RE: IML: 81/82 Imperial

["Sills, John" <John.Sills@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Gentlemen,

My father had a 1982 Imperial Coupe, the EFI was a disaster and the factory, in response to a large number of these beauties sitting dead in dealer's lots offered a conversion kit. My dad and I went to the dealer in Orlando

and took possession of several huge cardboard boxes which included, a carb, intake manifold, gas tank...yes,

a gas tank, fuel pump, electronic conversion harness & everything else needed to do the conversion.

We ( two engineers ) swapped it all out and it runs fine to this day. I suspect you will find many 82's and perhaps some late 81's, that enjoyed this experience. The fender still sports a "EFI" plaque but it's running a 2 barrel

carb and all the gauges work.

Regards,

John Sills

-----Original Message-----
From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Matthew Gill
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 12:52 AM
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Subject: Re: IML: 81/82 Imperial

You'll wanna check how they're set up under the hood. Either original EFI system, dealer converted, or like mine, without an engine management computer all together. I think it was done by some backyard mechanic or something, seems to be ok though, with the exception of a poor carb install (i think)

atten wrote:

Today a lady ask if I would be interested in her fathers 81 & 82 Imperials, knowing of my interest in Imperials. At this point I don't know any more about them, but hope to take a look sometime this week.

What should I look for in these two models?

Anything special I should know about these two years?

Thanks

Bob Hatten

59 Imperial 4 dr