on 13/03/04 10:13, Brad Hogg at roadhogg@xxxxxxx wrote: > Welcome to the list, Laurent. Interesting that I bought my 1990 Imperial > from a man in St. Laurent, Manitoba. :-) > > Cruise control. With the car off but key in the run position, doors closed, > hood up and windows open, turn the cruse on and off a few times and see if > you can hear a relay clicking. If you do, that means the system has power. > With the cruise on, press the other buttons and you should hear at least one > other cause a relay to click. If you do, you should be able to assume that > your buttons are ok. Take the car out on the road and try to make the > cruise take hold while you try different steering wheel positions. The > connectors in the column can come loose and cause intermittent contact at > certain tilt positions. If it takes hold at any of these positions, remove > the bottom cover from the column (you'll need a T-15 Torx driver and not one > that has interchangable bits). You'll have to do visual inspection of the > wiring to see which connector is intermittent. While messing around in > there, be aware of the trip wire for the air bag. I suggest disconnecting > the power from the battery while working around the air bag. If the wiring > is not the problem, you can easily swap out the vacuum motor that is mounted > to the battery tray under the hood. These are easy to find at salvage > yards. Of course, check that it isnt just a simple vacuum leak. > > Radio. This is the unit you want. > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2465128188&categ > ory=38640 > Not this one. > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2465133447&categ > ory=38640 > I don't know if you can swap the knobs etc but my guess would be yes. That > would not stop me from getting the CD. > > Transmission. The problem with the transmissions in these cars is it > requires special fluid and Chrysler (in all their wisdom) didn't make that > clear to the dealers and customers when they started selling them. The > fluid is known as ATF+3. If I were you, having just bought a car that has > an unknown service record, I would change the transmission filter and fluid > asap. Chrysler does have a rubber transmission pan gasket you can use or > you can just use a good RTV sealant like the factory does. I've been told > that Chrysler distributes about the best RTV for this job. I've also read > that it is important that the RTV not come in contact with the ATF or > foaming and possibly tranny damage will result. I would also change the > engine oil and filter and put in a good quality name brand oil. IIRC, these > engines like 5W30 year round but check your Operator's Manual. > > I know nothing about digital display...Tony? > > Keyless Entry. I'm told that keyless entry is a snap to install. I have a > resource that can give you the wiring codes required for the job. I'd go > for it if I were you. I have a used command start that I plan to install in > my 90 Imperial. > > Please do send pictures and a story about your car to my private address and > I'll see that they get on the site asap. Hi Brad! Glad to see another active 90s Imperial owner on the list! I checked for the cruise control. Nothing. No noise of any kind. Seems like dead. Of course, I checked the fuse and it's fine. For the radio, would something like this work: <http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2465480545>? It has a 5-bands equalizer like in mine while the other one you suggested has only 3 bands. I noticed that the mounting is not exactly the same, though. The oil change has been done last week. I checked the transmission fluid this morning, after running some errands. The fluid looks new, pure. The level is fine. So, I'm not sure I want to service the transmission now that 2 different dealers told me to leave it alone. BTW, what is an "RTV"? The digital display seems to be a bit like a laptop LCD with a stuck pixel, except that on the Imperial display, the pixel is the whole needle. The other one seems to work fine, though. I will have an extensive set of pictures posted soon! Thanks again! -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:laurentdaudelin@xxxxxxxxxxx