RE: [Chrysler300] Torqueflight woes and vinyl roof protection?

["Richard Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx>]

I have used Aerospace Protectant on rubber, leather and vinyl with good
results-far better than Armorall.

 

Rich Barber

Brentwood, CA

 

From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of christopher beilby
Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 2:49 PM
To: brandt300g@xxxxxxxxx; chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] Torqueflight woes and vinyl roof protection?

 

 

1) As no one else yet replied, I reply, but I sure others in US must know
way more than me re old Torqueflights!!!??

Brandt and other 300 owners re Torqueflight woes/failures - years ago I had
one of my cast iron torqueflights rebuilt. As soon as I collected it, it
seemed to need more revs that I thought to get car to move off, and after a
few miles it failed. From memory I think it was the large retaining ring in
the front clutch had not been 'snapped home'fully, and therefore all the
clutch plates etc were not held (home/closed) fully. Trans worked with revs,
but too much oil/pressure obviously escaping, such trans/clutch failed in
short time. At same time I had same problem with '58 Cad convert trans the
same guy rebuilt at same time!!! -  the unsecured front cover of clutch rode
forward and destroyed/ruined I think front cover/oil pump housing. 

I know for sure that was what wrecked my Cad trans, and I fairly sure it was
also something with front clutch of 300C trans, but I cannot remember how we
fixed Totquelight - the Cad required wrecking another trans to get the cast
housing parts that sit/bolt at front of inside of trans, where the original
parts were ruined/gouged.   If your trans has failed twice after low miles,
at least this bit of your story rings same as my woes??  Good luck, sounds
like maybe get George Rhiel rebuild it/one, ?


2) Anyone had any experience re a US made small spray bottle of "Aerospace
Protectant", made by "303 Products Inc".
I recently was lucky/stupid enough to buy a real nice/dry mint '78 Town
Landau Tbird which standard had two part vinyl roof (split by
stainless/alloy band like '57/58 Cad Broughams used), and the red vinyl and
red dashtop etc are like new and I do not wish to see our aussie sun destroy
it, but aware many warn of the woes/damage by using """"Armoural"""  to
protect stuff like this, I was suggested that this stuff is the real deal.
The bottle says it was developed re aerospace and aviation protection
against UV rays - is the stuff any good, or it it a con like gas mileage
savers, etc..

I have 4 cars now that have vinyl roofs (yes all are NOT 300s, but hey there
were one or two nice US perf/luxo cars after 300s went off their original
course later on??!) , 3 which roofs are now new ( I found a real good cheap
US supplier, who can supply most factory orig grainings, if anyone needs a
supplier), and so if this stuff is what those in US know/trust, I will use
it and stick with it for all vinyl roofs/dashtops, 300s interior plastic,
etc, where sun will destroy.
Doing up an old car to keep is bad enough, but to lose it all over time to
sun again, is not real clever if a simple spray once a year of so will
protect?!

(IF UNFAMILAR WITH '303 brand stuff, anyone know what is good/best re other
major supplier such as Meguires/other, that I may buy over here - we only
get biggest suppliers usually, the 303 brand an odd exception re it being
unknown/small brand.)

HAPPY NEW YEAR from Australia, where we already into our 2nd day of the new
year. Here it has been a mixed, often pretty hard year, our economy saved by
China buying lots of minerals, which is lucky, as daily our Govts seem to
get more disconnected and wasteful re our future and spending money wisely.
Many living in north east corner of nation suffering huge floods, others in
south struggling to get rain crops off that were not ruined by unseasonal
rains. Our national woes way less than the hard times faced by many isn US
and other - may 2011 be a better year for many - it next few weeks our
biggest annual car events start a four month run, and of course in US, soon
our your biggest volume collector Car Auctions. I plan to use my 300s more
this year, maybe finally 'just make time' to get an 'aussie 300
grouping/chapted' up here.

Christopher Australia
ps on ebay, aussie dollar with paypal was 99.64c to 100c US last night -
first time since 1983 in about to be over US dollar - thanks only to raw
materials exports, our manufacturing industries now near all gone overseas -
last year a real nice red 300F came in, but not much news I know re other
300s heading here due to strength of our dollar/etc.   




To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: brandt300g@xxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2011 01:26:32 -0800
Subject: [Chrysler300] Interesting Torqueflight info!


 



Hello to all in 300sville!

I just got Melissa (my G), out of the tranny shop for the 3RD TIME because
my
tranny blew a few weeks ago and it's on a 1 year, 12,000 mile warranty so
that
parts cool (can't recall if I posted that)! ....And now I get her back and
there
is a little slippage (run away) on 3 to 2 kickdowns at over say, 50 - 55
mph.
There was a slip or 'run away' only one time that I can recall during a 3 to
1
kickdown ...'ouch'..right? Well maybe not! I think it's band adjustment.
This is
what I got from google that set me to a link and it is as follows:
www.mopar1.us/band.html . Check it out!! It was just my gut feeling because
even
before I found the info, I felt that it was band slippage (but still can be
wrong? Any suggestions?) The fact that my engine was rebuilt and it was a
KILLER
rebuild (remember how I explained that Melissa pinned me in my seat!?)
suggests
that the local tranny shop (whom has an excellent reputation in my opinion
hopefully) ;-D , adjusted it to what they figured and IS correct according
to
what I think they did ...which is doing it by the book to factory specs. Now
what I found suggests that the factory settings ( 'X number of turns, then Y
turns in opposite direction or something like that), was to provide
customers
with a smoother shift. What this page suggests is that the adjustment is
determined by 'until you can barely turn driveshaft with hand...etc..etc. It
explains it all!! Well, Happy New Year everyone!!! I am writing this 1 hr
and 23
minutes into the new year!

Sincerely & 300ly, Brandt H J with a soon fine running G at last!!

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