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Hey. This is Chris in NC again. Can you please say [respond in a private e-mail if you want] whether the badge in the center of your Newport grille is available as a separate item? Thank you.

Long story. Not critical to the subject. Has to do with the power steering bracket [complete assembly as it left the factory]. I was just making a point how many items seem to be left out of the shop manual from back then.

If that's your car in the pic, I have it's twin Newport. Identical. Anyway, why not visit the imperialclub.com website and read some of the Master Technicians' manuals there to ramp up in your mind to rebuild the carburetor. The rebuild kits run from $20-$40 depending on source and quality. NAPA...

Bill: This is great. Yes, I just rebuilt the carb and did all the setting you mentioned (choke pull-off diaphragm is new); but neither my shop manual nor the 66 or 68 or 69 Master Technician's manuals / updates mention this thing. It's like the little rubber bumper in the power steering bracket...

I have a 66 Newport and just re-did my power steering pump and replaced the steering gear down below. You can fix these seal leaks with a $6-$9 kit from Rockauto or your local parts shop. These pumps are strong. Mine's original and never been replaced [84 k miles]. But seals will go. NOS is a...

I have a 66 Newport with 383 and auto tranny too. Can you tell me a little more about the Edelbrock Performer 383 intake, the 600 Holley, and the high volume oil pump you bought; maybe share part numbers so I can do the same? I have a 1968 Carter #4126 BBD 1-1/2 2 bbl carburetor with original...

I am looking for any information on setting my choke thermostat on my 1966 Newport with 383 CID, and Carter BBD 1-1/2" 2 bbl carburetor (model 4126). My [original] Stromberg / Bendix choke thermostat shows the Lean and Rich scale clearly; but there is no corresponding notch on the coiled spring...

From my factory service manual for the 66 Newport, 300, Imperial, the original Chrysler installation called for a double hanger assembly aft of the muffler. The thingamajig is for the second hanger attachment. However this hanger is mostly gone these days from many cars. This muffler AS SOLD...

Just FYI, for the 1966 Chrysler Newport with 2-inch exhause pipes, the Walker P/N 21064 fits nicely. Regarding reversible installation, Walker Exhaust's online technical support, Tenneco North American Aftermarket,says that "The 21064 muffler can be used in both directions." You will notice that...

I'm looking for the two aluminum or light steel end caps that go at the rear of the beltline trim for the 66 Newport. The belt line has a strip of color topped and bottomed with steel trim pieces. These are straight pieces and the end cap goes at the far rear end to close the top and bottom...

How much for that badge in the middle of the grill? Chris in Apex, NC

I want to share a great source with very fair prices for steel hose fittings. Their name is Discount Hydraulic Hose in Philadelphia - on Tulip Street (http://www.discounthydraulichose.com/ ). These are STEEL fittings - not brass - suitable for hot hydraulic oils / steering oils. Power...

Hey Big Block. Do you have a power steering cooler in front of your A/C heat exchanger or radiator? I'm having a horrible time finding the return hoses for my 383, 1966 - from steering to cooler to reservoir. If you do, can you post pics or send them to my e-mail?

www.rockauto.com has the seal kit for about 6 dollars. I just ordered one.

I have a power steering hose challenge I could really use some help with. My 66 Newport has a 5/8 OD power steering [pump] reservoir neck and a 5/8 OD return hose stub on the steering control valve, BUT all aftermarket power steering coolers come with 3/8-inch OD tubes [you connect your hoses...