1974 Plymoutn Gran Fury Coupe

The 1974 Plymouth Fury Coupe was the eight automobile that I had owned and had acquired from my father after he purchased another new auto. The exterior body color was a nice blue with vinyl top to match, and interior was leather-like vinyl in which was blue in color as well. I remembered the FM radio stations reception were lousy, they kept fading in and out. It was just due to a lousy low quality factory style radio unit.
The primary maintenance issue that I had was that it stalled frequently and bogged out when engine was cold. The engine had performed in this manner for the most part since it was brand new. Even after taking it back to the dealership to service the problem under warranty, it still existed. Eventually, I decided to check out the cold start engine problem to make certain that all components were operating to factory specifications. I had found a defective air cleaner thermostatic sensor that I replaced. The purpose of this sensor is to block the flow of cold outside ambient air to carburetor until the engine is able to reach normal operating temperature of 160-180 degrees. The corrective action of replacing the sensor did aid to minimize the stalling when cold, but the problem had returned awhile later. After approximately two years of owning auto, I had bartered it to an individual who needed an auto for some interior work that I needed done at a rental property.

1974 Plymouth Gran Fury Coupe
(note: this was not the actual car owned by me)