Re: {Chrysler 300} Looking for a book - Tex Smith's The Complete Chrysler Hemi Engine Manual by Ron Ceridono

[John Grady <jkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

FYI, I went through this ,I had that book , excellent really . I tore my two work places apart looking for it  , last summer, I think it got lifted at my rather open work place . I was careful with it , my bible of sorts .

So i paid the 120 for another one on ebay , or amazon —-using it right now on a 392. the reason, in a magazine binding  really, it goes for 120 + is obvious . Supply and demand . It is that good. 

Shows complete rebuild of 392 that had spun a rod . Other hemi books hyped on amazon are truly useless . 

  I felt better I bought from a charitable book store , the 120 went to DePaul charity . 

book really is good, worth 120 when fixing 50k+ $ car engine ? lots of hemis  get thoroughly screwed up by GM “ expert” guys who think they know and do not .,.  they talk a good show . I had a hemi prior rebuild by largest marine 454 chevy  guy on west coast , it had the wrong size ball tips on the “ high end” push rods. ( solid lifters are larger) 

They go 250 k plus miles put together right , yet all of us in club know 25 mile failures . 

I am convinced many are rebuilt for nothing , when all they need are rings and bearings and on wedges , a valve job. I have personally done that 5-6 times , all were great . Also good results with real pros when something   badly hurt or 200k plus  ; but once they start telling you a tired motor needs boiling out machine work,  boring new pistons etc the cost goes through roof and they can really screw it up  . run other way . just imho  

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On 7 Dec 2020, at 8:30 pm, 'mark love' via Chrysler 300 Club International <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

There are also you tube videos re jigged from the original Chrysler training g films that might help.  Notably a service fact lesson on the 51 Fire Power

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On Dec 7, 2020, at 4:31 PM, Ron Waters <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:



Just curious...have you gone thru the factory shop manual and have been unable to determine the causes ? I would start there. It should have diagnostics that you can walk thru to try to pinpoint the problems.

 

Also, it may be worth taking a look at the 55 Desoto FSM. Even though the Desoto's hemi is slightly smaller (291 vs 331), a lot is very similar. There may be information in that manual that is overlooked in the Chrysler FSM.

 

Ron

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From: chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Jungwirth
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2020 6:08 PM
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Subject: {Chrysler 300} Looking for a book - Tex Smith's The Complete Chrysler Hemi Engine Manual by Ron Ceridono

All,

 My 331 has a couple of issues and I'm trying to learn about the early Hemi engines and this seems like the best book out there.

 I'm looking to buy at a reasonable price or borrow this book, evidently it's out of print. Vendors on eBay are asking several hundred dollars for a copy. I also checked Amazon and there are none available there. I'm sure there is a lot of information on the web, but I'm old school, I like a book in my hands.

Let me know if anyone can help me.

Thanks,

Jim

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