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motoguy128
I'd like to see it running. Most of those older caravans that are still running (far and few between) often burn more oil that gasoline.... and it oftne only took 50-70k miles to get that way. If I remember right that generation I think was known for defective piston rings or a flawed desing somewhow. I also think 1 in 4 transmission were know to fail before 100k miles.
Only the Mitsubishi SOHC 3.0 V6 was known for burning oil, and it was defective valve guides and valve stem seals. The Chrysler OHV 3.3/3.8 (same basic block, 3.8 is a bored and stroked 3.3) are great. The TBI 4 cylinders (2.2/2.5) are OKish but like to blow head gaskets and leak oil from the valve cover gasket.
The tranny trouble was caused by cheapskate owners and repair shops putting in the wrong fluid, compounded by weak hard parts. The A604/41TE and all later Chrysler electronic transmissions absolutely required ATF+3 type 7176 fluid, and now require ATF+4 type 9602.
Dexron is less slippery than 7176 or 9602, this caused harsh shifting and shuddering that overstressed the hard parts like a sun gear weld and eventually made them break.
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