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Markus

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    1952/1953 Chrysler Imperial Hardtop Coupe

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    Germany
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    Classic Cars from US and Germany
  1. hello forum, I have the oil cooler that Dodgeb4ya describes. I checked the torque converter oil while idling with the engine running, the oil only had a temperature of around 30 degrees Celsius because I couldn't make a long journey. - There was/is too much oil in it, it ran out a lot, although the converter was not warm and normally there should be less oil in it when the engine is cold. I left the oil as it was for the time being, although it was actually too much. - The oil has a reddish tint and is very thin, it looks like regular ATF automatic transmission fluid. Could this be the fluid drive oil? On the carburetor I saw 2 yellow wires that go to the gearbox. One wasn't connected, I fixed that. Unfortunately, none of the measures, including repairing the cable on the transmission, brought about any change. I would have to correct the torque converter oil, maybe the wrong one is in it? I can't imagine that's the problem though....?!?! This time I let the gas stand during the driving test, the dropouts are only brief and - as already described - under load / when accelerating harder and especially when going uphill. The engine then howls as if it is idling until it starts again a few seconds later. I had renewed the gear oil and it was filled up enough. From what I understand the transmission is oil controlled. Does that mean the gears are held by the oil pressure? Then the oil pressure would not be sufficient for me under load / when accelerating to keep the gears in their position? I believe that the previous owner opened the gearbox, it looks like it and the clutch also seems to have been revised, but I don't know exactly and I don't know what and how well he did it. The Clunk-o-Matic is supposed to be very robust. I am still very happy about your hints and comments. Many Greetings from Germany - here everybody loves the car - I´m include - and nobody believe that this car was actually built ?
  2. It's more in the lower gears, especially when accelerating and going uphill. I'll take it for a test drive over the next few days and when it's warm I'll also check the oil in the torque converter. The oil for the torque converter engine Oil SAE W 10 as for the gearbox?
  3. Thank you for the quick hints! I used SAE W 10 mineral engine oil for classic cars as gear oil. Do I understand correctly that this oil is also suitable for the FTD? I checked the controller today, it looked fine, maybe some oil mist, I cleaned it with contact cleaner, but the contact connection of the cable on the outside of the housing didn't look good, I fixed it. I will do a test drive in the next few days and then also check the oil in the FTD (there is snow here at the moment) and report whether the problem is gone. I will also look at the clues in the video and website you mentioned. Thanks!
  4. Hi guys, I'm Markus from Germany and I have a 1952/1953 Chrysler Imperial Hardtop Coupe with HEMI and Fluid Torque Drive - clunk-o-matic. I got the car partially restored from the USA and am now trying to do the rest of the things, which is very difficult in Germany, there is no scene or know-how here at all. The engine now runs well, the gearbox shifts well most of the time. I can pull away in top and bottom gear and when I let off the gas it shifts to 2nd in bottom and 4th in top. It takes a few miles for this to work when the car is cold, but then it works most time quite well. I refilled the transmission oil with engine oil. I haven't refilled or checked anything on the torque converter. The problem: Sometimes - not always - when I pull away with the clutch or drive in all gears - especially when I put load on the transmission, i.e. accelerate especially on the mountain, the power flow is suddenly interrupted with a metallic clunk. But its not the normal quietly clunk, it is louder and harder. It listen and feels like a gear has jumped out. The car then no longer drives. I then depress the clutch and if I let it come back on slowly or stop it goes back to normal. Do you have any ideas or opinions on this? Many thanks and greetings from Germany
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