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Good luck...your're going to need a lot of it.
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The wiring (tecently done) is a mess...don't buy it unless you can road test it on a good long drive thoroughly.
The "Tip-Toe" shift transmission with Fluid Drive better upshift and downshift properly.
Those brake and clutch pedal pads are really worn too.
Have a very knowledgeable old car mechanic check it over carefully including using a hub puller to check the front and rear brakes.
Steering wheel is all broken and crackednunder thatbwheel cover.
Love the front carpet.🤩
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A common issue on the early diaphram shifted Vaca-Matic M-4 trans not up shifting is a ruptured diaphram.
MoPar Part #868082.
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Easy to clean up those early 50's MoPar T/S switches.
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Your collar doesn't look like you could easily put the indicator on it.
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Your shifter collar looks different than this 53...odd...it looks cool though!
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I still do need one...sorry I just saw this!
Maybe I'm too late?
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Guess the owner didn't realize you shouldn't keep driving a vehicle if the clutch is slipping? I can immagine the smell and engine revving up..poor beautiful Plymouth.
Good quality job on the repair!👍
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1953 Chrysler Windsor with Fluid-Matic.
Std Fluid Drive and M-6 Trans shift indicator ....same as 1953 NewYorker..
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Tomorrow I will look at a 53 Chrysler to see how his is set up.
I am curious.
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They only made a little over 200 of the 1951-52 NewYoker wagons..a very rare car.
I knew of one here in the Seattle area years ago.
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I goigled endless pics of NewYorkers and Custom Imperials...
This is the only style shift indicator I could find....
I could fund none that said Fluid Torque Drive like 1951-52 Chryslers.
Best pic I could find.
Don't know why Fred's car has no indicator.
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This is the FTD shift indicator in my 52 NewYoker....
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Ken77 has a 1930 Chrysler 66 series....looked his profile up.
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Here's what a FD coupling looks like complete and cut open...
Not much in one other than a bellows/sleeve type seal and graphite seal ring ect. A couple pilot bushings and ball bearing.
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JC Auto Restoration...sells parts for 50's to 60's MoPar's.
Plenty of experience with NewYorker, 300's Impeials and even your rare Crown Imperial with factory Ausco-Lambert disc brakes.
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I have never changed the fluid in the FD couplings in my FD cars...and feel no need to.
My FTD car...yes I have changed the fluld because of it's many seals and oil pump.
JMO.
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5 hours ago, Fred Schmitt said:
Maybe, I'm missing something! Some posts indicate engine oil and converter share oil. On mine I don't see how. My oil dipstick says only 5 quarts. I right to assume that only my engine gets oil and the transmission gets oil. Nothing else?
You got it right.
Your engine DS says 5 quarts.. = non FTD system.
So just drain and refill the Fluid Drive coupling itself. Forget the Fluid Torque Drive instructions.
Combined Engine oil has nothing to do with your "Fluid-Matic fluid Drive coupling.
Your 53 New Yirker is no different than a 1948 Chrysler New Yorker as to changing the FD fluid.
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Yes it is a special thread on that upper plug. It is a 7/16" X 14tpi.
Odd yes for a fitting.
I got one some where years ago. I use thread tape with it as really you need a sealing washer as on the plug.
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Pictures of?
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Ther are several different shufter indicators for 1951-53 Chryslers.
Cars that have FTD do say "Fluid Torque Drive".
Yours doesn't. You have the std equipped "Fluid-Matic"....
Fluid Drive with the M-6 low/Hi range transmission.
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Your pictures are showing the standard "Fluid-Matic"...... fluid drive coupling and M-6 transmission.
No torque multiplication converter (Fluid Torque Drive) option offerered on the Nrw Yorkers. Std on Imperials.
Meaning the typical old style Fluid Drive coupling and M-6 transmission is what I see from your pics.
The fluid coupling plug will be on the finned angle portion of the coupling. Accessable fill through the floor tunnel passenger side of the tunnel. A black cover plate.
Drain on lower angled access plate on bell housing.
Does your shift indicator say "Fluid Torque Drive"?
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Get-er-Done Fred👍
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NGLI 00 corn head grease.
Available at your JD dealer.
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Yes it is a special thread on that upper plug. It is a 7/16" X 14tpi.
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My Kroil is mostly great but the cans seem to run out of propellant before fluid.🤫