Fred Schmitt

Bob, I will this evening. At the gym at the moment. Anything special you want?

Bob, I will this evening. At the gym at the moment.

Selling my 1953 Chrysler New Yorker, 331 hemi, fluid drive transmission, some minor rust, over all, car is in decent shape, car has 6 and 12 volt systems, has electronic ignition. Current Missouri tags. Can provide more info upon request. $8500

I guess mine is missing the shift indicator.

Any ideas where I might be able to find the shift indicator?

Looking for the drivers side rear armrest. Any help is much appreciated.

I know, no torque converter to deal with.

So am I! Attached is an emblem that came with the car. Any ideas as to what it go with?

Thanks for the pics. I don't see how one could be attached. The mystery continues.

Took it out, left it in high range. It did shift. I think I'm on the road to understanding this car.I really appreciate all of the help and guidance. I've attached a pic of my steering column. Not sure, but it links like I'm missing my indicators. I don't see how one could have been attached though. Any thoughts???

Looks like the one I saw when I removed the cover at the 12 o'clock position. I really appreciate the help!

Rusty, thanks for the information! Going to try it this afternoon. I must have the sealed unit so I'm going to leave it alone. I'll let you know if all goes well.

Rusty, I read another blog discussion about the same issue. The access opening is at 12 not 2. When moving the flywheel to the 12 position there's a plug there. I'm not having any slipping from what I can tell. No evidence of fluid in the housing either. I've changed my transmission fluid with the ISO 32. Easy to to. I've installed a tachometer, car idles at 500, when driving, car shifts at about 11 mph from 1st to 2nd. Not sure in the high range. Can't really tell if it's shifting from 3d to 4th. At 60 mph I'm at about 2k rpm. Do you have to let off the gas or engage the clutch for it to shift? Never owned a classic like this on. Thanks for all the help and advice from everyone.

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?

So, my engine oil dipstick says only 5 quarts of oil. I see the drain and fill plugs on the transmission. Do you have any pics? Fred

There is no indicator on the steering column. It almost looks like there's never been one there

I took some pics this morning, even more confusing. I opened the hole on the bell housing and spun the flywheel. Maybe not enough because I didn't seen any plug in the torque converter. I've attached some pics from under the car. Additionally, I didn't see the oil cooler in the picture attached to the front of the engine. Hopefully, someone can enlighten me with the pictures. Thanks. Sorry for the upside down pics.

I have the access on top as shown in the pic. Another access above the governor too. Going to dive into it on Saturday. Thanks again for the pics and advise.

Great pics, I'm going to dive into it this weekend. Never been this confused before. Thanks Chrysler! Thanks for all the information.

Thanks. Just want to make sure I make no mistakes.

I really think mine is the fluid drive. Thanks for the insight.

Thanks for the reply, I'm kinda confused, the dip stick on my 331 hemi states 5 quarts. On the transmission hump inside the new yorker there's an access panel that exposes the top of the torque converter. 180 degrees below is the drain. I've read some changes are as you described, while others are separate. Don't want to make a mistake. Chrysler made this one a challenge. Any other thoughts?

Can anyone tell me the best replacement oil for the transmission, and torque converter in my 53 New Yorker.

Looking for the steering column indicator for my 1953 Chrysler New Yorker.

I'm Looking for the fluid torque drive indicator assembly for my 1953 chrysler new yorker. If anyone could help, or steer me in the right direction, I'd appreciate