Re: [DMCForum] Re: I did something cool... ???
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Re: [DMCForum] Re: I did something cool... ???
- From: Farrar Hudkins <fhudkins@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 16:16:10 -0500
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
jonheese wrote:
> I should mention that I've seen plenty of thos Mopar minivans smoking
> around town. I guess I just wanted to throw in the data point that
> not all of the Mitsu/Chrysler engines are junk.
>
> - Jon
>
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jon Heese <heese@xxxx> wrote:
>
>>My parents had a 93 Grand Caravan with the 3.3L V6 that ran strong and
>>clean (right through two transmissions) until they decided to donate it
>>for a tax deduction last year. It spent its last 3 or 4 years as a
>>beater work-horse for my dad. Of course after 5 years the AC gave him
>>constant problems and the AT sucked big ones on durability. I should
>>also mention that my dad is a mechanic by trade, but as far as I know,
>>he never had to do anything but regular maintenance to the engine
>>itself...
>>
>> - Jon
>>
>>On Tue, 2004-08-24 at 13:49, Farrar Hudkins wrote:
>>
>>>Ah.
>>>
>>>BTW, what's with those Chrysler/Mitsubishi engines? I have yet to see
>>>one older than five years that isn't smoking grey/blue.
>>>
>>>--Farrar
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