Re: IML: IML. Spotted one (1991?)

["clark.thomas" <clark.thomas@xxxxxxx>]

>

In addition to Moparius Maximus( 1966 Crown 4drht) and a
1962 Le Baron 4drht( This one is available for some one that
needs a good driver car), we also have a 1991 Fifth Avenue
that we have now owned for several years.

Before we purchased the Fifth Avenue, I asked a good friend
of mine who has spent many years doing transmission
overhauls about the infamous A604 transmission that has
become a sort of albatross to the image of Mopar trannys.
And what we were told is this:

1. These trannys are as good as anything else in the Mopar
family. The reason that they have been shunned by most
buyers is that the fliuds used in most servicing operations
is the wrong choice. Generally speaking, people add some
version of the Decron II ( or something related) and this
fluid is the kiss of death to the A604 tranny.

2. To keep these trannies running only add Mopar 7176 fluid
or the market equivalent. My friend has one of these cars
and he needed some fluid one time and put in the wrong
stuff( Decron) and the car started to act up within a few
days. He drained the bad stuff, put back the 7176 and no
more trouble.

3. The reason this happens is due to the very close
tolerances built in to the A604 and the fact that Decron
stuff has some sort of sand paper like stuff( very high-
tech explanation) that just eats up the innards of the A604.











 on 08/11/04 23:53, A. Foster at monkeypuzzle1@xxxxxxx
> wrote: 
> > Patrick;
> > I spotted one of those early 90's Imperials in a used
> > car lot in town here; ironically enough it's the newest
> > used car dealer in town. The car looks complete and in
> nice cosmetic condition, but as you may have heard it's
> > the mechanical details that can make these cars a dog. I
> > think that the car is a 93' model for which they want
> > the princely sum of $4500. Given all of the expensive
> things that can go wrong with one of these cars, I would
> > want to see repair and rebuild receipts for everything
> > from the ABS to the transmission before entertaining
> > such a price. My mother's 94' Intrepid has the same 4
> > speed automatic transmission in it, it blew up and cost
> over $3500 for a rebuild. I am quite convinced that this
> > is the worst transmission that Chrysler ever made, so
> > much so that they redesigned and strengthened much of it
> > in later years. If you think a new one might be cheaper
> > think again, Chrysler quoted them $5000 dollars for a
> new one! These cars just aren't interesting enough to me
> > to dump that kind of money into.
> > Yep, those modern fuel efficient cars sure are
> > economical to operate aren't they? Yet for under $2000
> > bucks I can buy the C-body of my choice and never have
> to do anything with it other then feed it gas/oil and
> > routine maintainance. I figure that if you want total
> > economy, and don't want to pedal, get a moped or a small
> scooter, they're more fun anyway. 
> Yep, I guess it depends on the condition of the car. I've
> bought a 93 Imperial with 85,000 for $2250. Everything
> works well. I initially had to convert the air
> conditioning system, but everything else works fine and
> I'm pretty happy to ride such a fine car for the price
> I've paid. 
> -Laurent.
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