Hi Jim,
In case you have any doubts about your assistant please do the following: let us know when you will be sealed in the H trunk and then email us after your release. If we do not hear from you in a few hours we will contact the Houghton Lake authorities.
Carlton Schroeder
Eagle River, WI - still snow and ice
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 'Jim Maiani' jmaiani@xxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300]
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2015 7:51 AM
Cc: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Chrysler300] Replace trunk weather-stripping?
Thank You all for your comments/opinions. I will get into the trunk once I can find someone I can trust.... to make sure it IS the seal.
Jim Maiani
Houghton Lake, MI (most of the snow is gone!)
From: mailto:Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2015 11:38 PM
To: lindsey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; kboonstra300 ; Mark Souders
Cc: Jim Maiani ; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] Replace truck weather-stripping?
A sometimes common reason trunk rubbers leak, is the channel they sit in, is either not well matched to the lid at factory, or over years since, heavy items being roughly put in trunk can sometimes bend the metal it made of, if the heavy item let sit on the lip/rubber area as put into trunk?!
Not suggested for children - climb in the trunk with someone you trust to close the lid, and when it fully closed, see if any daylight/light comes in around the edges/rubber. If it does, check and see if where the rubber sits has been bent down, and if so use say a rubber tyre mallet to tap up from underneath the metal outer surround up where it seems too low.
Or if you have a panel guy, go there and get him to check - be careful not to damage stuff, use a panel guy if in doubt..
BUT IF YOUR TRUNK RUBBER HAS OBVIOUS BITS MISSING, ignore this suggestion until you have a good rubber,
Christopher in Australia - bloody heck, just realised on the 16th and 18th April, the 2 'newer of my 3 300Cs celebrate another birthday of their 'creation' on those dates 1957 - and what a different world it is today!!?
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To: kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx; MRS954@xxxxxxx
CC: jmaiani@xxxxxxxxxxx; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 20:59:05 -0500
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Replace truck weather-stripping?
Not factory, but had this are problem with my E. Finally put some black household door weather strip on the trunk side of the gasket where isn't very noticeable. Problem solved. Agree with others to use strips if newspaper or similar to find where not sealing. Mine was only at the back window edge of the trunk, so hardly notice the fix. Depends how factory u want
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From: Keith Boonstra kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300]
Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2015 8:33 PM
To: Mark Souders
Reply To: kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Jim Maiani; chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Replace truck weather-stripping?
Because Chrysler typically had such awful body panel fits, even if you install a new trunk gasket you may still find the trunk lid is not sealed. To make sure of it after your installation, take a tough new dollar bill or a piece of Tyvek house wrap and pull it through between the gasket and the trunk lid all the way around the perimeter. If you find gaps, you will need to find a way to "plump out" the gasket in those areas. You might even have to slip a short piece of bell wire behind the gasket if the gap is large. When you're done, the Tyvek should exhibit friction when pulling it out all the way around the lid.
Keith Boonstra
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On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 8:50 PM, 'Mark Souders' MRS954@xxxxxxx [Chrysler300] <Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Jim,
I agree with the others, if the weather strip is bad, replace it. But since I also have a 300H, I know that the leak could also be an old defective seal at your taillight bezels. That’s where mine leaked and mine were new seals. I had to adjust the bezels for a better seal. Since then, no leaks.
Happy Moparing,
Mark
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 'Jim Maiani' jmaiani@xxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300]
Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2015 8:05 AM
Cc: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Chrysler300] Replace truck weather-stripping?
Hi folks. I have (I believe) a stupid question, but I’d like your opinion. I have a survivor 1962 H, so most parts on it are 53 years old. At my last car show last year, it rained, and it rained, and it rained all day. When I got home, my trunk had an inch of water in it.
So my stupid question is: Do I replace the trunk weather-stripping in a survivor car? or just not drive it in the rain?
thanks
Jim Maiani
Houghton Lake, MI (snow is finally going away)
H
From: mailto:Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2015 4:17 PM
To: Ron Waters
Cc: mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 300F Brakes
I agree with Bob. I had the same problem with the G on a couple of occasions. The front of the shoe locks against the drum until you wear down that layer of rust.
Pete Fitch
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 6, 2015, at 2:37 PM, 'Ron Waters' ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300] <Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
How old are your brake hoses ? Sounds like they are collapsing internally, causing fluid not to return to the master cylinder.
Ron
On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 11:06 AM, Terry Mctaggart terrymct999@xxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300] <Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
First nice day here in Dayton OH, so I fired up the 300F to get it out of winter storage. Engine started up just fine, but the brakes didn't. When I apply the brakes normally, they totally lock up. Backing up, by only a few inches, releases them, but normal stops again result in lock up. Before I tear into the brakes, any suggestions about I might be looking for? Terry McTaggart
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