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Well it looks like I misspoke . Attached is a page from a 1940 Plymouth truck parts book . It shows a bracket that looks like yours and even the springs look like yours . It does not show a brace to the clutch shaft . The part number in the book is 561351 . I believe that the brace that I described came out sometime after 1940 and it also fits the Pilot House trucks .

Anyone seen this car? .usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/08/custom-therapy-uncovers-1959-imperials-inner-sports-car/1 Also: https://www.google.com/search?q=1959+imperial+speedster&tbm=isch&imgil=00Jqw5M8yPzjQM%3A%3BWqElkeAaxdBb-M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.hotrod.com%252Farticles%252Fhrdp-1107-1959-chrysler-imperial-speedster%252F&source=iu&pf=m&fir=00Jqw5M8yPzjQM%3A%2CWqElkeAaxdBb-M%2C_&usg=__7biJ7qBI5-ChBedrHdk9MuAEV0k%3D&biw=1823&bih=949&ved=0ahUKEwi-jcrL1KHQAhVLy1QKHUcyCAkQyjcILw&ei=7jkmWL7eCsuW0wLH5KBI#imgrc=FI76j59CNGZEJM%3A DJ

It is not uncommon for the contacts in old switches to be bad. Also there is a breaker on the headlight switch that could be acting up. Sounds like it is time to get familiar with the wiring diagram and start testing. We have all been there and there isn't any easy way around the process of elimination.. Jeff

Don't have a picture in action, but my 52 B3B whines a bit when I get up around 120. Course that's not miles or hours. My refurbished speedometer is in kilo Furlongs Per Fortnight.

Did you try yelling at it?

This brace was a bolt - on . Here is a photo of the brace that supports the clutch shaft and attaches the springs . The brace came from a Pilot House truck and the bell housing is from a 1939 Dodge truck 3 speed .

This was on I-94 in Michigan while driving to the WPC meet there a couple years ago.

Yep, up and about for a while. Kind of had a fleeting thought I could get on here for the first Veterans Day salutations this year. Hoisting the first cup of Joe to all our fellow Veterans, AND to those who support/supported us. Especially proud to note that the agents and professional staff of the Houlton Sector (covers all of Maine) of the U.S. Border Patrol ("my" Sector!) is 36% Veterans. Higher than the National average. I hope EVERYONE has a good Veterans Day, however you choose to recognize it. See a Vet - Thank a Vet!

Belvedere and Shelny pics are what I understand to be external bypass as the thermostat housing has a small, say about 3/4-1" hose pointing straight horizontal forward.......this has nothing to do with the actual upper radiator hose which can be either angled forward as shown Dons, Shel's and the old one in Belvederes pics, the shiney silver one in Shels pic is still a external bypass but with a vertical upper hose.....ALL these are external bypass as they all have the smaller bypass hose fitting............original style INTERNAL bypass housings don't have that smaller forward facing outlet........the bypass is the small "bump" on the cylinder head between the very front of the cylinder head and the water pump.....you need to look down in the gap between the head and pump to see a small bump...that's where the internal bypass arrangement is and engines with THAT bump will or should either have the thermostat housing without that small forward facing outlet at all or it will having a rubber cap over it........those engines can use the V8 style thermostat housing that I referred to above.........and the smaller thermostat...........at least that's what I understand.......lol............andyd

Cool truck. Nothing like starting a new project. well finishing is always good. but are they really ever finished. Welcome to the p15-d24 community

these brackets may have been a B4 update...the duallie wheel offset was different than the one ton single wheel offset...the flatbed I have has the wheel secured with baling wire

If it looks like this, you have the external bypass housing. Some stick up straight. Some have a lean. Depends on the year. I believe both should use the same thermostat.

Dons pic shows what I understand to be an external bypass housing whilst Belvedere666's original pic appears to be an internal bypass thermostat housing, the difference being the forward facing outlet shown in Dons pic......for what its worth when I was planning to build the hotted up 230 engine with the finned Edgy head I found that the thermostat housing from the V8 small blocks, ie 318's fitted straight onto the original and alloy finned head.......I bought a nice chromed housing(being a hottrodder after all) and had planned to use a standard v8 style thermostat which are the shorter style rather than the much deeper earlier version shown in Reg Evans' ebay link.........the chromed thermostat housing shown in my attached pic of the twin 4 manifold & carbys is THE housing I intended to use on my 230 engine, new, chrome and a much tidier design its only suitable if your engine is the internal bypass type......the bolt pattern and thermostat hole is the same as the old style cast iron lump......lol......does this help and confuse the issue in one go......lol.......regards, andyd

You can get a thermostat from napa that works just fine. Other places should have it too. I believe from Napa its a THM168 but thats just off the top of my head.

so it does...... mystery solved.... just hadn't seen it before.

