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Is it the same belt? > Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:04:47 -0800 > From: billlongest@xxxxxxxxx > Subject: IML: 1981 alternator vibration (318) > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > All. > > Any thoughts as to what would make a alternator > vibrate/shake on a 81 Imp.? At idle it is strong > enough to shake the dash. The Chrysler dealer told me > it was the alternator itself but I have replaced it > with a rebuilt one and the car still shakes. I can > lessen the effect by loosening the belt but then I get > the belt squeal under load. > Any help would be a appreciated. > > Bill Longest > --- sosmi@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > I would suspect city driving, with many up-shifts, > > down shifts, OD on, OD off, more sharp turns etc. > > could lead to early failure. When I'm in heavy > > traffic or city conditions, I turn off the OD. We > > have many FWD cars in Fl. that have high mileage, > > but spend more time in high gear, going striate on > > very good roads. Just another thought, Dave. > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: therichardsonfamily@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > Just a comment - a guy here in my office drove a > > '99 Chrysler 300 to 192K, > > > before trading it - with no engine or transmission > > repair. Now he has a 2003 > > > Chrysler 300 that is currently at 195K - again > > with no engine or transmission > > > repair. Both front wheel drive. Not bad! > > > > > > Dan Richardson > > > 300L Family Heirloom > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message > > ---------------------- > > > From: spicemanii@xxxxxxx > > > > I remember a famous engine > > builder-racer-experimentor that said, "Front wheel > > > > drive cars would never last in a 500 miles > > race", to quote the famous Smokey > > > > Yunick". > > > >   My wife has a 02 Chrysler 300 with 31,000 > > miles and she recently heard, > > > > will not see 100,000 miles. > > > >   I wonder if she would drive my 61 LeBaron > > every day like before? hummm. > > > > Nope, she said it is too big! I get to drive it > > all by myself!!! hehehe > > > >   joe machado > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: santiam oregon > > > > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Sent: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 5:42 pm > > > > Subject: Re: IML: +++ CHRYSLER LIMOUSINES +++ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > more accurately, the 2.6 Mitsubishi/Chrysler > > engine didn't have timing chains, > > > > it had a timing belt w/ a single overhead cam. > >  It also had a front mounted > > > > oil pump with a sproket mounted to it that via a > > chain spun a counterbalance > > > > shaft that removed poor harmonics of a very > > large 4 cylinder engine cheaper > > > than > > > > casting a counterbalanced heavier crankshaft.  > >  > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > The one I overhauled in a Chrysler minivan had > > overheated due to loss of > > > > coolant, which warped the head, galling the > > camshaft in its bearings and > > > > snapping it in 2. I poignantly recall/remember > > the design flaws of those > > > > engines. Later, I rebuilt the transaxle on the > > same vehicle, transaxles seem > > > > to be another soft-spot in 80's-90's Chrysler > > engineering. I have yet to see > > > > one make it over the 130K mark w/o needing some > > kind of repair or patch up > > > job. > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > Todd > > > > > > > > Portland, OR > > > > > > > > aeyn wrote: > > > > > > > > There is also a 1985 Limo - eBay Item > > 120210249016. > > > > > > > > JUST BE AWARE that the 2.6 Chrysler/Mitsubishi > > engine was a piece > > > > of junk and had to have 4 timimg chains to try > > to compensate for > > > > its upper head oil pressure flaw. Fortunately, > > it was not an > > > > Imperial. I had a 1985 New Yorker which was > > loaded to the hilt, > > > > but the engines and aluminium heads were junk. > > > > > > > > Æyn > > > > 1975 LeBaron > > > > 1993 Sedan > > > > > > > > --- mamrom@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Very-Rare-1-of-594-made-low-miles-COOL-LIMO_W0QQi > > > > > > > > temZ320207843774QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item320207843774 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: drschessler@xxxxxxx > > > > > >Date: 2008/01/15 Tue PM 05:50:39 CST > > > > > >To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > >Subject: IML: +++ CHRYSLER LIMOUSINES +++ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Hello All, > > > > > > > > > > > >It is my objective to purchase a 1985 (all > > other years will > > > > > also be considered) Chrysler Limousine (not > > the Executive > > > > > Sedan) as I need/want a vehicle with the > > divider partition > > > > > between the driver and passenger compartments. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I came across the this club while doing > > some "goggle-ing" on > > > > > the internet.  I love Imperials and > > DeSotos (I would > > > > > definitely consider owning a '57, '58, or > > '59), I own > > > > > neither.  