on 13/03/04 10:13, Brad Hogg at roadhogg@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Welcome to the list, Laurent. Interesting that I bought my 1990 Imperial
> from a man in St. Laurent, Manitoba. :-)
>
> Cruise control. With the car off but key in the run position, doors closed,
> hood up and windows open, turn the cruse on and off a few times and see if
> you can hear a relay clicking. If you do, that means the system has power.
> With the cruise on, press the other buttons and you should hear at least one
> other cause a relay to click. If you do, you should be able to assume that
> your buttons are ok. Take the car out on the road and try to make the
> cruise take hold while you try different steering wheel positions. The
> connectors in the column can come loose and cause intermittent contact at
> certain tilt positions. If it takes hold at any of these positions, remove
> the bottom cover from the column (you'll need a T-15 Torx driver and not one
> that has interchangable bits). You'll have to do visual inspection of the
> wiring to see which connector is intermittent. While messing around in
> there, be aware of the trip wire for the air bag. I suggest disconnecting
> the power from the battery while working around the air bag. If the wiring
> is not the problem, you can easily swap out the vacuum motor that is mounted
> to the battery tray under the hood. These are easy to find at salvage
> yards. Of course, check that it isnt just a simple vacuum leak.
>
> Radio. This is the unit you want.
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2465128188&categ
> ory=38640
> Not this one.
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2465133447&categ
> ory=38640
> I don't know if you can swap the knobs etc but my guess would be yes. That
> would not stop me from getting the CD.
>
> Transmission. The problem with the transmissions in these cars is it
> requires special fluid and Chrysler (in all their wisdom) didn't make that
> clear to the dealers and customers when they started selling them. The
> fluid is known as ATF+3. If I were you, having just bought a car that has
> an unknown service record, I would change the transmission filter and fluid
> asap. Chrysler does have a rubber transmission pan gasket you can use or
> you can just use a good RTV sealant like the factory does. I've been told
> that Chrysler distributes about the best RTV for this job. I've also read
> that it is important that the RTV not come in contact with the ATF or
> foaming and possibly tranny damage will result. I would also change the
> engine oil and filter and put in a good quality name brand oil. IIRC, these
> engines like 5W30 year round but check your Operator's Manual.
>
> I know nothing about digital display...Tony?
>
> Keyless Entry. I'm told that keyless entry is a snap to install. I have a
> resource that can give you the wiring codes required for the job. I'd go
> for it if I were you. I have a used command start that I plan to install in
> my 90 Imperial.
>
> Please do send pictures and a story about your car to my private address and
> I'll see that they get on the site asap.
Hi Brad!
Glad to see another active 90s Imperial owner on the list!
I checked for the cruise control. Nothing. No noise of any kind. Seems like
dead. Of course, I checked the fuse and it's fine.
For the radio, would something like this work:
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2465480545>?
It has a 5-bands equalizer like in mine while the other one you suggested
has only 3 bands. I noticed that the mounting is not exactly the same,
though.
The oil change has been done last week. I checked the transmission fluid
this morning, after running some errands. The fluid looks new, pure. The
level is fine. So, I'm not sure I want to service the transmission now that
2 different dealers told me to leave it alone. BTW, what is an "RTV"?
The digital display seems to be a bit like a laptop LCD with a stuck pixel,
except that on the Imperial display, the pixel is the whole needle. The
other one seems to work fine, though.
I will have an extensive set of pictures posted soon!
Thanks again!
-Laurent.
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