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38plymouth last won the day on May 6 2013

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    1938 Plymouth P6

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  1. Just we understand each other, first time in 25 years touching the starter. I've spent hundreds of hours working on everything else?
  2. Well I solved my own problem this morning after spending too much time checking the battery and cleaning all battery connections and start connections. I even pulled that little starter relay thing off the top and clean that up inside. It was kind of crappy so I figured that might have been the problem but I hit the push button start with my foot and nothing again. I started thinking it feels kind of weird though. If I pushed the relay with a screwdriver the starter would spin. I started looking closer and would you believe a bolt had fallen out of the linkage so the push button start wasn't doing its job. What should have been a 5-minute repair turned into almost two hours but at least I have clean connections now.
  3. Just an update I got my car back together and my grommets were installed upside down. The flat side should be facing you and seal against the bottom of the floor pan. It did make a difference when they are installed correctly with the amount of fumes that get into the car when driving.
  4. So after owning this car about 25 years I finally had a no start situation. Hit the foot starter button and nothing. I kept trying it and then finally after five tries the car started. Of course now I was afraid to drive it so I turned it off and tried it again and it didn't start it again. So this morning my first order of business is to check the cables and make sure everything is clean. If that's not it I guess I've got to pull the starter. Just looking for any advice, I've never messed with the starter on this car before. I watched Keith's video last night on YouTube showing the starter from his 38 that he has. Really hoping it's something simple I've been trying to drive the car as much as possible lately and of course now this has to happen.
  5. Well turns out I was worried about nothing the pitting wasn't anywhere near where the rubber cups and seals are. And It cleaned up in just a couple of minutes with a hone. I guess it looked worse than it was.
  6. I ordered a master cylinder rebuild kit from bernbaums and just pulled the master cylinder out of the car and there is some pitting inside. I've been hitting it with a hone but I'm not sure I'll be able to get it all out. Two questions before I have to spend almost $200 on a master cylinder and wait for shipping g. Is any pitting acceptable? And secondly what if I keep honing it to get 99% of the pitting out could I hone it too much? I can feel the pitting with my fingernail but it's not what I consider real bad. I really wanted to have the car put back together this weekend I had to pull the floor pan out to get the master cylinder out the easiest way. I do want it to be correct though and don't want to have to do this again.
  7. I have already watched most of his videos. I'm a fan of his channel. Getting the steering wheel straight is on the to-do list. Right now I'm in the middle of rebuilding the master cylinder and putting the floor back in with new bushings. Unfortunately still trying to get the correct parts from Bernbaums, for some reason they sent me a gray shifter boot when I ordered tan.
  8. I'm 99% sure the steering wheel goes on a keyed shaft and it isn't a spline like other cars. The only place I can see that does have an adjustment is the tie rods. I was hoping there was something else I was missing but I just don't see it.
  9. I've had my car for over 25 years. The whole time the steering wheel has not been centered it is off to the left maybe about 10:00. I know the steering wheel itself is not splined so I can't make an adjustment there. Any thoughts on what I would do under the car to get steering wheel centered? I'm thinking it is probably a tie rod adjustment issue? It has always annoyed me and I'd like to fix it.
  10. I just unbolted the entire bracket assembly from the frame and there isn't a lot of play there. I think I may just install them backwards from the way they are now. I feel like that might actually cover the hole better. Maybe mine were changed out and installed backwards.
  11. I'm installing them the same way as the ones that were on the car. I believe they could be original because the car is a very low mileage original car but I'm not 100% positive. Here's a picture of the one that came off the clutch pedal next to the new one. Even still if they don't fit in the slot they are off center and don't seal the hole.
  12. I pulled the floor on my 38 plymouth to replace the grommets and to get to the master cylinder so I can rebuild it. I have these grommets forever a d think they came from bernbaum. Anyway they are a little different shape than the originals but look like they should work. However, my pedals aren't centered in the floor opening so the grommets can't lock into the groove correctly. Any thoughts here? I'm wondering if I unbolt the entire pedal assembly from the frame if there might be enough play to center them? I haven't tried anything yet since I need to order some parts. Hoping someone here knows a solution before I start really digging into it. I have the new grommets installed on the clutch pedal in the pic.
  13. I used to work at Napa in my previous life and it was my experience that they didn't show anything made by Plymouth in the '30s. Whenever I needed to order parts I had to order from a car from 40 and up. Not sure if that has changed. I guess I'll pull the belt and bring it with me I was hoping to do this in one trip.
  14. Just what the title says. I noticed my belt looks like crap and I need to replace it. I added a 6 volt alternator and could use a slightly shorter belt. Anyways, the car is in storage and I was hoping to but a belt and do the swap in one trip. Otherwise looks like I need to go pull the belt and bring it to napa.
  15. Except you aren't getting 50 watts most of the time. Where I live and drive sitting in the suicide lane at night trying to turn with dim lights and a black car makes you a target. They aren't dim at idle anymore. Your generator simply isn't capable of the same performance. It's awesome that you are happy with your car though.
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