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Does the car use a lot of oil? Can you drive 100 miles without adding oil? What product are you planning to use?

Have you done a compression test, have you put a vacuum gauge on your engine? When it is running are there visible fumes coming fr9m the oil filler pipe? The results of a proper compression test procedure would be more indicative of what is causing the smoke. If you don't know how to run this test, visit secondchancegarage.com to see the procedure detailed here. They also have a procedural for using a vacuum gauge to interpret what the g auge is showing. Run those tests, then post your results.

You should be able to find the gasket that goes between the transaction bellhousing this would give you the bolt arrangement and dimensions. The other variable is the input bearing retainer diameter as I believe three different ones were used. My spare trans is stored under a vehicle and not available with snow equipment needing to be moved as well as other items to access it. There are several pictures of the gasket on e bay sites. Maybe you could fiddle with enlarging the pics till you got a correct sized one.

Call the fraud department from your card, they will initiate an investigation and will not honor any further charges.

Bypass the ign switch with a jumper wire from battery negative to coil negative. Alligator clips work for easy shut down. This will help locate the fault. If it starts and runs the problem is in the ign switch or its circuit.

Battery under the floor?

Let us know what happens. My tires are pushing 15 years old.

I believe the specified fluid for the transmission was SAE 10 non detergent motor oil. Not sure but maybe the multi viscosity modern oil might be causing some issues. Finding SAE 10 might be an issue. Try places that deal with old tractors or self powered harvest machines. The earlier reference to universal hydraulic fluid was for the fluid drive unit, not the transmission. This always causes confusion.

What you are dealing with are know as M6 semi automatic transmissions. They are dual range with 2 gears in each range. They are designed to operate in high range for normal driving. Low range being reserved for high load hauling or compromised traction ( snow, mud, loose gravel) situations or when greater compression braking is needed. Most faults are external, corroded wiring terminals, or too high idle rpm. Low fluid can be a cause also. Today most people are finding universal tractor hydraulic fluid is a replacement for for the original fluid. It will work as a top off fluid as it will mix with the original fluid. Go to the Imperal Club website repair section. They have very comprehensive trouble shooting procedures archived there including the factory supplied technician training audio visual program. https://www.web.imperialclub.info/ This forum has a few folks who are well acquainted with these transmissions. Hopefully they will join in this discussion. A secondary source can be found at the Allpar.com website. Search transmissions.

Concur current front end is mopar transverse torsion bar set up. I believe it would have been carried by a bolt on K frame sub member. I believe there are HD police parts for that set up. The regular applications were tuned for comfort over control, the opposite of what the rear looks to be aimed at. As far as engine goes a mild 360 with a sniper fi set would surely be more usable than an over cam'ed, over carbureted stuff usually out there.

Early Dodge Dakota front frame swap will give you modern brakes, steering, suspension, and motor mount flexibility for most mopar v6, v8, not sure about modern hemi. Same wheel lug diameter as ford rear with 5 bolt pattern. I have no idea about the rear suspension except it's way to complicated for average street driving.

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Try the tailightking website.

Andy, the village of Neversink was on a creek in a steep vally in the southern region known as the Catskill mountains (Dutch meaning Cats Creek) The area was know for its many streams full of good clear water. The city of New York was growing in population and there was an over demand for water in the city. NYC is at sea level. The Catskill were near 700 feet higher. So a program of daming streams and creating reservoirs, and building aqueducts began to satisfy the demand. Several towns including Neversink were evacuated using eminent domain laws. People and business relocated, the dams were finished, flooding the structures and properties. Interesting history to explore.where supply was created to meet demand, Civil Engineering, Commendation laws, came together to change the lives of people and places 90 miles apart. Even now NYC is building new pipes and tunnels to keep up with still growing need for fresh water. Bob probably had ancestors who were relocated to different homes as a result of these dams and reservoirs. The satellite maps or Google earth can show the area, impoundment and reservoirs.

That is a beauty. There was a similar design by a Swiss coach builder but I remember it on a 39 chassis.

