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busycoupe

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  1. What port are you using to tap the vacuum? I use the connection for the vacuum wipers and get 20 inches of vacuum. If you use a port for the vacuum advance or transmission (on some cars) you may get something different.
  2. There is a lot of nice looking roads today, but not many places to stop and take a pic. Here is one.
  3. Yes, the positive clip attaches to the positve batt. post, the neg clip to the distributer side of the coil.
  4. I have an old '80s era Sears dwell/tach I found at a yard sale. The instructions say that it works on 12v neg. ground, but it works fine on my 6v pos. ground 1948 Dodge. You just need to be careful of the polarity when you hook it up. These meters show up regularly on ebay for short money.
  5. I checked the NAPA website and they say that the group 2 battery won't fit my '48 Dodge. However I currently have group 2 battery in the car and I checked the dimensions of the NAPA battery. It should fit easily. I guess the message is that you shouldn't always believe the store websites.
  6. As Young Ed says, #1 is oem spec. I bought a set of #1 cables from Rock Auto about 10 years ago. They work great! never had a problem with them.
  7. The Custom model had black dash knobs and chrome trim on the inside of the doors. It also had electric wipers. TheDeluxe model has beige dash knobs, no chrome on the inside door panels, and vacuum powered wipers. As for color, you could look for patches of original paint on protected places like the interior kick panels, the firewall, etc.
  8. I always wondered if those connections to where a plug was removed would fill your tire with gasolene vapor. Would the rubber in the tire be damaged? Would it be an explosion hazard?
  9. I think that just the opposite is true. If the points gap is too small then the points will be closed for more degrees of rotation and the dwell will be larger. In your case the gap is too large, accounting for the small degree of dwell.
  10. There should be a thick sisal pad on the inside of the firewall to insulate for heat and sound. Even with that pad in place and the heat shut off, my coupe gets quite warm. It is pleasant in cool weather, not so much in warm weather. I think these cars just get hot in the cab from engine and exhaust heat.
  11. That broken flange could probably be welded. About 6 yesrs ago I had my exhaust manifold welded where an "ear" broke off where it bolted to the hesd. It has been OK ever since.
  12. Yes, you cut it like this, then slip on your new rotor ond new cover piece.
  13. I have used a kit called a Roto Lokit. After you cut off the end of your lock you slip the rotor off of the shaft. Then slip on the new rotor and then slip the new housing over your cut off one. The new housing is held on with a set screw. Be aware, there are two different kits, one for the left front door and right rear door; the other fits the right front door and left rear. Be sure that you have the correct one before you cut your lock.
  14. Believe it or not, the point gap and timing can cause it to run hot. It wouldn't hurt to check the point gap with a dwell meter.
  15. To add to Plymotny's answer, you should check to make sure that there is about an inch of free play on your brake pedal. That will allow the piston in the master cylinder to retract far enough to clear the return port.
  16. Also if one of the cylinders on the left side seized up it would cause the car to pull right.
  17. The fluid drive unit has no adjustments. There are however, adjustments on the shift linkage going to the transmission and on the clutch linkage.
  18. Johnboy said that he was dealing with a 47 Dodge. The 46-48 Dodges only came with a 3 speed manual, or a 3 speed manual with a fluid drive coupling. A car with a fluid drive coupling that is low on fluid will feel like a car with a slipping clutch. It is impossible to overfill the fluid coupling. The position of the access cover in the passenger floor is such that the fill port on the coupling is at the correct angle to leave air space at the top of the coupling when ig is filled.
  19. Yes, you do drain it from under the car. When I said that there are two fill ports I meant that they are 180 degrees apart. on opposite sides of the unit. The unit is all one piece, all fluid together. It is generally not necessary or adviseable to drain the fluid drive unit. Topping off is all that is usually needed.
  20. On the 47 Dodge the fluid drive is entirely separate from the transmission. Some Mopars from the early 50's had a transmision and coupling that shared oil.
  21. There is an inspection cover under the front mat/carpeton the top right sideof the transmision hump. When you remove the cover you can see the fluid drive unit. The unit has two fill/drain ports on opposite sides of the unit. You need to turn motor either by bumping the starter or by turning the fan until one of the fill ports lines up with the inspection opening. Then you can use a socket wrench to open the fill port. Stuff a rag around the opening so that if you drop the plug it won't fall down in the bell housing out of reach. The fluid should be filled to the edge of the fill port. As Wagoneer says above, you should use Mobil 1 light recirculating fluid. However, I and many others have also used universal tractor fluid # 134. This is an iso 32 wt. hydraulic fluid and works in the fluid drive unit just fine. You can get it at Tractor Supply and many auto parts stores. Several years ago my 48 Dodge was slipping going up hill and I found I had to add 2 qts of fluid. It has been fine since.
  22. It is difficult to diagnose without seeing it, but I would start by making sure that the cable and/or the catch mechanism is not binding. Make sure that the catch mechanism is lightly greased. Spray white lithiumgreese works well.
  23. Tod, you and I must be the same age. I started commuting to Northeastern University in Boston by car in the fall of 1970.
  24. I'm pretty sure that the 5yr/50,000mi warranties were on the powertrain only, not bumper to bumper. Growing up in Massachusetts I remember most cars getting rust through in 2 or 3 years.
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