Mike Sealey wrote:
> --- Jim Pristelski <ajp002@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I thought that Chrysler discontinued the 413 in
> > 1966. I would guess that the engine in the 70's
> > motorhome would be a 440.
> The 413 remained in production until the mid-'70s as a
> truck engine, and wound up in motorhomes on the truck
> chassis as well.
> > But even if 413's were made into the 1970's, you
> > will have problems because:
> >
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> If the motorhome tranny doesn't work, I'd think more
> in terms of finding another cable-shifted 727, unless
> the 413 was going to be torn down anyway, and even
> then I think the cable 727 would be a better option.
> The trick to remember with that swap is that most 727s
> are not set up for a driveshaft emergency brake, and
> if you want to stick with that feature you'll need the
> appropriate parts from a '62 Chrysler or Imperial
> (possibly a '63 Imperial as well).
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> =====
> Mike Sealey, San Francisco CA
> '57 Plymouth Sport Suburban
There happens to be a 62 Chrysler mostly INTACT in a junkyard in
Indy still. WITH the 727 mentioned above.
--
Paul Holmgren
Hoosier Corps #33, L-6
2 57 300-C's in Indy
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