Re: IML: Please Welcome Tyler Wible

["JIM LORENZEN" <jdlpdx@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Tyler & Welcome-

You don't mention if it smokes or not but my guess from my experience with 
my 60, years ago, is valve seals.  This is especially true if when driving 
the care and you lift your foot off the gas pedal and you then see smoke out 
the back or smoke on starting the car after sitting overnight.  I'd start 
with a compression check to get an idea of the health of the engine.  If I 
remember right these are little rubber caps that fit over the valve stems 
and keep the oil out of the upper cylinders.  They aren't too difficult to 
replace if you have access to a air compressor.  Just get an air fitting 
that you can screw into the spark plug holes & hook it to the compressor. 
With the compressed air holding the valves closed and in place you can 
remove the rockers, keepers and springs and replace the seals.
You don't mention the miles on the odometer so maybe a valve job is in 
order, but I'd look at the seals first which you can do by taking off the 
valve covers and shinning a bright light through the springs.  If the little 
rubber caps look damaged or gone, you have probably found your problem.

Good luck with a beautifully styled car.

Jim L. in OR
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From: "Steve B." <Imperial59@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 5:32 AM
Subject: IML: Please Welcome Tyler Wible


> New Subscriber(s): Tyler Wible
> Email Address is: wibletc@xxxxxxx
> Member Location: Colorado
>
> Car(s) owned: 1965 Chrysler Imperial 4-door hard top
>
> Self-Introduction: Just pulled this one out of the garage.  It had been 
> sitting for ten years, i added a battery and i started right up.  Now i 
> drive it to and from school half the week.
> Love this car.  The only problem is it fouls up spark plugs rapidly, i you 
> have a quick fix please tell me about it.
>
> --Tyler
>
>
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