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Dan Heston

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    1951 Dodge Coronet Coupe

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    Live in Arizona, building the 51 for my son.

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  1. I found that my throttle body was a bit sticky, maybe not allowing the carburetor to engage the idle port. We'll see. We took everything apart and sprayed the throttle shaft with WD40 and now we need to test it again. I'll advise.
  2. So we are trying to figure out a weird situation. We have a Carter B&B carb on our 51 Dodge flathead. The engine is a fresh rebuild and it drove great for weeks after it was put back in. The carb was rebuilt about a year ago. After a trip last week, we went to drive it home and it wouldn't idle. Literally, it dies within a few seconds of letting off the accelerator. I tried adjusting the idle screw and the air adjustment screw. Nothing seems to work as it's either too fast of an idle inhibiting shift or too little which allows it to stall. I took the carb off and cleaned the idle ports again just in case I had some dirt or something lodged. When we put it back on the intake, we got it to run pretty decent, albeit a little rich, but it idled fine. Upon taking it out again yesterday, it stalled repeatedly. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
  3. Thanks for the clutch disc placement info. I'll verify that as soon as I am able to get the lower housing off. You are right Dodgeb4ya, the bolts are too long to remove. Going to have to jack up the motor a bit so they can clear the cross member. We hope to have everything sorted out soon.
  4. Hamilton, thank you for your reply. I removed the tranny already so now I can start the lower housing removal. I understand there is a correct way to install the clutch plate but that it will go back together wrong as well. That may have happened which is why I think my gears are grinding. I don't believe my clutch is disengaging completely in order to shift in gears.
  5. I am hoping to remove and replace the clutch assembly in our 51 Coronet. I am wondering if the lower bell housing will unbolt and is removable without jacking up the motor. We have some grinding when shifting between gears and I think may have not put the clutch back together correctly. The tranny was not opened up and everything worked smoothly before we overhauled the motor and put it all back in the car. I just don't want to have to take the motor out to access the clutch.
  6. After my 12v conversion on my 51 Coronet, I had lots of blown fuses when I used the stock horns. I finally wired in a 6v drop to the horns and it works great now. Shouldn't have mattered but that's what I had to do to get mine to work.
  7. I found the AW32 and put that in. I have the Fluid Drive, 4spd. My issue now is the grinding when I try to go into reverse. I'm trying a few things with linkage and clutch. I didn't let the tranny hang as we were using a jack to support it during removal and install.
  8. It will be a combination of a pliable rubber hose and a steel tube. Best is to try to remove the clamps. If that doesn't work down by the gas tank, get out the saw and cut the rubber tube. The tank should drop cleanly at that point.
  9. Great ideas and I'm going to check them all. I'll lower the idle a bit first. I did use new rear mounts as well. I tried to lengthen the clutch rod thinking the positioning of the motor was a bit off but maybe I need to do a little bit more. I'll do the recommendations and see what happens. Thanks everyone.
  10. I'm wondering if the clutch is not completely disengaging, causing the problem. I tried making the linkage a bit tighter but it didn't help the gear problem. Thoughts?
  11. I found a replacement valve from a friend who had a spare 47 flathead. Problem solved as we now have 40 psi.
  12. Thanks very much for the comments and advice. I found the AW32 and added that. Now I have a bit of a dilemma with some grinding when I shift into reverse. Not forward; only reverse. The tranny was reinstalled after the engine rebuild and it shifted into reverse fine a few months ago. The tranny wasn't opened either.
  13. Just finished the reinstall of our '51 230 flathead into the Coronet. We used the original fluid drive, and tranny whi h was not rebuilt. Now that everything is back in, we have some grinding when shifting into reverse. The tranny wasn't opened up just reinstalled and it never did that before. Wondering what happened that caused the problem. Hopefully someone can shed some light. Thanks. DAN
  14. I have looked through the forum and for the life of me I can't find the answer. My son and I just finished the reinstall of his rebuilt flathead and tranny. We need to add tranny fluid but I can't figure out what type of oil to use. I have heard to use 10w gear oil and even someone saying I could use regular 10w 30 motor oil in it. I hope someone can tell me what to buy so we can take the car out under its own power. Thanks.
  15. Hey Plymouthy Adams, I wanted to give you our latest flathead decision as you are where we were just a few months ago, Sept 2020. My son and I are building a 51 Coronet Coupe for his high school ride and he wanted to keep it as nostalgic as possible. For that reason, we scrapped the V motor idea and kept the flathead 230. Basically, we rebuilt it in our garage. Now I will say that there was a learning curve but lots of help came from the awesome brains in this forum. If there is any reason to keep what you have, I believe it is originality and the nostalgia if that means anything to you. Now, everyone likes a fresh new V motor, but there are very few flatheads left, at least at car shows in our area in Tucson. From a cost perspective, we spent about $2500 on our rebuild. About $1,200 of that amount was to the engine shop for cleaning, .30 over bore, cam and crank polish, head and block work, cam bearing install, new valve guides, and freeze plugs. The rest was for the new pistons, bearings, lifters, springs, valves, gaskets, pumps, engine paint, fluids, etc that we used to completely rebuild the motor in our garage. We used the original rods. Basically, we have a brand new original 230+ flathead in our 51 Dodge. We added air conditioning from Vintage Air and a 12v system so it'll be a fun car for him through his high school years. The beauty is that it bolted right back in and we didn't have to reposition anything. I hope this helps at least a little. Dan
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