Hy from Germany

[GermanDude]

Hi Guys,
I am Thomas from Germany.
For some weeks I am the proud owner of a 87'er 442. I hope with your help the car will be a good dailydriver.
I need a lot of information to keep the car running.
Thank you

 

[fleming442]

Hy!!

 

[FastCraig]

Hello and welcome from West Virginia. I spent 6 years in Germany in the 80's. I was in Kaiserslautern, Ludwigsburg and Wurzburg. Loved my time there.

 

[GermanDude]

Hy and thank you. Yes Bavaria is a nice place. Germany is a small country but it has some nice spots.

 

[Longroof79]

Willkomen Thomas!
Tell us about your car and how you acquired it. I'm sure it attracts attention in your country.

 

[GermanDude]

I like the older stuff. It makes a lot of fun to drive whit it.
I have a secand one. its a 48’er Plymouth but its not ready to drive.
So I serched for a nice car fort he summer and so i find the 442. I like it ist a very cool car.
I like the old american cars more the the germany. It makes a lot of fun to cruise.

 

[spicercars]

Welcome to the forum from northern MN.

 

[KCP]

Servus aus Würzburg!

 

[GermanDude]

Moin, grüße nach Bayern
Wie ist das Wetter bei euch?

 

[bob_t442]

Hi Thomas,
Welcome to the forum. There's a great bunch of guys here that will help.

One thing I encountered upon buying my '85 4-4-2 from the original owner in October 1999 was that the car would nearly stall when coming to a stop after the drivetrain fully warmed up (roughly 30 minutes). I tracked the issue down to a dead Torque Converter Clutch (TCC) solenoid. I replaced it with one bought from a NAPA auto parts store (about $40 at the time) and never had another issue with the transmission, which is a 200-4R overdrive unit.

I had talked to a number of other G-body owners who had the some issue and some even sold the cars because they couldn't cure the issue.

Your 4-4-2 looks great, enjoy it.