Tom Is it equiped with a vaccume trunk release? If it is, find the hose in the glove box by the switch, and suck on it. It will open the trunk. Usualy tastes horrid though :-/ -Hailey On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 15:17:20 -0800, TomChoice <tcsibor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I just save a 1962 Crown from the dismantlers. Interior is pretty good, > exterior is fair, but needs to be redone. Engine, frame, exhaust all look > clean. Born and raised in California. No idea if it runs as there are no > ignition or trunk keys available. Any ideas how I can get into the trunk? > Will the ignition key for this year open the trunk? I am going to take the > ignition switch out and see if a locksmith can cut a key for me. > > Anyone have any parts or documentation for sale for a 1962? > > Tom > > 1968 Crown > 1964 New Yorker > 1970 Polara Convertible > 1975 Dodge D200 > 1989 Chrysler TC Maserati > > You think I like Mopars :-)) > > -----Original Message----- > From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Laurent > Daudelin > Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 6:02 AM > To: Imperial Club > Subject: Re: IML: IML. Spotted one (1991?) > > on 12/11/04 03:44, Jason Wulf at jrwulf@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > Interestingly enough...just to do some checking, I went to my local > > chrysler dealer (a swindler if i EVER saw one...there are good ones in > > the area, just not by my house). The service manager told me that > > he's seen many a604's go for over 200K miles if you change the fluid > > and filter at least twice a year. If you let it go a long time (100K > > miles say...) then you severely hurt the life. He didn't say that was > > a good design by any means, he simply was sharing what he found as a > > way to lengthen the life. He also mentioned remembering to reset the > > CVI when you swap the fluid...(i think this can be accomplished by > > simply disconnecting the battery for a half hour or so..alas your > > engine computer also has to redo itself...) > > > > Just another tidbit I picked up, I'm not sure just how much merit it > > holds, but seems reasonable enough, considering everything else I've > > learned about this tranny that simply defies conventional logic... > > Both my friendly, trusty mechanic and the closest "official" dealer told me > that an updated service schedule calls for replacing the transmission fluid > every 30,000 miles. I asked them both if they were serious and they said > yes. > > -Laurent. > -- > ============================================================================ > Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> > Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:laurentdaudelin@xxxxxxxxxxx > > ----------------- 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 > > ----------------- 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 > > ----------------- 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