JoeyL
New Member
Hey I got a 1973 Polara and love this car . Its got 140,000 miles and runs great . I drive it around town everyday . But being an old car I don't want it to be breaking down on me . I don't know how to work on cars but I'd like to learn....because I'm always broke .
So I was just wondering what should I be looking out for with these Polara's ? Is there any common problems they share that I should be aware of ? It was leaking some oil and transmission fluid ....I checked the levels and it needed a little oil.....but after I've been driving it daily it seems to have stopped leaking , or at least it leaks a much smaller amount now because I'm not finding anything on the garage floor .
Its a 400 , 2 barrel , built at Belvidere ......I'll have to look again but I think November 1972 . Inside the Glove box has the ORIGINAL receipt when it was bought from the dealership . The price , owners name , features .......
I plan on keeping the car forever and don't mind spending the time to learn how to work on it . I picked up the book , "How to rebuild the Big Block Mopar"....started reading it to see what goes into rebuilding the engine if I ever have to .
So any advice , what to look out for to keep this car reliable would be appreciated . Thanks ,