Re: [Chrysler300] 1956 300B: Maintenance and Parts Questions

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Jim,
 
Forget your "parts guys" when it comes to transmission fluid. Use Type "F"  
only. You may have to hunt for it.
 
300'ly, Gary Hagy
 
 
In a message dated 1/12/2012 7:14:17 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
ashie1@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

Hello to  all;

I'm going through the mechanicals on my 300B,   a recent purchase.   Have 
following questions.

I started by  draining all fluids as car has sat a number of years.

1.  Need  help with  "coolant reservoir/tank/flask/muffler" or whatever you 
call  it.    Took radiator out to get it boiled out.   The  "flask" that 
lower radiator hose goes to is unusable.   Paper thin  and some bad past 
repairs.

Can anyone provide correct  name for this coolant unit?   Is there a source 
or is this part  strictly available from the junk yards?


2.   Drained the rear end, or tried too.   One small blob came out like a  
marble and doesn't even spread out on the garage floor.   Any idea  of how 
to flush or what to use to get this old goop out?


3.  Park/hand/emergency brake.   Nothing left of the shoes on this  brake.  
  Are they available anywhere?   Or a rebuild  service?

4. I'll be replacing  pan gasket on tranny as it's  leaking.   I understand 
there's only a screen, no filter in tranny  (2 speed a/t).   Is that 
correct?
What is the correct replacement tranny fluid to use as I'm getting 
different  stories from my parts guys.

5. Has anyone used the "HotHeads" oil  filter adapter.   I'd like to run a 
modern filter and before I order  adapter wondering if the actually fit the 
354 as it looks like (from the HH  pictures) the vertical adapter would 
interfere with bellhousing.

More  coming as I get into the car.   Thanks for all the past replies and  
help.

Thank You in Advance

Jim Ashenmacher
Rochester,  MN

300B 3N561525


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