Scott_McKenzie

If the speedometer works but the odometer does not, you have a common internal gear failure. Speedometer rebuild is available to cure the problem, Larry Carlson in the Phoenix area. He fixed one for me, and now I need the other one done too. E-mail an inquiry to TCparts@cox.net

Looking for 1991 air bag clock spring in stearing column. It is, of course, out of stock with Chrysler. Surely this part interchanges with other Chrysler models. Air bag light stays on all the time, and probably would fail in a collision. Anyone have information on interchange? I am hesitant to purchase a used unit.

Hemi Anderson is who you are looking for. Try: HEMLAND@mohaveaz.com

Engine is a very common 3.0 V6 used by Chrysler, except with crinkle black paint on the valve covers. Valve seals are weak on these engines, and wear out anytime after 80K (with decent maintance) but the lower end and rings are still good. Missing problem is probably due to easy fix tune up. Lucas Oil Stabilizer works very well to squeeze another 50K or more out of the engine if it smokes due to oil leakage around valve seals. Rebuilt heads have a better valve seal than original, and are about an $800 job. If it smokes from worn rings, a quality rebuilt engine would be less than rebuilding the original.

I finally solved such a problem this week. Took about 2 years. Mine is a 1989 4 cylinder 16 valve 5 speed. First repair was a short in the wiring. Second repair was replace sending unit (using a NAPA replacement). My pressure gage would work when engine cold and idling, but was erratic (pressure would drop when accellerating, pressure return when coasting) until engine warmed up, then showed 0 pressure all the time when warm. Solution was to replace the wiring harness for the sending unit and a foot and a half or so of wire with a salvage harness from a mini van of the same vintage. I am delighted to have pressure reading again. Darn scary to show 0 pressure, and the sending unit is very difficult to get to on the 16 valve engine. The guy that figured it out is Jim Welch and/or Dan (last name unknown), (785) 286-2097 (shop number in Topeka, Kansas) if you want to ask him what he did.