I would like to amend part of my last email. The last place to tell
me that it was a one year unique starter was the company out of Seattle who
rebuilds all of the starters for the parts stores, as well as the starters that
places like my local SAS store (starter and alternator repair shop) farm
out because they don't stock parts for them. Our starter was seized
when we bought our car, my husband worked it over a bit trying to buy us some
time to get the car home and running again...which worked. When he took
the starter down to SAS (after calling NAPA, Shuck's, 9 to 9, and every other
parts store in town....the old man who owns the starter shop
said that he wouldn't have parts for it, and that he wouldn't touch
it. He gave us the name of the company in Seattle that does all
the rebuilds for his type of shop, as well as the parts store cores,
and my husband called them. They again reiterated the story that
this was a unique starter to 1959, and that we may find one that would
work on an EARLY 1960 model, but that was it.
If you IMLers have any information on this...please give me the
update. But, at this point, this is the information that I have, and
it has been confirmed by numerous sources local to me.
Thanks in advance for any helpful info...
Teresa
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 9:11
PM
Subject: Re: IML: engine removal and
reinstallation
Paul:
Teresa (not Theresa) was told by more than one parts outlet that the
starter for the 1959 was unique to the 1959, that a 1960 may work, but the
1961 that lives not far from me does not have the same starter. Please
enlighten me if you know otherwise.
Teresa
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 8:00
PM
Subject: Re: IML: engine removal and
reinstallation
Now this is interesting. Theresa says that '59 has a one year
only starter. I have always thought that the starter used on Imperials was
the same for 1959, 1960, and 1961. In '62 Imperial finally changed to the
gear reduction drive unit that we are so familiar with for so
long.
Paul
In a message dated 7/15/2004 9:48:18 PM Eastern
Daylight Time, "Chad Smith" <hemi_powered@xxxxxxx>
writes:
>Cheers Kate! I have seen the sorry little man down the
street laying on his back under his Dodge pickup with a tranny on his torso
trying to heft a transmission up into his truck having not heeded this very
advice. It was quite a sight, I think that tranny may have weighed just
about as much as him...LOL
>
>I have watched my father, brother,
and husband (all mechanics) hoist engine/tranny out as one unit for many,
many years, and for those very good reasons that you listed. I appreciate
your two cents, it is nice to hear from you. An experienced mechanic should
be able to take the entire thing out in not much longer than just the
engine. As you mentioned, not only worth the time...but definitely worth
saving the risk of ruining any parts.
>
>In my case, the starter
for my 1959 is a one year starter. A replacement, while not only hard to
find, is very costly compared to other Mopar starters. My father has his own
version of the penny saved story, and goes like this "A penny saved is
better than a penny earned...you've already paid taxes on it." Unless you
have money to burn, and time to hunt down those ever elusive parts, your
point is well taken.
>
>Thanks again!
>
>Teresa
Smith
>1959 Imperial South Hampton Custom
>Kennewick, WA
>
----- Original Message -----
> From: Kate Triplett<mailto:ad_ablurr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 7:57 AM
> Subject: IML: engine removal
and reinstallation
>
>
> Ok guys, just two cents from a
5'-4" 140 pound woman with too many permanently mashed knuckles and a
healthy respect for iron tonnage.
>
> It may be one heck of a
lot more work to pull all the radiator support hardware, grille, etc to get
that engine and tranny out as a unit, but I can guarantee you that it is
worth the extra effort!
>
> NOT having to lift nearly half a ton
of fragile metal parts out of a rats nest of iron protrusions and hoses,
wires etc and getting it high enough and angled enough to have the tailshaft
clear the floor AND not hang up and damage anything in the process is worth
the extra time by itself.
>
> The OTHER important benefit of
having the front end stuff out of the way is that you will not have to mate
up the engine and transmission while you are under the car, swearing a blue
streak and hurting your (already bashed) fingers, and those of the other
person you will have to have helping you reef the darn thing
in!
>
> I have seen too many shadetree mechanics do considerable
damage to input splines, bolt flanges, starter parts, etc., to take this
advantage lightly. Mating up an engine and transmission on the ground
outside is a job. Doing it blind while half of the parts are not in sight
and just that little bit out of alignment is a long and painful stay in
purgatory. A little extra time will likely save you untold misery and
possible injury - to you and the car!
>
> As before, just my two
hard-earned cents....
>
> Kate Justet Triplett
> Kate's
Custom Gunleather
> Monroe, WA
> "Lucille" 1968 Crown 4 door
HT
>
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