As I remember, the 440 or the 400 "lean burn" sytem could be had on any
of the C bodies. On the 76 and 77 NYBs that I owned (really the IMPs of
their day) one had the 440 and the other the 400. The 76 400 did not
have any catalytic converter from the factory (last year this was true)
while another 76 with the 440 had the converter. Neither had an AIR
pump on them. I have seen a California emissions 78 NMB with a 440 and
an AIR pump.
I do not know when MOPAR changed, but by 75, the cruse control had no
"dial". It was operated from the turn signal stalk.
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Phil
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 11:21 PM
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Subject: Re: IML: Mid Seventies Chrysler Products
IF this Newport has an original 440, it is a highly unusual and most
likely
rare car.
I think you could get a 440 on these as a special order, but most
Newports
had a 400 as the biggest engine. Please pardon the non-Imp content, but
this
could turn out to be quite the unusual old Mopar.
Phil <><
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From: "A. Foster" <monkeypuzzle1@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 9:45 PM
Subject: IML: Mid Seventies Chrysler Products
> Hello All;
> I have been offered a 1975 Chrysler Newport for a reasonable price
and
> though it isn't an Imperial, or N.Y.B, I believe that it shares a
number
of
> things in common. It is with those things that these cars have in
common
> that I would like to ask a few questions.
> First the car has a 440 engine, like its Imperial relatives, but has
no
> E.G.R system or an air pump. It does have the crankcase vent system,
the
> fuel vapour collection system for the gas tank, and a Carter
Thermoquad
> carburettor. The odd thing is that the 440s used in 75' Chryslers
weren't
> available with dual exhausts but the 400s were.
> According to my Motor Manual the engine has a compression ratio of
8.2:1
> verses 10.1:1 for a 1969 440. How did Chrysler achieve this drop in
> compression; different heads? Thicker gaskets? I do know that the 69'
> pistons had a raised deck height, are the 75's flat topped?
> There is a device under the hood called a speed control servo. It is
> connected to the carburettor via a steel cable and the brake booster
via a
> vacumn line. I though that this might have been an updated version of
an
> AutoPilot but there is no control dial visable on the dash. Further
the
> Motor Manual gives no account of its purpose or how it functions, only
how
> to adjust it.
> On the heater/A.C control on the dash it has a set of push buttons
and
the
> script "AutoTemp II". Does this unit use one of those infamous
> disintegrating control servos like the earlier cars? Should I be on
the
> lookout for a junk Mercedes now?
> Best Regards
> Arran Foster
> 1954 Imperial Newport
> Needing A Left Side Tailight Bezel and other trim parts.
>
>
>
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