PT81 Jan , You are doing such nice work that I hate to say this ; There is a bracket that has to go between the pedals where you have the collar . The purpose of the bracket is to reinforce the clutch shaft and also to have a place where your pedal return springs attach . The bracket will bolt to your bell housing , way over to the drivers side . PS when I got my truck the bracket was missing and there was a home made bracket to attach the springs , so perhaps there is a work around for you .

Necessity is the mother of invention. Mothering is often needed on our old passions. Great fixes for some difficult problems!

There are several on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/Plymouth-Dodge-DeSoto-Thermostat-36-37-38-39-40-46-47-48-49-50-51-NOS-MoPar-/172160013028?hash=item28158952e4:g:P50AAOSwy5ZXBmIt&vxp=mtr

I have never taken part in the free meals as offered by many of the fine restaurants In all seriousness, I know there are many that truly need these meals and I feel that I can afford to pay and thereby making it available to those that need can make it so that the fine folks can continue the practice. Many of our comrades in arms are not nearly as fortunate, re-entering civilian life is often a stressful situation and many have trouble doing so.

Well howdy sorta neighbor, I'm just below Stroudsburg. The Harry's in Hazleton is huge and with those type of carbs used on so many cars you see them there at times. You'll find them on a bunch of FWD cars from the 70's and 80's, perhaps even the early 90's. A day at Harry's have never failed me, I always find something interesting, not always what I went for, but always something. Good luck!

I used the clear plastic piece that comes in a package of blank CDRs. Very carefully cut it to size and drilled a hole. It has one little arch where it wasn't perfectly flat but it works great. Now of course you can just buy a new disk.

I'm currently considering a pentastar V6 for my 1950 Plymouth, similar horsepower and torque to the LTG. Naturally aspirated so I don't need to concern myself with turbo plumbing. Available with either an automatic or manual in rear wheel drive. The engine has been in production for a few years and I can get a low mileage changeover (engine, transmission and electronics) for under 3 grand. For a daily driver with enough oomph to pull our motorcycle trailer on road trips I think it's a good option, and I stay all Mopar.

O.k., today I have an amusing one: Tired speedometer pointer The pointer on the PT`s speedo [1] consists of a steel ring with a pointer peak. The ring is pressed onto a clear plastic disc which has got a center hole for the attachment to the speedo shaft. This disc had been shrunken over the years [2] with the result that the pointer unit dangled like a lambs tail. Since I planned to clean the speedo anyway, I wanted to fix the disc at that point of time. Unfortunately the disc was so brittle, that it immediately broke in two halves [3] when I tried to reassemble it. A replacement piece was needed… When walking around through my home to look what material could taken, I saw that lonely children flashlight in the shelf... I only had to drill a center hole into the flashlights plastic lense, diameter and thickness had the perfect fit [4 & 5]. .... Of course, I had to buy a new flashlight for my son, but since the new one was much better, Dad AND Son were pretty happy !

I am in the process of installing the electric ps in my 48 truck. Just started yesterday by cutting the colum . Making my mounting brackets today. Went with the Saturn unit.

New front and rear springs - used the aerostar front springs. Huge improvement. Installed a front sway bar from a 70 road runner given to me for free. Hits the frame on deep suspension excursions. Will rethink this - the handling improvement is outstanding. Plan to scour the boneyards for something different than a cherokee bar. Rebuilt and installed an R 10 overdrive - w/ a new clutch, bearings etc. along with new or refurbished cables for the speedo, parking brake , and overdrive. Installed new parking brake lining and restored brake mechanism. New spicer style driveshaft - car had a short tranny. Replaced the rear main bearing seal and pan gasket - using a best gasket seal. No leaks yet, with several hours running time. Restored a model 53 comfort master heater converted to 12v, installed with a 501/550 model oem heater control panel. Installed hotter thermostat.... Drove the car a fair amount - and found that a lot of people were curious about it. Cool not having a brand x car from this vintage at cruise nights. More to come next spring. For now Beeker is taking his long winters nap. Every time I change something, I am finding an improvement...cool deal !

Thanks for our freedom vets. I have a flag flying every day and I guarantee it is the right side up..

I would like to do a call out for my dad, WWII and Korea Army Medical, who turns 94 on Thursday!

when don c posted about his 255 engine, why would he put that into a p15? is that much more horse power?