Just noticed the Woody does not have suicide doors. Never noticed that before.

Lots of P15 chassis and sheet metal went overseas badged as DeSotos. More prevallently to S America as Diplomat branded units. Wonder if the woodwork came from US? US Body and Forging in Indiana made Plymouth wooden bodies from 1936 through 1949. The cowls were shared with convertibles. The Forging part was referring to the associated steel pieces like hinges, latches, gussets, other attachment pieces. These were made in Buffalo, NY. The cowl was shared by convertibles.

From away refers to non native Maine folks. A gathering of folks from away can make locals nervous.

My daughter has a Crv. She needed new rear tires. She ordered two from WallyWorld. Same brand as she recently (3000 miles ago) had replaced for the fronts at WW when she had a flet while out of town.. She oedered the same brand and size size sent here. She went to WW to have them installed. They told her she need to replace the fronts as well it was company policy. She told them to stick it. I set her up with my shop they charged her 27 bucks to mount balance, and reset the tms. When I spoke to him he said he had a customer that had an issue with new vs. Older pair. He said they brought the car in, put the old ones on the pass side, the new ones on drivers. Sensors reset no further issues. Apparently the computer now thinks the discrepancy is due to the car constantly turning left and the difference is now within parameters.

Hey, don't you guys need a permit when proposing two folks from away plan a get together? I'm sure the village clerk is supposed to keep a record of stuff like that.

My other car is an 07 mitsubishi outlander. I have a slow leak in the drivers side rear. It takes about 4 to 5 weeks to trip the sensor. It doesn't indicate which. When I need to air up, I check the pressure. I run at 34 psi. Sometimes there is a 3 ps.i difference, sometimes it gets to 8psi. I find the whole thing about asuseful as a screen door on a submarine. Don't get me started on lane keeping assistance or Adaptive cruise control. Blind spot monitoring is the best of that whole suite of electronic BS.

There is a thingie in the menu on the Honda. On the dreaded touch screen push the home button, find vehicle settings. Select tire monitor and push recalibrate. This may or may not work. If it's cold out, drive about 10miles or so to get some warmth in the tires before you do the reset. There may be a better description of the process in the owners manual. It worked a while back on our 2018 after a tire rotation as part of scheduled maintenance threw the warning. My brother who worked as a Honda service manager for 30 years said they are supposed to have a tolerance of 4 psi. Give or take. As they get older, they seem to get less tolerant.

Looks like Governors under the carbs. We're they to limit top rpm or smooth reaction to load conditions? I remember my cousin driving a beer delivery truck. He hated his route because he delivered in a city 15 miles from the terminal. And the truck, a late 50s Gas Intrenational would not go over 42 mph.

Here is some thing to consider. When you add a second carb you essentially half the air flow passing through each carb. Since it's a proportional thing, your are going to suck less fuel out of each main jet. So the normal reaction would be you need larger jets, but I think the opposite is true and the jets need to be smaller. Then again, I may be down the wrong rabbit hole. If they will bolt on, and venturi and throttle plates are the same size, I would bolt them up and see how it reacts. Does this set up have seperate manifolds with a balance tube or is it a single casting with two inlets. Second point the factory setup had dual exhaust also. What are your plans there? I am running a 230 with dual Carters on a Fenton intake. It runs single exhaust through 2 inch I'd pipe with a dynoflow shorty turbo muffler.

Welcome to the forum. When you get to the point of needing parts shipped over look up rdusaclassics.com. One partner in US (splits his time between Massachusetts and North Carolinna) and the other is in Rotterdam. Check out their website. They ship vehicles and parts by container several times a year, so if you can get to Rotterdam they maybe able to assist with your project. Mark is a member of this site, when he is in Massachusetts, he is about 15 minutes away from Burnbaum parts, and Roberts Motor parts also. Both of those vendors have online catalogs. Check out thier stuff. Vintage Power Wagons is also a good source for mechanical parts. Hope your Dodge arrives safely.