tie rod ends. >- Linkage needs to be adjusted. >- Most often suggested remedy...check brake fluid level !!! > >Now I need someone to tell me how to get to the master cylinder to check the level. Seems like it would take a contortionist to get to the cap which, of course, is located under the booster "accordion"....how the hell do you get to it ??? > >Thanks again, >Ed Hermes >Cincinnati > > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >To send a message to this group, send an email to: >Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm > >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > Another possibility is that a brake drum may be out of round. these are old parts-had one like that, replaced it, & no shudder. Lindsey Fuller ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 3 Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 18:15:37 -0400 From: "Jerry Browarski" <mopar-man@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: C300 for sale I really didn't want to do this but some other priorities have come up and I need to sell my C300. Additionally, my schedule has been really bad the last couple of years and I don't feel that sitting around is doing the car any good. What I'm going to do is first tell about everything that it needs to be done then I'll list off all the things that have been done to it. Needs to be done: Extreme lower right rear quarter has some bubbles but the rest of the car is solid. Entire car could use a new paint job. Most of the chrome needs to be redone including the wire wheels. The windshield has something on it from the shop where I had a dent in the right rear fender fixed. Haven't had the time to take it back due to my weird schedule and they're not open on Saturdays. The window on the passenger side door has a crack in it. The master power window switch needs to be cleaned/rebuilt. The temp and fuel gauges are inaccurate. The radio doesn't work. One of the air cleaners has a dent. It has a noisy u-joint. Iffy stuff: The interior is not the original tan colors however the stitch patterns in the seats are like original so the car may have been ordered that way. I'm not sure. The interior is red, white, and black. Also, the block isn't original (it's from an Imperial) but there is evidence that the first owner from California used to race the car and probably blew the original engine. It is, however, built to 300 specs. I'm the third owner. The second owner never drove it. The car has been converted to 12 volts which may explain why the two gauges don't work properly. It was that way when I bought it. One of the horns doesn't function. What's been done, front to rear: Had the radiator checked. It's in good shape. Recent rebuilds and replacements: water pump, complete engine, carbs, starter, brakes, brake cylinders, master brake cylinder, power brake booster, power steering pump, brake lines/hoses, transmission, starter, ring gear, speedometer. So except for the u-joint, the car is in excellent mechanical shape. It also has radial WWWs with about 7,500 miles on them, mostly highway driving which includes two trips to SW Florida from Detroit. The trans, starter, ring gear, and speedo work was all done very recently..... like within the last 100 miles. The engine has around 3,000 miles since the rebuild. Not real sure about this but I think I also had the exhaust system replaced since I bought it. I'll have to check. I have close to $25,000 invested in the car including my purchase price. I'm asking for $19,500. If anyone is interested and would like to see pics, let me know what you want to see and I'll take the pics with my digital camera and email them to you. Jerry Browarski [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 4 Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 19:36:59 -0400 From: John Hertog <crossram@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: forwarding Forwarding on behalf of Jim. Please contact him, not me, if interested. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim McMullan" <macthehammer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > John. Please forward to list. Came across something called -Vol.ta.drop- > model 12-6pm its a voltage reducer rated at 6 amps.Someone whit a C or similar > could use it to power their dash gages or raido.Its new in a box a has a price > tag from monument car parts marker $27.34 If a club member wants it, make > me a offer.Dont know how old it is my son found it in the basement of a house he > was renting. Jim McMullan 300 F > > --- > > --- macthehammer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 5 Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 19:54:34 -0400 From: "Park Waldrop" <pwald@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: voltage reducer All, This thing is merely a heavy duty 1 ohm wire-wound resistor. What many vendors of such simple devices don't say is that it will only reduce by 6v. if there is a current of 6a. flowing through it. That current is fairly typical of some 6v radios, but most dash instruments don't draw nearly that much, thus the resistor wouldn't reduce the supply voltage much, and the instruments would be fed too much voltage. A decent solution for dash instruments that are fed through a voltage reducer is one available at NAPA for about $15 (NAPA/Echlin IR-2). It actually does supply a somewhat regulated lower voltage output. I'm using one on my '51 Hudson converted to 12v. Park Waldrop Atlanta C cpe ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 6 Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 19:18:15 -0500 From: paul holmgren <paulholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: voltage reducer Park Waldrop wrote: > > All, > > This thing is merely a heavy duty 1 ohm wire-wound resistor. What many > vendors of such simple devices don't say is that it will only reduce by 6v. > if there is a current of 6a. flowing through it. That current is fairly > typical of some 6v radios, but most dash instruments don't draw nearly that > much, thus the resistor wouldn't reduce the supply voltage much, and the > instruments would be fed too much voltage. A decent solution for dash > instruments that are fed through a voltage reducer is one available at NAPA > for about $15 (NAPA/Echlin IR-2). It actually does supply a somewhat > regulated lower voltage output. I'm using one on my '51 Hudson converted to > 12v. > > Park Waldrop > Atlanta > C cpe If the device mentioned above is actually just a resister, then the following comments Park has made hold true to the teachings I have had over many years of working in electronics/electricity. -- Paul Holmgren Hoosier Corps #33, L-6 2 57 300-C's in Indy ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 7 Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 21:12:45 -0700 From: "Don Verity" <d.verity@xxxxxxx> Subject: 61-383 Hi All, I have a 61 383 engine that I would like to get rid of. It turns over easily and would probably run, but it has very heavy sludge build-up in it. It's a 2 barrel engine and has never been apart, as evidenced by the sound deadening still under the intake. I want $100 for it, and I will part it out and scrap the block if no-one wants it in one week. Email me privately if interested. 300ly, Don [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 8 Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 20:48:59 -0800 (PST) From: "Rick Tibben"<tibbmopar@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Very Low Mileage '71 300 Greetings, I just came across a local '71 Chrysler 300 for sale. It has 28, 844 original miles on it. It looks nearly new. It is dark green with a white vinyl top. The interior looked sort of brown. This is a 440 engine vehicle with 4-doors. Everything works. It has new tires. The asking price is $5000. Contact Bob at (805) 929-8278 or rush4@xxxxxxxxxxxx __________________________________________________________________________ ____ http://www.pronet.net ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 9 Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 20:51:19 -0800 (PST) From: "Rick Tibben"<tibbmopar@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: '69 300 stalling out Help. My neighbor has a '69 300 convertible with a 440 TNT engine. It idles fine and runs strong. But if you really punch it, the thing just flat dies. That seems a bit much for an accelerator problem. Any ideas on the problem. Thanks. __________________________________________________________________________ ____ http://www.pronet.net ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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