>Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 15:44:22 -0700 (PDT) >From: richard burgess <lecrown60@xxxxxxxxx> > >Hey Folks. > >I have got the '60 LeBaron moving again, but it does so grudgingly. While I have not driven much over 100 >feet, it seems to do just fine once in gear. I have to start the car, run it a few moments, and then push buttons >and wait. Sometime waiting about 40 seconds or so before it responds, if it responds. Sometimes I wait, give >it a little gas, and it will pop on, usually with a lurch due to my giving it gas. Reverse is the worst. Drive is >poor going into gear, but ok. We discovered when rebuilding the top of the engine that the motor had been > overhauled. The transmission is sprayed the same color so we know it too has been out of the car at some >point. Now whether it was overhauled or not, I don't know. As I said, it seems to do fine once in gear, the >fluid looks fine. We are considering adjusting the linkage cable/wheel. Has anyone ever had to do this? What >were the results? I just don't want to tinker with something if it is not likely the cause, though we think it > is. Sorry to add to the chorus of bad news, but I agree it sounds like you need a rebuild. On the bright side, it should be fairly cheap ($400 - 800), and after it's done it ought to last you another 20 years. -Kle. ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm