1995 lebaron gtc convertible

[b_rad]

ahh very well.

i checked the condition of the top and it is great. nothing is cracked, torn, separated. it is a vinyl top but i think it has been replaced recently. or just REALLY well taken care of. nothing looks worn out

[gawdzinner]

I found a white lebaron gtc convertible last year for $1200, I just about bought it, but the white leather interior was trashed. I don't know how much new leather upholstry costs, but probably more than the $1200 the guy wanted for the car lol

[b_rad]

so since the chrysler forum is dead i figured id post up here since ill get a quicker response. and since its a 6g72 engine then many things are the same between the platforms.

today was the first day i got to do some good city driving, stop and go, starting and restarting, etc. it was pretty warm about 85 degrees.

first thing is my idle is really rough. it died once at a light but was so rough the idle was shaking the car. no check engine lights came on. at one point when i started the car when it was hot (about 20 mins after turning it off) it immediately died and it brought back thought of when the ECU on my 3000gt was causing the same problem. however it never died while driving and it never has a problem holding speed or rpms while driving. i just revved the engine when the engine started and it never died. it ran just as rough at idle whether i was in park or while in drive and had my foot on the brake while stopped

i dont believe its the ECU because it would have died anytime the temp got too high even while driving, which was what my 3000gt did a year ago. the car never over heats. alot of the research is pointing towards coolant temp sensor, fouled injectors, IAC, or buildup on valves. seems like a good engine cleaning additive would benefit. plus its a used car so who knows when the plugs and wires were replaced. the day i drove it home from buying it however it drove almost an hour the whole way and never idled rough at all

[stealthee]

First thing I would look at would be the IAC.

[gawdzinner]

second thing would be a full throttle body rebuild to clean it out and replace the throttle shaft seals.

[b_rad]

i just checked the IAC today but wasnt too bad. just dirty but there wasnt any extra slop in it. its not like the 3S IAC where you can take it apart , its all one piece. air filter is pretty nasty so ill replace that also.

couldnt for the life of me get the spark plugs out. i kept trying but it felt like the socket wouldnt even catch the plug to take it out. i wanted to at least check them but i dont see why i had trouble doing it. i tried different size sockets but no luck.

[stealthee]

Spark plugs are going to be 5/8 or 13/16. Get spark plug sockets if you don't have them.

[b_rad]

oh trust me i tried. i have deep sockets and everything. but just to be safe i went ahead and just ordered tune up parts to get everything . ill update when i get it all done.

[b_rad]

today i got the spark plugs, wires, cap, rotor , and vc gaskets replaced. seems to idle a little better but i have to actually drive it around a good bit to see if it maintains as it gets hotter and turning it on/off running errands. at least it wont smoke from the oil leaking on the manifold anymore. that gasket was cracked and dried out bad, one of the worst ive seen

[b_rad]

its been a week. so far the car hasnt cut out or idled erratically but it is still idling right at 500rpm or slightly below (maybe 450rpm at the lowest). i cant seem to find any other issues so far. might just go ahead and put some injector cleaner through it to see if that helps. still have to tackle the intermittent wiper problem...i checked the fuse box on it and it is the only fuse in the whole box that has been replaced (bosch brand, not OEM) so i might just get an OEM one to see if that fixes it. the only thing that really bugs me is the idle. supposedly there is another solenoid that controls the idle (not the IAC) that my dad said was on these cars ( he used to sell them at a chrysler dealer in the 90s so he knows about them pretty well). hopefully nothing else too crazy to mess with