[Chrysler300] Digest Number 894
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[Chrysler300] Digest Number 894
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- Date: 16 Feb 2004 12:31:01 -0000
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There are 11 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. 300 pics at carlisle and hershey
From: DC300G@xxxxxxx
2. Re: Chrysler 300M, Epilogue
From: Andy Mikonis <r41hp@xxxxxxxxx>
3. 300M epilogue comments
From: GERALD OLSON <olson77@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
4. RE: Need some carburetion advice for a 59E!
From: "Laurence G. Johnson" <laurence_g_johnson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
5. Re: Chrysler 300M, Epilogue
From: RONVE@xxxxxxx
6. dual carbs for 61's
From: "Johnnie Slayton" <Jslayton@xxxxxxxxxx>
7. Re: dual carbs for 61's
From: "Dave Agnew" <Fnnutz@xxxxxxxxxx>
8. Vacuum chamber ID anyone?
From: "Dave Agnew" <Fnnutz@xxxxxxxxxx>
9. 61 carbs
From: "Johnnie Slayton" <Jslayton@xxxxxxxxxx>
10. 61 carbs
From: "Johnnie Slayton" <Jslayton@xxxxxxxxxx>
11. 55 C300
From: lhh225@xxxxxxx
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 11:19:19 EST
From: DC300G@xxxxxxx
Subject: 300 pics at carlisle and hershey
There are some nice pictures of 300 club members cars at carlisle and hershey
pa on the forward look website scroll down to parts and services Dave and
juley's mopar pics . http://www.forwardlook.net/ Hope to see more nice Cars in
PA in the spring . Dave
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 10:37:06 -0800 (PST)
From: Andy Mikonis <r41hp@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Chrysler 300M, Epilogue
My mom has @150K on her '99 from new. She loves it,
but it's starting to get expensive to own. I try not
to get too involved, but her higher out of warranty
repairs included a transmission computer, and more
recently a fuel pump and CV axles - all at the same
time her second set of Goodyears started to self
destruct ( yep, she had about 80K on them! ) So now
she has some new Michelins, and has recovered from the
recent expenses. She wasn't real happy when I looked
up the blue book and it was $7700. The car still
looks great, the mechanics are always surprised at the
mileage...
Andy
P.S. Send me your 300 HURST stories...NOW!!!
--- Thomas Miller <tfm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Well,
>
> Yesterday was the day. After 63mos. of faithful
> service, the lease was
> up on my '99 300M and I opted to walk away. I know
> there are a few
> folks on the list that have 300Ms and some that have
> considered new or
> used 300Ms, so I thought I would quickly share my
> overall experience
> with this car. My 300M went into service in
> November of 1998. We've
> put 75,000 miles of mixed in town and highway
> driving on her. My around
> town fuel economy was rarely over 18 mpg, but I
> could approach 29 mpg in
> strict highway driving.
>
> Being that this was a first year model, I opted to
> spend an extra
> $750.00 and extend the warranty from 3yrs./36,000
> miles to 5yrs./75,000
> miles. I lost that bet. The only service I got
> under the contract was
> about $150.00 worth of coverage for problems
> experienced with dry rotted
> front sway bar bushings.
>
> Under warranty, Chrysler replaced the body computer
> at 18,000 miles
> (had a weird anomaly, if you would push any button
> on the remote entry
> key fob while the car was running, it would lodge an
> error in the
> computer and close the warm air door in the heater
> system. Damned cold
> "feature" in December....). At 24,000 miles
> Chrysler replaced all 4
> tires on my car at no charge with Michelin "Z"
> -Rated Pilots to solve
> balance issues with the OEM Goodyear tires. At
> 35,000 miles, Chrysler
> replaced the hazard flasher switch on the steering
> column (on a really
> hot day, it would pop up on its own and turn on the
> flashers!).
>
> Out of warranty I replaced the battery, changed the
> oil (5W-30 Mobil
> 1) and filter (Mobil 1 # 301) @ 3,500 miles, 17,450
> miles, 38,220
> miles, and at 56,525 miles (BTW, I NEVER had to add
> any oil between
> changes), and bought another set of Michelin Pilots
> @ around 51,000
> miles. (I still had about 5/32" all the way around
> on them @ 75,000
> miles).
>
> So, outside of gas, insurance and the lease payment;
> I had out of
> pocket expenses with this car of around $800.00.
> Not bad in my opinion.
> All tolled including gas, insurance, lease payment
> and the above
> mentioned incidentals, I spent around 41 cents a
> mile to drive this car
> over a period of 63 months.
>
> Am I going to miss it? Yeah, I already do. But,
> I'm going to wait
> around till next month to see what the 300N er I
> mean 300C looks like.
> But, I have a sneaking hunch I may try to find a
> deal on a nice used
> black 300M special. But, then again 340 horsepower
> under my right foot
> would make for a pretty righteous daily driver!
>
> So, there are the facts. Anybody else have an M
> story to share?
> Specifically, I'm curious if there are any high mile
> (150,000 to 200,000
> miles) 300M owners on the listserv and what sort of
> maintenance you've
> had to perform.
>
>
> Best Regards to All,
>
> Thomas F. Miller
> tfm@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> 300C ('57)
>
> Thomas F. Miller
>
> tfm@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> pageTFM@xxxxxxxxxxxx / text paging
> 614.975.4164 / voice
> 707.667.2601 / eFax
>
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 11:32:01 -0800 (PST)
From: GERALD OLSON <olson77@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: 300M epilogue comments
We might as well jump in here too. 02 300M
Special-we've had this one 15 months. picked it up
with 12,000 miles on it and it now has 30,000. So
far, no problems whatsoever. If there is a complaint
it would be that the Special comes with 18" Michelin
Pilots. These were not meant for snow country and we
couldn't find any all-season 18"s. This required
obtaining a set of after-market 17" wheels and a set
of all-season 17" tires for the winter months. We now
have probably 6 years worth of rubber. I guess a
small price to pay for a real neat car, we love it.
