Bill,
Don't go with out your Imperial. Fix the brake booster and I bet the car will
run as good as it ever did.
Paul
In a message dated 10/26/2003 2:46:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Imperial59crown
writes:
> Wow! I am really overwhelmed with the responses to my Imperial's problems,
>and thank everyone on the list for writing. Even people at work were telling
>me I was very quiet today, and I think it was because of the thought of having
>to depart with the pleasure I get from my '59 Imperial. Even when it is just
>sitting out in the parking lot all week till I can drive it on my day off, I
>make a point to walk the dog by it so I can pat it on the hood and tell it
>what a great car it is. The thought of storing it somewhere where I can only
>go see it a couple of times a week is not very satisfactory, and its only been
>gone for one week now, and I miss it intensely. Most of the comments I got
>back sound absolutely correct, since it didn't start running poorly until the
>brakes started feeling very weak. The car also has only less than 65,000
>original miles on it, and has never had any blue smoke coming out of it, and
>is in fact better on oil than my newer Nissan. I made the mistake of saying
>combustion test rather than compression, but I still don't have the car back,
>so I don't know which cylinders are bad. It was running like a charm last
>summer, and I even took it on a long road trip almost up to San Francisco
>without any problems. My mechanic has also just changed his location to the
>smaller garage next door and told me he did it to save $3,000.00 a month on
>rent, which made me think he is also hurting for cash. He is good at what he
>does, but also charges a premium for it. It really goes against my grain to
>store the car and not be able to enjoy it, so when I get it back on Monday
>after paying a hefty bill for a tune up and radiator routing out, I will talk
>to the mechanic I bring my Nissan to, who is very reasonable. Once again I
>want to thank all of those on the list for responding, and cheering me up a
>bit. After all, to be without my Imperial would make me
> feel just like one of the common people!
>
> Bill '59 Crown
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