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  1. Hi.  Welcome to the Forum.  As I recall, I think the Gyromatic can either be shifted like a standard transmission or left in high gear like an automatic....but will

    be slower on the takeoff than shifting.  Someone will tell ypu if I am wrong........     Have you gotten a parts manual and an owner's manual for the car yet.  Those 2 things are very necessary to have.  However they won't apply to the modified things like the carbs.   There are two engine lengths in old Mopars.....23 inches long  in Plymouths and Dodges and 25 inches long in DeSotos and Chryslers.  Some parts will interchange between the cars and engines....some will not.  You just

    have to learn such things as you go along.    I like the loojks of your car and wish you much success in rejuvenating it.     Bob.     

  2. Thanks for your thoughts on this leak, gentlemen.  As Greg said, i havent done much posting the last few years.  The car has sat a lot.  I start it and let it idle until warm every so often.  It’s more difficult to find mechanics familiar with older cars as many are not able to do the work due to old age, etc.  Will try to clean up the floor and inspect things to see if I. can locate the problem.  

  3. You could, if desired, use a narrow trim reng with the 9 or 10 inch cap….but need the 10 inchers for the wide beauty ring that covers the entire wheel..  The ise of the smaller hub cap on the cheaper Deluxe model is only one thing —- the dadh is less fancy….only one insode sun visor….only one arm rest…and some other things I can’t recall.    They had to reduce their biilding cost some way.

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  4. Hi Martin.  If you get the car jacked up and lubed…maybe you could ask a friend from work to come by for a while to turn the wheel.  There are gears in the steering box.  Also an adjustment on top of the box.  Do you have a repair manual for your model?

  5. The plastic center piece comes out with the round chrome piece when you remove the 3 screws from the back side of the wheel.  Sounds like you may need to acquire a better parts manual and repair manual for your car…. Whether it is a DeLuxe or Special DeLuxe, parts and diagrams for both models are shown.

  6. And/or you can buy a paint chip color chart on eBay for some price.

    There are two P15 colors exclusive to woody wagons and P15 convertibles:  Sumac Red and Charlotte Ivory. 

     

    Here are some charts.  Far as I know, you can not purchase paint using the exact original formula, but with

    a good example they can get pretty darn close.   

     

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  7. Has anyone notified our esteemed Moderator in  Chief about this new stuff?            I   suspect he can fix it.                                                                                                                              

  8. Hi Jon.  Welcome.  Nice looking car.  Once you get the wiring sorted out, you can have 3 rear brake lights plus turn signals.  Regarding the brake light currently

    on the car the Technostalgia company mainly made and sold 12 volt units.  However they did make a few 6 volt lights (I have one of them) but not sure how to

    tell which one you have.  They appear to still be in business in Gibsonville, N C with phone of 866-258-5670.    They stopped making 6v lights as they did

    not sell very well....they could probably tell you how to tell which light you have.  You may need to find a different turn signal flasher unit due to the current

    usage of LEDs vs regular old fashioned bulbs.    I replaced my original flasher with a clear plastic unit which I had been given by a fellow from Canada.....the

    writing on that flasher is rather worn off and I cannot read a brand name.  

     

    I see you have a set of genuine Chrysler Corp chrome wire wheels.  Are they 14 or 15 inch?   I personally like them (and have a set of 15s on my car).....and they

    are rather pricey these days.    If your horn gets re-wired and keeps honking when it shouldn't, you may need to remove the horn center and ring to check the

    works in center of steering wheel where contact is made.  Good luck with all those "fun" projects.

     

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  9. I like the original engine color scheme of black and silver.    It looks good once everything is cleaned and has shiny paint.

    I used POR 15 rust paint (the smallest can) and applied with a small brush.  I like the shade of silver and using a brush gives

    you a bit thicker coat of paint than a spray can.  Black is just good quality spray paint.  Just my two cents worth.  Looks like

    you are doing good work and accomplishing quite a bit.  Bob.

     

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  10. At one time several years ago, the rear brakes on my P15 locked up when I applied much pressure with the pedal.

    I would have to open a rear bleeder briefly to release them.  Cause - as I finally found out - was the inside lining

    of that little short rear brake hose was collapsing and blocking return of the fluid to the master cyl.  So...you might

    consider replacing the front hoses if you have not already done so. 

  11. Hi Andy.  I looked up the Penrite lube.  They say the steering box lube has been replaced by Penrite Semi Fluid Grease and it appears

    to only be available in Australia.......6 containers to a case.  Seems that quantity might be a tad more than needed for a refill.  They don't

    list a price.....which would probably be in Australian currency.   Then there is the shipping cost.   

  12. There is a business in Nixa, MO (near Springfield) that says they rebuild both power and manual steering boxes.  No idea of the cost.

     

    One of this company's names is "High Impact Metrics", 607 W Kathryn St, Nixa, MO 65714 Phone (417) 374-7627......this place deals with manual

    boxes.    The other name for the business (that also works on power steering units) is:  PowerSteering.com......same address, etc.   Springfield is

    in southwest Missouri.  Might give them a call.

  13.    I believe the P15 Plymouths switched from 16 to 15 at some time during the 1947 model year.  My 47 had 16s when I found it.  

    I have changed to 15 inch Chrysler wire wheels plus have a set of correct style 15s with wide whitewall tires mounted so I can use

    other setups like small original caps with various style trim rings and some 1950s style "flipper" caps.   What type of  hubcaps will

    you use?  Here is a wide trim ring used with original style hubcap on my 15 inch rims.    

     

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    Caps and narrow trim rings.

     

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