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Bad idea. If/when you get your brakes bled you will find that they will lock up on the road almost immediately. When the pedal is released the cup must clear both holes in the master cylinder. The reason my father avoided automatic transmissions for decades was so that he could get compression braking on mountain roads. I was on a Chrysler club tour back around 2000 where we headed down the back side of Mt. Hamilton on a very steep and long down grade. Even with the tiny drum brakes in my '33 Plymouth I was fine. Just kept it in 2nd. The car behind me, a late 1950s DeSoto with an automatic transmission, started overheating his brakes. Fortunately he managed to get it stopped before ramming me and the whole caravan of cars had to wait until his brakes cooled down. Again, just this last March my wife and I took the '33 to car camp in the desert. The downgrade from Julian to Anza Borrego loses about 2000 feet in maybe 8 or so miles on a very curvy road. No problem even with a full loaded car: Just downshift as needed and keep it slow using the brakes only for fine adjustment of speed. If I had an automatic transmission that prevented me being able to use engine compression for braking, I'd seriously consider switching to disc brakes. But with a manual transmission drums are fine on long downgrades. You just have to drive it differently than a new car which is fine by me.

Well - I ran through the points again - fixed the dwell back out the 42* - double checked everything - didn't find anything that stood out to me..... I've been driving the car a fair amount the last few days off and on - and today I put roughly 120 some miles on it (drove it to work, went to lunch, left for home, stopped and got gas, stopped at the farm to fix a lawn mower, and finally back home). I didn't have any issues with it. I HIGHLY doubt that the short changed dwell I had was any cause for the issue.... perhaps I "fixed" something else or even had some bad gas or something..... in any case, it doesn't appear to have the heat soak issue I was having. And I drove it HARD today. When the thermal camera becomes available I will still take some pictures as I think it could be interesting anyway. Car runs down the interstate at 80mph like it was meant to do it. Nice and straight with plenty of power. I got the new headlights and front turn signals installed. Not sure if I like them, but they will be fine for now. Video HERE Still lots of clean up to do - but its cruise ready just in time for cruising weather.

Here’s a little startup video with the efi and laying some stripes in front of my shop ?

If you’re rebuilding the engine replace the fuel pump with one with an ethanol resistant diaphragm. Also rebuild the carb with ethanol resistant parts. That’s what I did. I run 87 octane gas and 15/40 diesel oil. No problem.

Thanks for all the thoughts, I'll watch what I eat before I drive..... No heater there, very clean old car, top to bottom. As a note, the car continued after coming to a stop with the motor off, for about 20 seconds, then "clunk" and it stopped. From there it was normal again, and if possible, even more quite than it has been, which has been ever more quite since I started bringing it back to life.

Show of hands, sale or sell; who can tell the difference? Someone grouched because he didn't get an answer concerning rotational mass. As if he really, genuinely, and for true expected an answer. Regardless of what anyone thinks that wouldn't have gotten an answer 50 years ago, either; and don't tell me that it would have. I was alive then, too. If someone wanted to maybe, possibly buy one rotational mass and asked that question and whined when he didn't get the answer he wanted he'd have gotten hit over the head with a not-so-rotational mass and thrown out the door. At least that's what would have happened had I been running the business. I useta be a man of action. Still am but the action's slowed down a bit.. Meanwhile in another corner of the universe is it sale or sell? What's going on there? George Carlin would know and so do I Hoochie mama!!! ?

Show of hands

Sale: buy it for lesser amount than normally priced. Sell: buy it from me, I don't want it anymore Up Sell: selling it for more than I paid for it. Up for Sale: My wife sez I can't have it anymore, going for cheap. 48D

I don't care to get mired in this discussion (much rather discuss old cars....) but as a retired small business man I wish to offer a couple of comments. One, I think James is painting with a very broad brush. Yes, he is frustrated due to not receiving the engineering input he desired, but I think a major factor is his request for "something odd". By definition, a small business must be very focused on their specialty in order to survive. In my previous small business life I would have been very reluctant to engage with a customer who requested something totally out of my normal work flow. This didn't mean I didn't have an interest in helping, I just couldn't sacrifice my customary attention to regular customers with my limited resources in order to run down a rabbit trail that wasn't in my wheelhouse. Two, there are tremendously dedicated small businesses in many countries, especially the USA, providing fantastic service. That is how they survive! To insinuate poor service is somehow related to nationality is a train of thought I find hard to follow. I also suspect there may be a generational component to Jame's disenchantment with American small businesses. There, James is probably hacked off at me now.....and I've elaborated all I intend to do. Now...back to our regular programming.

prototype of the Shillelagh rocket

A small update - spent a few evenings over the last few weeks repairing the steering wheel. Unfortunately it was in rough shape as the sun had got to the plastic and it was brittle and cracked. In some places the metal was showing. Whilst I loved the look and originality, it wasn’t safe and wouldn’t have been deemed legal and roadworthy over here. I found a NOS green wheel, but it was too pricey for me ($500) and I toyed with the idea of casting a new one in resin, however it would’ve been an expensive experiment with no guarantee of colour match. In the end, I opened up all the cracks and used an epoxy putty to repair it. There was a lot of sanding but it was complete and solid. In an attempt to get the translucent look of the original, I got a paint match and added some pearl clear to the finish. In the sun, it’s hard to tell the difference and I’m really happy with the way it turned out. It’s not perfect, but neither is the car! Some pics for you....

Ran some errands in it today. Felt good to out and about in it.

according to my autolite manual the weight and spring set is autolite IGB-353BS used on the following cars 1949-51 Chrysler, DeSoto, Dodge, Dodge Truck 1950-51 and Plymouth 1949-51 this is used on the 6 cylinder cars so any distributor that fits these years the spring set and weights will work. Rich Hartung desoto1939@aol.com

I have experience with the model 36 heater in my p15. There is no provision to provide the system with fresh air so it merely recirculates the humid warm air back on the inside of the windshield. If you open the cowl vent a bit it helps but if it cold and rainy and you have two or three people in the car with damp clothes and wet shoes it's a pretty hopless deal. Even keeping a towel to while off the moisture only works for a time or three the it adds to the dampness already in the car. Itsvlike those bozos you see in the winter with their windows all fogged up with the heater and fan on full blast wondering why they can't clear the windows. Deselect recirculate on your climate control.

look under the seat and verify if or if not, many got heaters put there aftermarket.....make sure you don't have a nest of critters living there...

Got the fenders painted today. The raised center sections will end up flat black - possibly done in bed liner. The under side will be done in spray on undercoating.

My son works for Aumann Auction. At the Pre 30’s event just a few weeks ago. I had the pleasure of driving several of them.

The MMO will act as a detergent and help clean the engine. So you actually created your own detergent oil, of sorts.

Reminder: Request to buy parts must be in the classified ads section.

I apologize if I caused anyone a headache or took the thread "off track". Seemed to me it started out with a wheel in the ditch.?