Re: IML: Please Welcome New Members, Mario & Lydia Di Martino (1951)

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

I believe that on his car the engine and transmission oil all run together. I have never owned one of these, but I remember being told a long time ago that the first Firepower V8's which were hooked up to the Fluid Drive unit, co-mingled the oil requiring a total of about 25 quarts each time it was serviced.

I'll probably get slammed for this, but I really was told that, honest. You should at least check it out.

Paul

In an email dated Mon, 21 2 2005 5:31:39 am GMT, FltSgt@xxxxxxx writes:

>Mario
>
>As you are finding out your Imperial is a six volt positive ground system. ?
>The generator puts out 50 amps so that you may play with more than one 
>electrical item at a time.
>
>If the car has been with the same set of tires for a while they may be all 
>cracked and that could be a bad thing. ?The modern size is 235 x 75 or 235 x 70 
>x 15's. ?At this point do not worry about how wide the white wall is to be.
>
>If you need running gear the Chrysler New Yorker and Saratoga share the same 
>drive line. ?The engine is the first series 331 cubed V8 and the transmission 
>is correctly known as the M-6 which started its life before WWII. ?If you feel 
>that you must add or change fluids to the transmission or the Fluid - Drive 
>ask before you purchase a can of this or that from the local store.
>
>For common parts ask your local NAPA clerk for the hoses, belts and etc.
>
>Go slowly and do not feel bad for asking the same type of question several 
>times. ?Within this group there are all types of knowledge that is just waiting 
>for your question.
>
>Oh Yeh, you made a wise move.
>
> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Rodger & Gabby
> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Colo Spgs
>
>'47 De Soto Custom w/Fluid Drive & passenger door mounted swamp cooler
>'62 Crown Coupe w/std A/C & Auto-Pilot
>'66 Le Baron w/dual A/C & reverbed AM/FM
>'70 Overlander - InterNational Dbl
>'77 D150 w/360, NP 4 Spd, 12 Bolt Axle, OEM Buckets & etc
>
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