RE: [DMCForum] Re: I did something cool... ???

["timnagin" <timnagin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Oh, the engines themselves will run forever. My family has driven
>nothing but Chryslers for two generations (my siblings and I broke that
>trend, ha ha). I also knew a guy who went through two trannies before
>getting rid of his '91 Caravan. (With 200,000 miles on the clock!) I am
>just curious why they seem to smoke so much.
>
>--Farrar


I have heard from many people that the valve guides fail prematurely because
they were made from a cheaper, and less expensive, material.  Mitsubishi
used these in an effort to cut costs.  Apparently at the time Chrysler was
using two different engines and the other one didn't have this problem.

Greg

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