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  1. Here my 1948 B1. Bought it after sitting since 1955. The women I bought it from said it was her grandfathers. She remembers playing on it when she was a little kid when he first parked it.
    3 points
  2. They've been doing a lot of cleaning where I work. Throwing away all kinds of stuff and I saw this in the trash. I really hate to throw any tool away especially if I don't know what it is. It was in the area of the shop where fork lifts are repaired. Several years ago we had old Yale fork lifts that were equipped with Dodge flathead 6cyl engines. I just wonder if it might be something for use on those engines. Any ideas?
    1 point
  3. Click and Clack have a web site where people recommend mechanics , by the zip code .
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  5. A couple times per year I get an e-mail or phone call from some scammer asking if I want to extend the warranty on my car. I answer "sure". Then they ask what year is my car. I respond 1948. For some reason the SOB's always hang up on me.
    1 point
  6. Is it still under warranty ?
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  7. set crank TDC #1 compression, loosen oil pump and slide it down a bit..watch the rotation of the slot in the pump as it will turn due to spiral cut gears...index the gears for a position (remember the amount it turned, one tooth counter clockwise approx.) ) and slip back into the block for the alignment of the slot a 7 o'clock and do the one tooth CC index..if you miss...backup and do this till you get the slot indexed to run 7-1 on the ole imaginary clock. The index of the gear to the cam is not a requirement but only a standard for quick reference and ability to follow the book in troubleshooting. You can set it and tune it by indexing your plug wires to any location on the cap and following the rotation and firing order of the engine.
    1 point
  8. "Sleeves polished"? You mean "honed",right?
    1 point
  9. I hate that, never had the opportunity to go. Would have loved to have seen it. I'd have thought it would have been a popular attraction. But what do I know, I think junkyards and swap meets are a popular attractions.
    1 point
  10. why is that when new owners get an antique cars and or trucks they feel that the internet should be the sole contact to get them out of any issue that they might have with their antique. If you do not know anything about your antique then the first thing that you should get and it can be a reproduction item is the service manual and parts manual for your car/truck. Most of the time this will provide you with the wiring diagram for the car/truck how things are setup and how to take things apart and even the wiring order of the dizzy. This SHOULD be the basic literature every owner should have. Even if you are not a mechanic by trade at least you would have some reading material about the car/truck and then at least you can ask some intelligent questions and refer back that you have at least read the service and parts manual prior to always going to the forum to ask your questions. Yes I do understand that we are all not super mechanically inclined but at least do some homework on your part first. Try to learn something prior to asking everyone to come to your rescue. Knowledge is great an when you get stuck on the road then at least you have some source to reference or when working in your garage. Comments welcomes. We do not want to offend anyone but at least put some effort to find the answer in a service manual first and then ask more detailed questions this is how you learn and how you learned when you were in school. Rich Hartung
    1 point
  11. Here is my 1951 Dodge B3B that I bought in February of 2016. I just got it started this week and plan on driving it around the block this afternoon if all goes well.
    1 point
  12. I can see it now..the Ford and Chevy boys will be able to say, yeah it has a hemi........PRICELESS
    1 point
  13. I continue to encourage my grand kids to take an interest in history and historical events. These kids are attending the same elementary school that I went to where I learned all about the history of Indiana and Fort Wayne. Seems such things are no longer taught in the public schools. In the days I attended these schools we had one black and white TV and one rotary dial telephone in the house. Last count there were 7 TV's in there house and every kid has there own click click mobile device. It is easier for them to play shoot em up click games than to learn about there surroundings.
    1 point
  14. Call me frugal if you like. I have never used a battery tender. But I do have a box full of low voltage DC power supplies for gadgets that I no longer have. The one pictured below has an output of 7 volts @ 250mA. It would work as a battery tender for a 6 volt battery.
    1 point
  15. Look around your area for an Exide or Interstate warehouse. I have been buying seconds (past their on shelf dates and returned to the ware house) for 40 / 50% of retail. Haven't had one last less than three years, got 7 years out of the last one. Group 1 750 Cold Cranking Amps.
    1 point
  16. The expanded metal is .040" thick. The diamonds measure 1.00" X .300" wide. I bought it at my favorite steel supply house. I hand form the metal-easy enough to do, it's very soft- workable. Patterns-what patterns? I just did some measuring-then a rough cut size and a finish trimming! I made this style of headliner to last nearly forever as the cardboard starts sagging. With the metal backing this won't happen. You could even glue cardboard to it if you wanted the original cardboard look. I wanted a more deluxe factory custom look. As for getting in the Dodge truck headliner business- don't think I can do it as even a part time business. It took me a month and a half or longer just to get this thing done in what little spare time I have. I thought I'd post this job to get someone else thinking maybe they would give it a try. The sewing is the hard part if you don't have a industrial machine and know how to sew. I have always done my own upholstry on my cars/trucks. Self taught. It's a lot of fun too. Bob
    1 point
  17. You can try softening up the old rubber using armorall on a rag. Keep working it into the material and you should be able to fold the inner lip over to allow you to install your headliner. Mike
    1 point
  18. I would just spray the backs when done with urathane,laquer,or anything that would help make it water proof. I think the board I purchased from the upholsterer is already treated with something to keep out moisture. I just sprayed an insurance coat on before installing. I have sagged more in the last 12 years than the headliner has.
    1 point
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