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Chrysler Turbine showing off the tailpipes

Broads were a lot classier back in the day:

they did not cover themselves in garish ink, and drank their PBR on the street from a glass, like a lady 🇺🇸

Chrysler Turbine with a fancy parking spot

My recent preventative maintenance on The Laramie required the replacement of the turbocharger coolant return hose, tucked behind the engine, located above the crossover exhaust pipe, inches away from the firewall.  Not even a mirror would be helpful in viewing this because of the limited space, so my phone's camera was tucked in the tight space to take a peek before working by feel, then take another peek to verify completion of hose replacement.  The camera also verified that one of the hose clamps slipped off of the hose when trying to finagle it into position...OOPS 👀

TOOLBOX ARSENAL:

When I took possession of The Laramie, my internet searches yielded some eye-opening problems that were gonna need addressing someday.  With winter approaching, most of the seasonal farm chores caught up, and the odometer approaching 120k, it was time to start dealing with this aging buggy's preventative maintenance while my schedule permitted.  This meant investing in a topside creeper, a device that was highly recommended to perform work on the ecoDiesel.

After spending over 20hrs on this contraption, my back has thanked me for investing in this technology.  There are more expensive alternatives out there for the full-time technicians, but this $155 eBay find has worked out nicely.  I did manage to slip off of the thing while helicoptering into position to work behind the turbocharger, which left me a li'l bruised but still functional.  Otherwise, working above this complicated engine has been a li'l less stressful 

Looks like NAPA still carries the SKF Speedi-Sleeve by specifications...get your calipers handy 👈

https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NOS99369?srsltid=AfmBOor4nF1DXAfl7v7J1lSDHoY_Kf0k3bYdOiOoLJeJefeWIb2CVFm4

TOOLBOX ARSENAL:

This rather mundane pair of V-LINE pliers dates back to at least post-war, Dad said that Grandpa had these in his toolbox when he was a kid and they were old then...it's specialty is getting into tight spaces, and came in handy when replacing the turbocharger coolant return hose on the Laramie recently...them ecoDiesel engines take some skill and alotta patience when servicing as the turbocharger is between the block and the firewall 👀  not alotta room back there, and these old pliers could get the job done where straight- and bent-needlenose pliers could not and newer pliers were too big to maneuver

vacuum or electric wiper motor?  🤔

the fun girls posing with a Chrysler Turbine outside of Denver

airing out the new Ramblers before shipping to real Americans 🇺🇸

This upper flywheel cover has a felt strip along the bottom edge and another that follows the oilpan contour near the rear main seal.  Why else would Chrysler add this feature but to wick away dripping oil and retard obvious oil leaks, minimizing the flathead's ability to mark its territory.  Occasionally that felt needs to be cleaned so that it can absorb more leaking oil; eventually the felt needs total replacement due to deterioration, or else the territory marking increases with gusto 

Chrysler Turbine duo posing by the Christmas tree farm outside of Chicago

vintage Chrysler Turbine ready to head out to the bull riding championship tournament 

cowabunga, dudes 🌞

in desktop mode, the profile block hides that malarkey generator...on android devices, the project cars and signatures are hidden unless desktop mode is toggled on...when I got up to 5 projects on my list and saw how annoying that kinda bragging looked, I toned it down to what I have now...so far, no complaints received, at least in that department...some folks ya ain't never gonna please 

grey beard touched on the PCV valve sizing issue in that link that I posted earlier.  Another issue is the construction of the PCV valve, as early valves were sprung which allowed versatility in valve orientation.  As the PCV technology evolved, that spring was eliminated as the PCV valves were mounted vertically, allowing for gravity to close the valve instead of the spring.  If that style valve is mounted in a non-vertical position, then the valve can remain open excessively long, leading to engine performance issues. 

B U M P 👈

Chrysler Turbine chillin at the motel near the airport 

On 6/4/2022 at 3:52 PM, John-T-53 said:

I am missing the perforated dome on mine, is it really needed when using a sock filter?...

I have unexpectedly turned alotta wrenches this year, and had a plethora of spin-on filters piling up in the scrap bucket, for engine and hydraulic, gasoline and diesel.  Thanks to seeing a bookmarked FB post that I can no longer view to give proper credit, I started cutting open them canisters to gut the innards and comparing those perforated ends to see if there was a viable alternative available.  And it appears I struck paydirt when I serviced the QuadCab several days ago.  Fleetguard Cummins filters appear to have a workable configuration to replace the missing perforated dome on the DeLuxe canister...customize as required 

additional information - vacuumatic crankcase ventilation

additional information - grey beard's PCV installation

additional information - partial PCV installation

Chrysler Turbine getting boosted by one of the neighborhood hooligans 

Uploading this is on the to-do list with the other docs from DPETCA.  I was able to restore the corrupted files and can now say that all files from DPETCA site have been accounted for...getting them uploaded here has been on hold until I get some time to get it all organized in an indexed format similar to what I did for the parts manual...I have spent a surprising amount of my spare time since before Cinco de Mayo turning wrenches, with preventative maintenance on the Laramie to get done before winter sets in.  FUN FACT:  there was a good reason Dodge stopped selling the ecoDiesel 🙄

lemme guess, she's selling them eye drops for dry eye, aka "blinker fluid" 👀

I have serviced the 1-ton's hubs using FF PW bearings and seals, so I pulled out the parts books to see if the carriers were interchangeable.  The short answer is that the case, carrier, and gear sets do not share part numbers, nor do the axle housings.  VPW catalog has a 4.3 gear set available for the PW, but is it interchangeable with the 1-ton carrier?  Maybe they might have a more definitive answer or could send drawings with dimensions for your determination.

chinese carbs can be a carp shoot...I have tried several for older lawn tractors and vintage farm tractors, some leaked so bad that gasoline contaminated the crankcase oil and were returned as defective.  I made the mistake a few weeks ago of thinking that the Marvel Schebler reproduction I ordered was ready to install on the Farmall B that I was reviving...I ended up disassembling and cleaning the "new" carb, tweaking then setting the sticking carb float, and setting the idle mixture and throttle screws to Farmall factory specs.

caveat emptor 👈