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Chrysler transmissions
Engine, fuel, and driveability for Dodge, Jeep, and other Chrysler cars, trucks, and minivans
General Troubleshooting:
Stalling, Starting, and Idling
Oil, Filters, and Oil Leaks
Repairs to specific engines
- 2.2 and 2.5 liter four-cylinders
- 2.6 liter four-cylinder - made by Mitsubishi, used by Chrysler
- 3.0 liter V6 engines - made by Mitsubishi, used by Chrysler.
- Replacing the timing belt: EEK (includes retensioning)
- Replacing the timing belt: FIX (includes photos and other parts to replace)
- Oil leaks: see the oil leak section above (on this page)
- 3.3 / 3.5 / 3.8 engine repair tips
- Slant Six engines
- Vintage engines: see below
Vintage cars
- Vintage car troubleshooting and common repairs:
stalling, non-starting, belt noises, loss of power, wipers,
speedometer, idle quality and speed, seat belts, front end height,
pinging, and more
- Imperial Club’s transcriptions of Master Technicians Service Conference books, 1947-1973, for all Chrysler Corporation brands - extremely helpful! This includes no less than sixty movies.
- Electrickery, part I: alternators and voltage regulators
- Electrickery, part II: gauges and the instrument panel
- LED replacement bulbs tested/reviewed
- Tuning carburetors
- Starters
- Converting to disc brakes; disc brake repairs
- Upgrading seat belts on vintage cars (Valiant.org)
- Adding seat belts:
- Starters, slant six and V-8s
- Electronic ignition system replacement — inexpensive, complete replacements for 1970s-1980s cars.
Other
Chrysler Brakes
Body (Dodge, Plymouth, Eagle, Jeep, Chrysler, AMC, etc)
Suspension
Other (except electrical - see below)
Electrical
Jeremy Zumwalt noted a fix for breaking C/V joints (2.2/2.5 liter): changing the motor mounts. The motor mounts on the 2.2/2.5 liter engines are often a weak spot.
Heating and A/C
EEK! denotes a page from the Everyday Extended K-Car Mailing List archives, which are maintained on this site.
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