Re: [Chrysler300] Re: IML: strange problem on a '57 Torqueflite (3)

["Terry & Andree Hoeman" <tehoema@xxxx>]

Did you always let the engine run a long time when started up. Probably
needed to drive it to gent tranny heated up.

I still think more damage is done to a car starting it like that. Mine stay
sitting unless I need to drive them worst wear is on start up and oil is
gone from walls in a few days at the most anyway.
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From: "Philippe COURANT" <accf_clb@xxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 4:12 PM
Subject: [Chrysler300] Re: IML: strange problem on a '57 Torqueflite (3)


> As you remember we 've a problem on a '57 Torqueflite: water was
> mixed with fluid trans.
> Since two weeks we've remove the trans from the car and took it
> apart: the forward clutches were all destroyed, the friction
> material was gone or ready to go ... Rear clutches were in good
> conditions.
> I've taken some pictures (40 !) of the removal of all the parts
> and i'll put them later on my site.
> Some readers (as me) thought that the culprit was the oil cooler
> in the bottom of the radiator. Wrong ! we've brought the radiator
> to a shop and they tested the radiator with high pressure and hot
> water: no leaks .., the oil cooler and the radiator are perfect.
> So the mystery remains! Why ther's water in the fluid ?
> Condensation ? The car sat 1 1/2 year without driving (but the
> engine was running every two weeks), it's perhaps the reason ...
> We've overhauled the trans (with a kit from Fatsco, thanks, only
> 4 days to have the kit from the order to the adress in France)
> and tomorrow we'll re-install the trans in the car. No problem to
> overhaul the trans (we've done 10 Torqueflite since 5 years..),
> only a curious (and dangerous) thing: 2 of the three unit screws
> (which hold the overrunning clutch) broke before we reach the
> correct torque !! And they broke at the same location: 2 threads
> under their head.. Fortunately we're lucky to remove them and
> replace with 2 other screws from another spare trans. we have.
>
> --
> Philippe COURANT (Pau, France)
> Imperial 57 Crown convertible
> Buick 58 Roadmaster sedan
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