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  1. My latest Mopar addition. A 1998 Ram 2500 24 valve Cummins turbo diesel. Not to far away from qualifying for vintage plates! New body panels and a complete paint job coming soon. Low miles, and tons of very good maintenance records. I am stoked to have a real truck that I can actually tow with. @Worden18 this will get my '53 home if needed.
    3 points
  2. Retorqued the head again this afternoon. Gained a little bit more squish on that gasket.... When done we hooked up an O2 sensor to the bung we'd installed Saturday and went for a spin. Idle AFR was right at 11.3:1. A bit rich. I can fiddle with that a bit. When cold the car didn't like the screw touched though. We tried turning it in until we saw mid 12's, but the engine didn't sound as happy. WOT saw 12.8:1 and cruising was right at 15.2:1. If I can figure out a way to both add more main jet (easy...) and take away a touch of the power circuit I think I can get both of those numbers closer to the mid 13's. One thing I can say is this thing is really smooth. You know that Plymouth commercial where they set a glass of water on the fender? Well, I'm betting I can set it right on top of the air cleaner. It doesn't budge.
    2 points
  3. Well right now its sitting in the barn. I cleaned it up, got her running good, and got headed down the path of finalizing a bed design, and work/life has gotten in the way of going any further. I'm in the process of changing some things though, so hopefully if all goes well there will be some traction this winter on the project.
    1 point
  4. Capacitor. Yes, they can be measured. Usually rated in micro farads.
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  5. They are hard to find and usually expensive. I looked for several years before finding good driver quality ones for my 1952 Plymouth
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  6. I guess most of the rust has fallen away. I get worried when the old bolts twist away with the metal (we’ll rust) but dad says don’t worry and that its all good so long as the outer body and frame are still solid. Does anyone know if the Plymouth Dr does house calls?
    1 point
  7. I had the exact same experience as you did, although w/my '79 Jeep, not the '51 Dodge pickup. Yup, its not pretty, but its interesting, and its mine. So, I said, yeah, I'm putting THIS in the show, and the guy just shrugged. And, so I parked. I did get lots of interesting folks looking it over. I was happy, they were happy. All was good. I try not to let the trailer queen snobs ruin the day. ?
    1 point
  8. I would also suggest trying to find a crankshaft repair shop locally......there MUST be someone in Germany, France, Poland, England who does this work and would surely be cheaper than trying to source a crank in the USA and then paying for the freight............have you guys that are in Germany thought about banding together to swap ideas, suggestions, info as it maybe beneficial.........regards from Oz.......Andy Douglas
    1 point
  9. I have balanced a nickel on edge on my 48 Chrysler straight eight engine before. Your Plymouth sounds like you can do the same.
    1 point
  10. sweet truck im happy for you.
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  11. i don't know of a disc conversion, but i can assure you that the brakes in the 1.5 ton trucks work very well. i've hauled some 4-ton loads in mine, over some steep roads; braking was never an issue. the cylinders can all be rebuilt. the drums are harder to source/replace. the triple overriders are a nice feature on yours.
    1 point
  12. I've been studying the factory parts manual as well as the B-3 Frankenstein w/ 3spd Fluid Drive and the B-4 Spring Special w/ 3spd non-Fluid Drive, and your assembly looks similar to what I have by the house, which is slightly different from the exploded view in the parts manual. But the parts manual (and shop manual) are not perfect, as early production diagrams are not fully supplemented by running changes, model design upgrades, etc. The main difference that I can tell with the column shifts for the various transmissions is the rod lengths; the shifting mechanism appears to be the same for the different transmission configurations. The only thing I can figure is the grooves and splines may be indexed so that they only mate one way, maybe some light engine oil would help parts to slip into place... also, ya might want to double check that felt seal in the steering column
    1 point
  13. Thomba, Nope, I’m not about to laugh at someone else’s trials, even tho’ I may have “been there-don that”. Using the parts from Mac’s originally intended for a Ford will work just fine, as long as the grommets fit within the hex-holes in the wiper shafts. Use a washer slightly larger than the hex-hole, and retain it with a clip. You’re good to go. I did forget to mention that when I fabricated my hex-nut “fix” to this same problem, I had to file them both down, as there were too thick in their original form, and I couldn’t get the tiny cotter pin thru the hole, as the hex-nuts were almost as thick as the mounting shaft was long. This all occurred when I had a modicum of interest in the car. Live and learn—another problem (called a challenge in med school . . .), overcome. Warmest regards to you . . . .
    1 point
  14. I had a trick to fit more standard wiper blades onto the hook-end of the wiper arms. With a hacksaw, I cut a slot across the top of the blade housing, to let the end of the hook protrude. Here is a crude photo. To the right is the slot across the top of the housing, with the hooked end of the arm sticking up. Someday I've got to get clearer photos.
    1 point
  15. Here’s what I would do before I would start swapping out fuel pumps or anything like that: Hook your line back up to the carburetor and dump some gas down the carb to get the engine started for a bit. That will cycle your fuel pump a lot faster. Do that a few times if it doesn’t stay running. Otherwise if there’s no fuel in the line it takes a long time for 6 V to crank up the fuel from the tank to the carb. Not saying this is your problem, but it’s a start without tearing off the fuel pump .
    1 point
  16. I really enjoy when people get creative and create art or repurpose, I have a couple project ideas but haven't had the time to make them yet. Plus, I have to get the salvage yard to part with one piece.
    1 point
  17. A lot of us know exactly what your saying, I was at a show yesterday I was the only pilothouse, the other Dodge truck there was a Ratrod.... at least I was parked between two Plymouths
    1 point
  18. All done... Glad I did this before the trip. I got an early start this morning. Was out in the garage around 6:30. Got the steering box adjusted right away and was on to the manifold job by 8:00. I thought I was going to have a delay for a supply run. I wanted to grease the front suspension components before lowering it down, but my grease gun was empty. I dug out my second grease gun and it had just enough to grease the front end. Delay avoided... The manifold sway went fairly smoothly. I had 3 studs come out, so I had to drain the coolant. It was 3 with the conical nuts and cupped washers. It took a fair amount of heat to break the bond between the nuts and studs, but they finally loosened up and were reusable. The good part about that was that those areas were easier to clean up the old gasket material without having to work around the studs. A little sealer on the threads and it all went back together without any fuss. Had it running by 10:30. Got things cleaned up and backed it out of the garage for a test drive. Needed to run some errands anyway, including a stop at Fleet Farm for grease. Runs great. Steering is awesome now. Much easier to drive now. It smoked quite a bit at first until all of the gunk was burned out of the replacement manifold, but that cleared up fairly quickly. When I got back home I jacked up the rear and greased the rear suspension and driveline. All good to go now. A BIG thank you again to Todd for hooking me up with the manifold. The crack was worse than I expected. Red arrows are pointing at the ends. Wouldn’t have been long before it was a 2 piece manifold. All done... and retorqued after running it for a few minutes, and again after my errand run/test drive.
    1 point
  19. Al, I drove my '38 Dodge Brothers pickup through Two Harbors when I moved from Southern Minnesota to Vermont. Beautiful area. Pete
    1 point
  20. I agree. We have been running a show for the past 15 years and ANY Vehical is welcome we have classes for modern muscle, most original, best restoration and even project Vehical. The common thing is an appreciation of cars/trucks/motorcycles/tractor anything with wheels and an engine.
    1 point
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