Re: 2.7 Oil Sludge Problem

webmaster@xxxxxxx wrote:
There really are no good Concorde forums per-se. You'll get tired of
Edmunds pretty quick.

Try www.dodgeintrepid.net ('Forums' button)and www.300Mclub.org (the
'Message Board' button takes you to the forums). They are *THE* LH car
forums on the internet. The two have different "personalities" -
dodgeintrepid.net attracts a younger (at times immature, raucous) crowd.
It is more "anything goes". The 300M Club members are more mature and
serious, but also know how to have a good time - more moderated (control
personal attacks, etc.). However many of the same people hang out at
both places. Try them both out and make up your own mind. I have not
had any problems being accepted as a fellow car owner at either place
even though a Concorde is not a 300M or Intrepid. All three are 95+%
the same car mechanically, so if you're looking for maintenance support
and mods, either place works for our cars.


Thank you for the detailed forum recommendations. I looked at the
Dodge Intrepid forum. Very interesting. Have not had a chance to view
the other one yet.

One thing I discovered while reading through the posts in the Intrepid
forum is a problem with the headlight welts on the Concorde.

Here is a link on the forum which discusses them.
http://www.dodgeintrepid.net/forums/showthread.php?t=59591&page=1

Unfortunately, I was not very diligent in inspecting the cars
headlights before buying it. It turns out my 98 Concorde's headlight
welts are in bad shape. The car is fitted with a "Le Bra" on the
front, so I could not really see there was a problem with the headlight
welts. I am not sure, but it appears the previous owner tried using
"Great Stuff" fill in the gap foam to seal around the headlight. The
places where the "Great Stuff" had been used looks pretty rough up
close, so I am guessing they had to put the "Le Bra" on to hide it.
With the Le Bra, the car looks nice and it does kind of hide the
headlight welt problem.

However, bad headlight welts could allow water to enter the headlights,
right? Have you had any problems with the headlight welt on your 99
Concorde?

Heh heh! Check out the author of post no. 14 in that thread - and you can see what my Concorde looks like.

Yeah - the welts on mine came apart and I replaced them about three years ago. Water won't get in your headlights without them. They're just aeshetic trim

Bill Putney
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