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  1. Lou C

    If you're towing with a Jeep or Dodge/Ram with the Chrysler 545RFE and it won't go into gear....try this first......

    take a look at this... I never had a lack of braking with hydraulic drum brakes, but this could be a cause of mysterious loss of braking with electric systems...
  2. Lou C

    If you're towing with a Jeep or Dodge/Ram with the Chrysler 545RFE and it won't go into gear....try this first......

    You know there was an interesting you tube vid on a problem that you can have with electric drum brakes. I’ll see if I can find it; it had to do with faulty electrical connections that look ok from the outside but are not allowing full voltage to reach the magnet.
  3. Lou C

    42 amp alt ford 302 engine

    I like ARCO marine alternators & starters.
  4. Lou C

    If you're towing with a Jeep or Dodge/Ram with the Chrysler 545RFE and it won't go into gear....try this first......

    It would be nice to have the temp readout in the instrument panel. I just bought an Autel Maxi Com scanner this unit will read trans temps in addition to a lot of other functions so when I time the boat next year I’ll see what the temp is. I do understand the disdain for drum brakes but I...
  5. Lou C

    42 amp alt ford 302 engine

    bad regulator?
  6. Lou C

    2006 Q6 tahoe Trailer brakes replacement parts?

    If you're changing everything you can certainly change to disc brakes, they are easier to service, that's for sure, I have been able to make the galvanized drum brakes last for me, and because there is less drag than disc brakes and you can adjust the shoes, they work better in my towing...
  7. Lou C

    If you're towing with a Jeep or Dodge/Ram with the Chrysler 545RFE and it won't go into gear....try this first......

    What I'm going to do is pull a clean sample with my vacuum pump in a couple of years and send it to Blackstone Labs, I've used them for oil analyses on all 4 of our vehicles (3 Jeeps & a Subaru) and the boat. They also do auto transmissions manual transmissions and differentials. That way you...
  8. Lou C

    If you're towing with a Jeep or Dodge/Ram with the Chrysler 545RFE and it won't go into gear....try this first......

    ChryCo listed 100k under normal service and 60k under severe. RTV is all that the factory used on these; if you want a gasket it has to be aftermarket. I got the little 8mm bolts snug; waited an hr & then re-snugged them. The official spec is 105 in lbs or about 8 ft lbs. No leaks….
  9. Lou C

    Trailer surge brakes

    I agree just replace it. Even when you can find parts it’s not much more to just start over with a new one.
  10. Lou C

    Hello all, I want to install a remote oil filter mount for my 4.3 V6, is it neccessary to replace the filter mount bypass valve?

    Ok thanks that all makes sense
  11. Lou C

    Hello all, I want to install a remote oil filter mount for my 4.3 V6, is it neccessary to replace the filter mount bypass valve?

    Exactly; so as long as you make sure to use a filter with a bypass; is it ok to remove the block filter mount bypass or should you still install the 30 psi one?
  12. Lou C

    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    The flood from the winter storm fortunately the tide went out before the temps dropped; Xmas eve temps dropped to 7*F. Would have been a disaster if all that froze!
  13. Lou C

    Hello all, I want to install a remote oil filter mount for my 4.3 V6, is it neccessary to replace the filter mount bypass valve?

    I did know that there is a bypass in the block & also in most filters; so let’s say you put in the higher psi block bypass; isn’t it still possible for the filter to bypass flow?
  14. Lou C

    Who didn't winterize??

    Yep I was looking at that too, a new hot spring developing perhaps? Maybe missing a decimal point, 8.0*C (46*F) would actually make sense. The harbor behind where I live is starting to freeze up now, only a few boats still out there, most pull their boats in November. We were at 7* this am, it...
  15. Lou C

    Grease on rims

    If you have disc brakes simply look behind the back side of the brake rotors, if the seals are leaking grease it will be obvious there. Unlike drum brakes with disc brakes you can see the grease seals from the outside....
  16. Lou C

    If you're towing with a Jeep or Dodge/Ram with the Chrysler 545RFE and it won't go into gear....try this first......

    OK posted this here because I thought it might be helpful to members who have Chrysler products with this transmission (actually a good unit) who have this problem. Just happened to me last week. 120,000 miles, always shifted great, never had a problem with it all these years, no slips, jerks...
  17. Lou C

    Trailer surge brakes

    Post up a pic of what you’re working on might be easier to advise that way.
  18. Lou C

    Who didn't winterize??

    7* here on the North Shore of Long Island NY. Had lots of wind & rain yesterday & the highest tides I’ve seen since Hurricane Sandy. Entrance road & bridge flooded. 6,000 with power out still 600 out this morning hope they get it back soon with these temps.
  19. Lou C

    Christmas 2022 will be coldest in over 30 years

    We had this long before the chants and rants of climate change activists. The year we bought this house (1992) we had a paralyzing Nor’Easter that started as wind and rain & progressed to ice and snow. Right before Christmas. In fact my friend from work got married that weekend & her whole...
  20. Lou C

    2006 Q6 tahoe Trailer brakes replacement parts?

    I have a Tie Down Model 66 drum actuator I installed in 2004. Still working. My Tie Down galvanized drum brakes lasted an average of 5-6 seasons with 2-4 salt water dunks per year. Most times it was water getting under the boot on the cylinder. I started modifying the cylinders to make them more...
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