Boomer
Active Member
Howdy - new to the group, my first post. Have read for a while as a non-member but at this point, my knowledge would fit on the head of a pin.
I'm a soon-to-be new owner of a 1966 Chrysler 300 2 dr with a few issues. It won't be here until after August 6th, so I can't actually check or do anything to it but figured I'd try to get a jump on it. Planning to start drinking tonight, just as a warm up.
First problem is a non-working gas gauge. Not a huge deal, but with a 383 4bbl it could become a problem if someone forgets to tank up. It would be easy enough to check the gauge with a DVM for voltage to see if the sender is working at least, I just wanted to see if there are any known bugs or issues related to this. Hate to re-invent the wheel. All the other gauges work fine.
Second problem is, I suspect, considerably larger. The heater core drips on the floor. This can't be a good thing. I grew up around Mopar products (Fury III, Satellite, etc) but I was a dumb kid. My dad and uncle were the ones doing all the real work. I was probably off blowing the dust out of brake drums or some other equally-brilliant thing when they covered heater cores.
Reading through the Factory A/C Replacement thread, it sounds like there's no way to do this beyond dropping the whole under dash assembly. Currently the hoses are disconnected and bypassed, but that won't fly with the Mrs for long. Especially since this car will be used to drive our 2 yr old daughter to pre-school 3 days each week. Granted - heat won't be an issue here in NC for a couple months yet, but since the air compressor is off too, I'll need to deal with it sooner instead of later.
There are a few other small warts, but overall it's a cool vehicle well worth the effort. Original disc brake car with buckets, console shifter and vacuum gauge. Aside from one piece of side trim and the spare & jack, it's all there. Can't wait to get my mitts on it.
Any advice is much appreciated. Even if it's something as simple as 'drink heavily and often'.
I'm a soon-to-be new owner of a 1966 Chrysler 300 2 dr with a few issues. It won't be here until after August 6th, so I can't actually check or do anything to it but figured I'd try to get a jump on it. Planning to start drinking tonight, just as a warm up.
First problem is a non-working gas gauge. Not a huge deal, but with a 383 4bbl it could become a problem if someone forgets to tank up. It would be easy enough to check the gauge with a DVM for voltage to see if the sender is working at least, I just wanted to see if there are any known bugs or issues related to this. Hate to re-invent the wheel. All the other gauges work fine.
Second problem is, I suspect, considerably larger. The heater core drips on the floor. This can't be a good thing. I grew up around Mopar products (Fury III, Satellite, etc) but I was a dumb kid. My dad and uncle were the ones doing all the real work. I was probably off blowing the dust out of brake drums or some other equally-brilliant thing when they covered heater cores.
Reading through the Factory A/C Replacement thread, it sounds like there's no way to do this beyond dropping the whole under dash assembly. Currently the hoses are disconnected and bypassed, but that won't fly with the Mrs for long. Especially since this car will be used to drive our 2 yr old daughter to pre-school 3 days each week. Granted - heat won't be an issue here in NC for a couple months yet, but since the air compressor is off too, I'll need to deal with it sooner instead of later.
There are a few other small warts, but overall it's a cool vehicle well worth the effort. Original disc brake car with buckets, console shifter and vacuum gauge. Aside from one piece of side trim and the spare & jack, it's all there. Can't wait to get my mitts on it.
Any advice is much appreciated. Even if it's something as simple as 'drink heavily and often'.