Jerry & Gail
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 15:39:41 -0500
From: "Laurence G. Johnson" <laurence_g_johnson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Need some carburetion advice for a 59E!
Tom,
A common cause of a stumble when opening the throttle is a bad accelerator
pump. This pump is located in the left front corner of an AFB and provides a
squirt of raw fuel into the primary carb throats when the throttle is
opened. This covers a flat spot (lean condition) that occurs upon throttle
opening during the time the idle circuit ceases to function and the main
circuit begins to function. The pump is a piston affair that will come with
the lid of the AFB when you remove it. The piston has a leather seal at the
bottom end and goes down into a well in the main casting. If this leather is
cracked, torn, or simply hardened with age. or perhaps crimped or turned up
when the carb was reassembled the pump does not deliver adequate fuel to
cover the lean condition and the engine will stumble on acceleration.
Take the air cleaner off and manually crack the throttle full open (ENGINE
OFF!). Two strong jets of fuel should squirt from a double nozzle located
between the front throats. If the stream is spotty, bubbly, or inconsistent,
replace the pump.
>From: trkosky@xxxxxxx
>To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [Chrysler300] Need some carburetion advice for a 59E!
>Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 16:38:00 EST
>Happy Valentines Day To Everyone Out There In Chryslerland!
>
>Need some carburetion advice for a 59E.
>
>The car was running a bit rough so I removed the back carburetor (main one
>closest to the firewall), took it apart, cleaned it, and put it back on.
>In
>cleaning it, other than the floats not being adjusted properly, nothing
>else
>appeared wrong. Fired her up, she seems to run pretty smooth, but when I
>gun her
>a bit, she sometimes backfires. Could this be the air or gas adjustment
>screws??? How many turns out should the idle mixture adjusting screws be
>turned???
> Also, what about the "one big screw" between the idle adjusting screws???
>Any advice would help. Thank you and Happy Valentines Day everyone!
>
>Happy Chryslering!
>
>Tom
>Miami, Florida
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 16:14:55 EST
From: RONVE@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Chrysler 300M, Epilogue
In a message dated 2/15/2004 12:38:30 PM Central Standard Time,
r41hp@xxxxxxxxx writes:
> So now
> she has some new Michelins, and has recovered from the
> recent expenses. &nbsp;She wasn't real happy when I looked
> up the blue book and it was $7700. &nbsp;The car still
> looks great, the mechanics are always surprised at the
> mileage...
>
> Andy
>
&nbsp;Hi Andy,
She running a Taxi Service?
She/You happy with the Michelins?
Ron ...
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 17:12:39 -0500
From: "Johnnie Slayton" <Jslayton@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: dual carbs for 61's
I just found a complete dual carb package which came off a 61
ply.383.Can anyone tell me if it's the same as a 61 G?Also can someone
give me the approx. worth.Does anyone know anything about what HEMI
would have been in a mid fifties school bus,has a 5 speed tranny
attached?Thanks, Johnnie Slayton
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 11:25:47 +1300
From: "Dave Agnew" <Fnnutz@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: dual carbs for 61's
Johnny.....
According to my '61 parts book, all '61' MoPars with dual carbs, (ie)
ram induction, had the same AFB's, which were 2903-S, same as 1960.
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Johnnie Slayton" <Jslayton@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 11:12 AM
Subject: [Chrysler300] dual carbs for 61's
I just found a complete dual carb package which came off a 61
ply.383.Can anyone tell me if it's the same as a 61 G?Also can someone
give me the approx. worth.Does anyone know anything about what HEMI
would have been in a mid fifties school bus,has a 5 speed tranny
attached?Thanks, Johnnie Slayton
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 11:45:58 +1300
From: "Dave Agnew" <Fnnutz@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Vacuum chamber ID anyone?
Hi folks......hoping that someone can ID a new FILKO vacuum chamber I have. It is Filko VC-44X, and I hope it is a replacement for # 2084868, which is the MoPar # for the original on a 300F, and G.
Thanks in advance.......
Dave.
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 18:01:28 -0500
From: "Johnnie Slayton" <Jslayton@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: 61 carbs
When this 61 ply. was fairly new,driver was running from police and ran
into tree ,tearing up this car.His buddy took off manifolds,carbs,air
cleaners,ect.HE has had this stuff in his mothers garage ever since.HE
says that its been covered with four or so feet of junk for years.I am
pretty sure it's a factory 61 package.HE also has a 58 392,a regular
engine along with the bus hemi.Someone give me a ballpark figure on what
this used 61stuff would be worth as he wants me to buy everything.
Johnnie Slayton
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 20:44:24 -0500
From: "Johnnie Slayton" <Jslayton@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: 61 carbs
Thanks for all the good information.I will try to get this guy to dig up
those carbs and parts so I can look at them before making an offer.
Johnnie Slayton
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 06:42:03 EST
From: lhh225@xxxxxxx
Subject: 55 C300
This is to the director in the 300 club that is the transmission expert. On
the 55 powerflite trans on 300s is the valve body the same as the other
powerflites I think I read some where that they had different part numbers so that
means they would be different,port drilling,spring pressure ball size etc.Lenny
NY PS I think it would be nice if everyone put their state down after their
question or answer THANKS
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