Denis;
Unless your engine has been torn down, boiled out, and rebuilt, I would use
single weight conventional motor oil. Using synthetic on a 50 year old
engine is asking for trouble. For one thing synthetic is too thin for the
tolerances that are likely to be encountered. For another it might dissolve
some coagulated crud in the block and block an oil galley causing real
problems.
For the power steering use power steering fluid, its not hard enough to
come by to justify substituting anything else. As for the transmission I
believe that it originally took something called type "A" but someone else
might have more information on a substitute.
Best Regards
Arran Foster
1954 Imperial Newport
Needing A Left Side Taillight bezel and other trim parts.
----- Original Message -----
From: <captden30@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 9:22 AM
Subject: IML: 1953 imperial
> this 53 imperial i own has one of the first automatic transmissions
chrysler
> put in their cars. i got a 53 owners manual but i guess it is for one of
the
> earlier production models because it only talks about the fluid drive. i
need
> to know what type of trans fluid it should use? also, can synthetic oil be
used
> in the hemi engine? what type of power steering fluid, the same as the
> trans.? i am having the power brake booster rebuilt and if anyone knows
the proper
> way to bleed it and the rest of the system when it is re-installed i would
> appreciate that info. thanks dennis
>
>
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