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Thanks for the replies, Aspen500 and Volare 77. I checked Google but it did not give me any really useful info. I did take off the box by the lights but the blue wire was attached to a wire from a separate harness than the stop/tail lights and when I disconnected it the lights had more...

Under the dash, near the left kick-panel, I found a box that says A.R.A. Electronic Speed Control! I don't know if this was a dealer add-on or not. Have any of you seen these before? It seems that after getting the car up to 55 mph trying to get to 60 - 65 the car just coasts. Any idea how...

Thank you Master M, Captain Caravelle, and Monkeyed for the ideas and suggestions. I will check all those things and buy a compression gauge and maybe a leak-down tester. I am concerned about the over rich condition that the spark plugs indicated that might lend itself to plug the catalytic...

Update - Since last October: I replaced the EGR valve and the water pump. The car ran good with the exception of the coolant leak re-appearing near the back of the motor, on the Right -passenger side. The car continued to run good until 2/14/2015 when it started running very rough and died...

I was away from my computer on the weekend. Thank you to Captain Caravelle, Mopar_Gods, and Mirada Megacab for your replys and info. It seems that I have two separate problems: I found the usual culprit - the water pump has a very small & slow leak from the weep hole that was hard to see. But...

Thanks Capt. Caravelle, As far as I know, I think it is a Carter carb. with the electronic input from the lean burn computer. That brings up another question; I've seen mixed opinions as to if this same carb would work with the conversion to the old mopar electronic ignition set-up. It seems...

My 1985 Chrysler Fifth Ave. recently has been my wife's transportation to work. It developed a slow coolant leak that I have been nursing along, the leak seems to be on the right rear of the motor, but not from the lower freeze plugs. It still has the Lean Burn computer that had leveled out...

Well it's been about a year since I changed the trans. filter, put in new ATF+4 fluid and adjusted the bands, and my Fifth Ave. was still not going into reverse until warmed -up with 20 minutes of driving. Then we had our first cool weekend in October and low and behold the car started shifting...

Thanks Dr. Lebaron and Erics5th, I will use one of those two sizes (whichever one I can get the best deal on). Thanks for all the replys, Bruce

I did look for a door sticker and there is not one on there for the tires; just a blank one for Gross vehicle Weight and a place for the VIN which doesn't make sense since the VIN is on top of the dash! I know the car was in a minor accident once; so maybe the tire sticker got removed then. I...

I don't have an owner's manual and 2 sizes were on the car: P205/75R15 and P215/75R15. I need new tires! Thanks, Bruce

Well I didn't get a chance to do the fluid & filter change on the Fifth; had to do emergency work on an old Buick! yuk! But I really appreciate Ramenth's explanation about the TSBs on the transmission fluid going to ATF+4. It really makes sense with all the advancements in oil. I can't seem...

Thanks for the explanations MiradaMegacab, Bremereric, and Ramenth. I guess I was really behind the times on the types of transmission fluids! I will do the flush-out, change the filter, and add fresh ATF+4 and keep my fingers crossed! I hope to try it this weekend. Thanks again, with your...

Thanks MiradaMegaCab. Just curious, why the ATF+4? Is it thicker? I thought the torqueflites all used Dexron? Thanks again, Bruce

My 1985 Fifth Ave. that I recently got from an estate will not shift into reverse until about 15 minutes of driving! :angry1: Could just a dirty/clogged filter cause this? I don't know much about automatic transmissions, but the Torkflites seem pretty good, I've only had one rebuilt out of the...

Update: Last Saturday a.m. I drained about a quart of oil out and then put in a quart of transmission fluid, as Bremereric suggested, started the car and within 5 minutes the noise went away!! I let it idle approximately 20 minutes to get it up to operating temperature and then did an oil...

Thanks MiradaMegacab and Bremereric, Unfortunately my local Auto Zone doesn't seem to be one of the franchise's better stores; they haven't been able to help with tools in the past. I will change the oil and maybe add some transfluid or other additive. I don't know the viscosity of the oil...

Situation: Obtained car (1985 Chrysler 5th Ave. 318 motor) last February after it had sat in an estate for 4 years. It has sat in my drive way the last 6 months waiting on clearing the Title from the estate. I have been starting it up about once a week since February. Now that the paper work...

Thanks Eric5th, It's good to know all the options. By the way, what brand did you get, was it MSD? Were the installation instructions easy to follow? Thanks again, Bruce

Thanks Erics5th, it's good to know all the options. By the way, what brand did you buy? Was it MSD? Were the installation instructions easy to follow? Thanks again, Bruce

Thanks Robert, I'll check that area on the frame rail. Where do you undo the transmission pressure line? At the radiator? Also, I don't have the dough for a new Mopar Performance Distributor & Ecu Kit just now, so I'll wait or use my 74 distributor and search the junk yards for the rest...

Thanks Bremereric, and Captain Caravelle! I will check on advancing the timing just a bit. And check the plugs. Do either of you have a preference of plug brand? I think it has Champions in it now. Thanks, Bruce

Hi Everyone, I'm new to this forum but I have been a member of E Bodies only for a while. I just obtained a 1985 Fifth Ave. from an estate. The car was last registered five years ago but had had limited driving up to about a year and a half ago; since then it had sat. When I went to pick it up...