66 Town & Country Wagon 1st run

Yes, optional 440 TNT engine, with dual exhaust. If your exhaust system is still single, put dual on it it's a huge improvement.
I see you have the trailer towing package also? Can you post some pics of it from underneath?
Thanks,
Greets Martin

 

Hey Greets,

Mine is a 383 4-bbl so not as much UMPH as your TNT and doubt duals on mine would make that much of a difference, but I may be wrong.

Can't say if the car really has a true towing package or if the PO just put a hitch on it after her purchased it. Is there a way to tell for sure?

My pops bought it off the original owner in '71 & I believe he did tow something with the car. On the tail gate if you lift up the interior panel, there is a tail light hookup. Not sure what the PO towed with the car, but my dad did change the leafs back in '98 while it was in storage.

I won't be able to take any pics of the rear under carriage until next week. Anything in particular you want to see?

Steven

 

Updates: So far I've picked up a set of 15" Mopar Rallye Road Wheels and installed P235/70/15 White Wall Tires, replaced the air filter, fan clutch, upper/lower radiator hoses and thermostat, heater hoses, all the vacuum hoses, dizzy cap, spark plug cables & just last weekend the radiator core.

After I replaced the radiator core I noticed a 1/2 hour later that coolant began dripping out the evaporator drain at the firewall #$%! - now I need to replace the Heater Core aarrgghhhhh...

Wanting to take the car out I went ahead and by passed the heater core (put a union between the two new heater hoses), but then noticed the analog temp gauge began reading 190-195 degrees. Not wanting to over heat the engine and chance blowing a head gasket I axed that outing. Yesterday I borrowed a laser temp gun from my neighbor to check if the reading was correct. The gun registered 110, 140 & 160 degrees at various areas (top/bottom of radiator, top/bottom radiator hoses, thermostat housing etc.. when the gauge was reading 190 degrees. Whew, that was a relief - I figured it was either a bad temp sending unit or the gauge.

Relieved the engine wasn't over heating I attempted to take the car out again, but then noticed as I drove it out of the driveway that I had lost the power brakes. NOW WHAT!!! I tell you what, "When It Rains, It Pours!" I started to checked for vacuum leaks and found not only the brake booster was leaking, but I also had a small leak at the base of the carb.

1. Direct from the manifold I'm getting between 14-15" of vacuum.
2. When I plugged off the boosters vacuum hose vacuum increased to 17-17.5".
3. Spraying some carb cleaner around the base of the carb, vacuum increased to 18-18.5"

What I now have on my TO DO list are; Temp sending unit, brake booster, heater core, brake lines & Pertronix Igniter II and Flame Thrower Coil to switch over to Electronic Ignition. I also plan on upgrading from a Single Master to a Dual Master Cylinder.

Haven't had much of a chance to drive the car since December with all the issues I've been having, but here's a photo of the car right after I got the new tires.

 

Hi,
Well I was just wondering which trailer towing package is right for the car. Mine looks like it is original, it is a kind of extra frame welded to the car frame.
Yours looks very different from behind.

I dont know how much power you gain with dual exhaust, but it does make a difference and it looks much better
martin

 

Martin, post a pic of the under side of your wagon so I can see what you're referring to. I'll take a pic this weekend of mine.

 

It is in stalled in the garage for wintertime, I don't see the T&C until half of April
I'm looking forward to your pics.
Martin

 

Trailer Hitch

Martin,

Here's a pic of the underside of my trailer hitch as you requested -

 

Hi Steven,
Little late reaction, sorry for that.
Thanks for the pic, it looks very different compared to mine.
I will post a pic as soon as my T&C is out its 'winter sleep'
In the meantime, enjoy your wagon!
Martin