While I've found the > > information I've gained > > > > > interesting, I just don't have the time to > > keep be getting and > > > > > reading non-directly related e-mails. > > Please understand. > > > > > > > > > > > >Therefore, before I disconnect myself from > > your wonderful > > > > > network of motorists, I'm making a serious > > plea to everyone for > > > > > any information that could help me accomplish > > my goal of > > > > > acquiring a Chrysler K-car Limousine. > > > > > > > > > > > >I'm not picky and will take any and all leads > > no matter how > > > > > far fetched or wild. And just so you know, > > there's nothing > > > > > currently on e-Bay. And to keep from > > clogging up this fine > > > > > club's listserv with my off topic matter, > > do address my > > > > > personal e-mail [ DRSchessler@xxxxxxx ] with > > LIMO in the > > > > > subject line. > > > > > > > > > > > >Thank you all so very much > > > > > >for any and all assistance > > > > > >and happy Imperial motoring, > > > > > > > > > > > >Dean-Ross Schessler > > > > > >Rancho La Costa, CA & Ft. Lauderdale, FLMore > > new features than > > > > > ever. Check out the new AOL Mail! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com > > > > > ----------------- > > > > > This message was sent to you by the Imperial > > Mailing List. > > > > > Please > > > > > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and > > your response will > > > > > be > > > > > shared with everyone. Private messages (and > > attachments) for > > > > > the > > > > > Administrators should be sent to > > iml.webmonster@xxxxxxxxx > > > > > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to > > http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > ____ > > > > Be a better friend, newshound, and > > > === message truncated ===> From: > therichardsonfamily@xxxxxxxxxxx > > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: IML: +++ CHRYSLER LIMOUSINES > > +++Trans-axles > > Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:47:21 +0000 > > > > From: spicemanii@xxxxxxx > > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: IML: +++ CHRYSLER LIMOUSINES > > +++Trans-axles > > Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:04:56 +0000 > > > > --------------------------------- > I remember a famous engine builder-racer-experimentor > that said, "Front wheel drive cars would never last in > a 500 miles race", to quote the famous Smokey Yunick". > > My wife has a 02 Chrysler 300 with 31,000 miles and > she recently heard, will not see 100,000 miles. > I wonder if she would drive my 61 LeBaron every day > like before? hummm. Nope, she said it is too big! I > get to drive it all by myself!!! hehehe > joe machado > > > -----Original Message----- > From: santiam oregon <santiamoregon@xxxxxxxxx> > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 5:42 pm > Subject: Re: IML: +++ CHRYSLER LIMOUSINES +++ > > more accurately, the 2.6 Mitsubishi/Chrysler engine > didn't have timing chains, it had a timing belt w/ a > single overhead cam. It also had a front mounted oil > pump with a sproket mounted to it that via a chain > spun a counterbalance shaft that removed poor > harmonics of a very large 4 cylinder engine cheaper > than casting a counterbalanced heavier crankshaft. > > The one I overhauled in a Chrysler minivan had > overheated due to loss of coolant, which warped the > head, galling the camshaft in its bearings and > snapping it in 2. I poignantly recall/remember the > design flaws of those engines. Later, I rebuilt the > transaxle on the same vehicle, transaxles seem to be > another soft-spot in 80's-90's Chrysler engineering. > I have yet to see one make it over the 130K mark w/o > needing some kind of repair or patch up job. > > Todd > Portland, OR > > aeyn <mr85000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > There is also a 1985 Limo - eBay Item 120210249016. > > JUST BE AWARE that the 2.6 Chrysler/Mitsubishi engine > was a piece > of junk and had to have 4 timimg chains to try to > compensate for > its upper head oil pressure flaw. Fortunately, it was > not an > Imperial. I had a 1985 New Yorker which was loaded to > the hilt, > but the engines and aluminium heads were junk. > > Æyn > 1975 LeBaron > 1993 Sedan > > --- mamrom@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Very-Rare-1-of-594-made-low-miles-COOL-LIMO_W0QQitemZ320207843774QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item320207843774 > > > > > > >From: drschessler@xxxxxxx > > >Date: 2008/01/15 Tue PM 05:50:39 CST > > >To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >Subject: IML: +++ CHRYSLER LIMOUSINES +++ > > > > > > > >Hello All, > > > > > >It is my objective to purchase a 1985 (all other > years will > > also be considered) Chrysler Limousine (not the > Executive > > Sedan) as I need/want a vehicle with the divider > partition > > between the driver and passenger compartments. > > > > > >I came across the this club while doing some > "goggle-ing" on > > the internet.  I love Imperials and DeSotos (I > would > > definitely consider owning a '57, '58, or '59), I > own > > neither.  While I've found the information I've > gained > > interesting, I just don't have the time to keep be > getting and > > reading non-directly related e-mails. Please > understand. > > > > > >Therefore, before I disconnect myself from your > wonderful > > network of motorists, I'm making a serious plea to > everyone for > > any information that could help me accomplish my > goal of > > acquiring a Chrysler K-car Limousine. > > > > > >I'm not picky and will take any and all leads no > matter how > > far fetched or wild. And just so you know, there's > nothing > > currently on e-Bay. And to keep from clogging up > this fine > > club's listserv with my off topic matter, do > address my > > personal e-mail [ DRSchessler@xxxxxxx ] with LIMO in > the > > subject line. > > > > > >Thank you all so very much > > >for any and all assistance > > >and happy Imperial motoring, > > > > > >Dean-Ross Schessler > > >Rancho La Costa, CA & Ft. 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