GOLDMYN
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repairing my leaking heater box
Not a C but very bizarre...65 Coronet 383HP 3-speed for sale in PA
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PH27L7
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Good work! Might want to verify the vacuum pods are working, another weak point on these cars. The plastic vacuum control switch is another troublemaker, there are a few guys that rebuild those.
GOLDMYN
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thanks, which 2 hose coming out of the firewall go where on the water pump? can't find in SM
PH27L7
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Probably doesn't matter. I saved this pic from a '65 Satellite survivor that had less than 500 miles (no joke), it shows the routing.
GOLDMYN
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thank-you, similar to the later years. 500 miles, hard to believe but anything is possible. the storage to prevent moisture would be hard.
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GOLDMYN
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installed a couple gauges, most all components have been rebuilt and patina left, I'm leaving engine bay original 59K miles , no rust just paint flaked off
PH27L7
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Nice. Believe on MT cars the hoses are stacked in the U-shaped bracket to right of air cleaner in pic. Also the throttle return spring should attach at the throttle cable.
GOLDMYN
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Thank-you, I'll have to get smaller spring.
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PH27L7
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I think your spring is the correct one. It matches my car ('65 Sat) & others. I think somehow the throttle & kickdown springs on the low mile automatic car got switched. Think your car is so cool, if I had any room I'd have beat you to the punch.
GOLDMYN
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I think your spring is the correct one. It matches my car ('65 Sat) & others. I think somehow the throttle & kickdown springs on the low mile automatic car got switched. Think your car is so cool, if I had any room I'd have beat you to the punch.
yeah, the sellers mentioned they had lookers, all it would have taken was a person willing to overlook a few things and pop with the cash. They (widow) was not moving on the price . I've driven the car perhaps 100-150 miles
the transmission, rear axle, all function properly so I think I did ok for todays market, no bargain,, but those days are long gone, now you just hope you don't get screwed too bad. show a couple pic of your Satellite
PH27L7
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Actually I think they could have got more money for the Coronet had they done a better job of advertising. One measly ad on CL is really not enough these days.
Here’s my ’65. It has a lot more miles than yours but is a nice original western car that never had any rust. It was a mechanical mess when I bought it & was unsafe to drive. Typical of the type of work done was the heater box. It was leaking at the control valve & core. Their solution was to try & fill it up with RTV & put the hoses back on. It barfed antifreeze all over the nice original carpet. I took the carpets out for a thorough scrubbing & managed to save them. I never drive the car in cold weather so I elected to leave out the internals when I redid the heater box. The car can be driven anywhere now. One other thing I’d do if you haven’t already is check all 4 wheel bearings. That old grease can get really petrified.
GOLDMYN
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PH27L7
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Thanks!
Have had the car for 7 years. Was found on a random CL search much like yours. It was in Lake Havasu AZ, owner sent a lot of close-up pics & I went out to see it. Guy was asking over book but it really had no rust anywhere so I made offer & he accepted. I value rust-free a lot because it’s so darn rare in old cars & rust is just a PITA to fix. The mechanicals turned out to be somewhat of a nightmare so I went through everything top to bottom & now it’s a super reliable driver. Similar to yours it’s a stripper with no power options but came with the 383HP & 4-speed as well as a tach, sort of an early Roadrunner. I am super fond of ’65 Plymouths as I had a ’65 Belvedere I with zero options as a younger guy & drove it all over the country without a breakdown. It lasted nearly a quarter million miles. I’m very familiar with that 3-speed, it’s very rugged if used within its limitations but not in the same league as an A833. The one in my Belvedere lasted 230k before I changed it out because of worn synchros.
Don’t know too much about the history of the Satellite other than it was originally bought in NC where it was then taken to CA, supposedly San Diego where it stayed with a long term owner. It then wound up in Las Vegas through a couple owners when it was flipped to the guy I bought it from in AZ. I’m working on it right now doing maintenance before I put it away for winter.
GOLDMYN
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My spring hubcap selection
GOLDMYN
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commando1
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You are killing me, man. 
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GOLDMYN
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Driving w/o outside rear mirror takes some getting use to, I have made "home made" solution with out drilling holes. just for trips
PH27L7
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Car's too nice to drive in the rain!
Gotta check the wipers...
