RE: [Chrysler300] Transmission Wet Burps on a '57

["John L. Chesnutt" <chesnutt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Keith,
I have had three rebuilds on our 1957 300C since we purchased it in July 1958. Never had any leaks or "Burps". Hope you can find an answer to your problem. Our only problem was a low-reverse band servo "O" ring seal and clutches needed replacing.

John Chesnutt, Portland, OR

-----Original Message-----
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Keith Boonstra
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:58 AM
To: Terry Mctaggart
Cc: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Transmission Wet Burps on a '57

Terry, I've never had so many people telling me to put a cork in it.  
Guess I better listen up and do that.

Sounds like we have no technical engineering diagnosis, and the old cork 
cure is all we can do.  Chrysler never figured out what does it?

Well, I think the cork will look better than hanging a 5 foot long 
diaper under the frame rail.  It's a half-arse solution, but better than 
none.  Actually I just grabbed my wife's wine bottle stopper and stuck 
it in there this morning.  It's a rubber-ribbed dealie and it fit the 
tube perfectly.  If I ever give it back to her, she'll never know the 
red stain is from Type F fluid.

Thanks to all for giving it a try.  And if somebody ever does figure out 
why so many have this problem, and what causes it, there are a lot of us 
who would want to know.

Keith

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On 9/13/2011 9:32 AM, Terry Mctaggart wrote:
> Keith, this is Terry McTaggart, and I have experienced the same 
> problem, with a 58 DeSoto and my current 300D.  I have a solution, 
> what I call the "Redneck answer", crude, cheap but very effective.  
> It's been on my 300D for decades.  Get a rubber stopper (a cork, if 
> you will) of the appropriate size, and slice it halfway thru.  Slip it 
> over the top of the dipstick,  just under the cap, use a little rubber 
> cement, and you are done!  Less than a buck, and all your problems go 
> away.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* keboonstra <kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Sent:* Monday, September 12, 2011 11:59 PM
> *Subject:* [Chrysler300] Transmission Wet Burps on a '57
>
> Somebody's got to have a brilliant answer for me here. My 300C 
> transmission keeps burping fluid up the fill tube and I don't why or 
> how to stop it. It lands on my right frame rail and drips off to make 
> a mess of the floor besides.
>
> I followed instructions in the service manual and pulled out both the 
> regulator valve and the torque converter valve, polished them both up, 
> and re-installed them. There was only very minor scratching on either 
> of them. No help at all.
>
> Anything else the manual suggests as a cause looks to be much more 
> involved.
>
> The transmission seems to operate just fine otherwise with respect to 
> shifting, etc. When the transmission is warmed up my idle fluid level 
> checks at halfway between low and full. Should I remove some fluid? 
> Will that solve it?
>
> The transmission is freshly rebuilt. Was something possibly done wrong 
> in the process? Is this a common problem?
>
> The car is otherwise pretty close to Lake George ready, but this is 
> driving me bonkers. Any help from the team?
>
> Thanks.
> Keith Boonstra
> Holland, Michigan where it's still 75 degrees at midnight.
>
> 
>
>


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