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Tones52 last won the day on March 7 2023

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About Tones52

  • Birthday May 13

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  • Biography
    Retired with a 1952 Plymouth Cranbrook
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    Retired educator

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    Los Angeles County
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    Grandkids, basketball, reading, camping, travel & promoting the Plymouth Owners Club of Southern California.
  • My Project Cars
    "Lil Jenny" a 1952 Cranbrook.

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    East San Gabriel Valley
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    Family, Basketball, and tinkering with my Plymouth

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  1. Hi Tod, I'm sorry to hear that these dates didn't work out. I would have so looked forward to meeting you. Along with others on the p15-d24 Forum, you have been a real help to me when I got my '52 Cranbrook back in 2013 with your contributions. There is a POC-SC members & friends meeting being planned for the near future, likely in April. I do hope that it's on a date that works for you. Tony
  2. POSTPONED!!! Our sunny So Cal weather failed us this weekend ? The Cars & Coffee meet up is moved to Sunday, February 18th from 7:00 to 9:00 AM. We still will be looking forward to seeing as many Mopars as possible on the 18th.
  3. Due to weather on the original date, I edited this posting with a date change. Mother Nature seems to be willing to let us get together on Sunday, Febuary 18, 2024 before the rains return later that day. Please come and join the Plymouth Owners Club-Southern California at the Donut Star Cars & Coffee in Chino Hills, California. The address is on the flier. It would be great to see as many forum members as possible to come and join in with us. Attached is an edited flier that reflected the new date for the event. Do know that it's an early morning gathering so you can have the rest of the Sunday to do other fun things, If it is the case you cannot make it to this one but would like to know about POC-SC, which by the way is officially sanctioned by the National Plymouth Owners Club, then do check out the club's website at https://pocsocal.com/ We hope to see you on Sunday, the 18th. Tony aka Tones 52
  4. In the spirit of the original SoCal MoPar Breakfast Club, this past Saturday’s meet up by the Plymouth Owners Club for Southern California provided an opportunity to see and talk about Plymouths & other MoPars. We look forward to doing it again soon. ?
  5. This is an invitation for any and all Mopar forum members that can make it, to join the Plymouth Owners Club of Southern California for a cars and coffee meet up on Saturday, March 4th from 7:00 to 9:00 AM. The meet up is across from the Krispy Kreme and Chick-Fil-A in the Puente Hills Mall parking lot. Address is 1548 S. Azusa Ave, City of Industry, 91748. Again, not just Plymouths but all Dodges, Chryslers, DeSotos, Imperials would be great to see. Please check out the attached flier and share it with your Mopar friends. It was about 10 years that Bill Story put out an invitation for a Mopar get together. A photo of that get together is attached. We got together 3 more times, but it's been awhile since that last one. Getting together was a great benefit for me in terms of seeing great cars and trucks and getting advice for my Plymouth. I'm sure looking forward to seeing you there.
  6. Thank you Sniper. Although I'd like to use the heater valve that was on my Cranbrook, if I can't get that going then you gave me some alternatives to explore. With the heat wave that's been going on in So California, I'm not needing to heat the car but I also don't want to have the heater running all the time like it is now, even though it's on low. ?
  7. While I did find Jocko’s post on the truck forum helpful, I was hoping that some on this forum might have some answers as well. In Jocko’s thread, it was suggested that the early Corvette heater valve seal kits work with this style of heater valve. That Vette seal kit seems sparse. Is there something else out there that will work? Here’s Jocko’s thread & pix of my valve & the Vette seal kit I found. Thanks for the help. Tony https://p15-d24.com/topic/49516-heater-control-valve/
  8. I have the same valve on my 52 Cranbrook as Jocko shared. Is this the Corvette seal kit that’s been referenced? As Young Ed shared, this kit isn’t much. I’ve included pix of the seal kit & my valve’s innards. Also, mentioned by Jeff was a 2nd shut off valve in the hose line. What was used for that? I’m looking forward for help because my heater is on all the time this summer ?
  9. Bryan, going to a manual choke set up is my back up plan if all else fails. Well as it turned out the mounting bolts for my Sisson are 12-24. I’m curious if other 51 or 52 Plymouths are the same? So I cut the gasket for mine and hooked up the linkage. Next will be attaching the wire from the starter.
  10. Thank you DodgeB4ya. At the hardware store they have the display that you can measure your nuts or bolts against and mine were smaller in diameter to the 1/4 ones. I do see in the manual that studs were used though. Could be the PO changed them. If I find matching bolts or other solution, I’ll add it here. ?
  11. After an advance search & going through several threads, I still need help. What is the bolt size for the Sisson choke’s mounting bolts on a ‘52 Plymouth? I was able to remove mine after days of PB Blaster & some good tapping to break them loose. They’re pretty crusty. I've been to the more well stocked Ace hardware stores & not finding the same size. I’m guessing it’s a 12-24 mounting bolt. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
  12. May the memories of Don sustain the Coatney family during this this time. I felt that I knew him through this forum. And thanks to Don, to this day, I'll really, really search through the forum before posting a question. And when I do search, a lot of the times, I'll find some contribution that Don has made.
  13. Hi Paul, To answer your question, there's no CA POC. At one time there was a "Golden State POC regional club but I'm not sure why it is no more. I'm guessing a combination of factors may be the reason, like the size of our state. When I would get the National POC bi-monthly magazine, I'd read regional club reports from other states but never from California. What makes me excited about this effort is that folks a lot younger than me who have a love of Plymouths are wanting to make this happen. Tony
  14. For our Plymouth (and other Mopar owners like our Pilothouse friends), there’s a group of us that are working to start a regional chapter of the Plymouth Owners Club for Southern California. The National Plymouth Owners Club is supportive of these efforts in reviving a POC regional chapter in California. Though the geographic area proposed are the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino, those from other areas in California would be most welcome. The aim of the POC-SoCal is to promote the Plymouth name, help each other other in keeping our cars on the road and be a resource to other Plymouth & Mopar owners. Plus, we want to have fun much like the SoCal Mopar breakfast group from this forum did. So if you would like to know about the POC-SoCal, you can send an email to plymouthownersclubsocal@gmail.com or post your question or comments here. Thanks all. Tony
  15. Well, it looks like I fall into the lead "demographic" I'll be 67 on my next Natal Day. I'm a Plymouth convert. And even though I'm older, I'm a neophyte when it comes to the mechanics. When I retired I was looking for a pre-55 Chevy because that is what my first car was when I learned to drive. Because I really hadn't worked on cars since those teen years, I wanted something that could be a daily driver that I could relearn how to wrench on, but decent Chevy's were way out of my budget. But, I found a sweet 50 Plymouth for under $5k that I drove home from San Diego. Sadly, a month later while parked in front of my house a reckless young driver speeding on our street totaled his dad's 2013 Charger into my 50 Plymouth. Repairing the 50 was way out of my skill set so I ended up selling it. But, it was that 50 that turned me onto this forum and when I went to looking for a replacement I found my 52 Cranbook up in Northern California. It belonged to a Korean War vet who drove a similar Plymouth from NY to CA after leaving the service. We hit it off and I was able to buy the '52 that he had restored over the past 20+ years at a great price. Through this forum, I was able to change out a very rusted and broken water distribution tube. And more importantly got to know and even meet some great folks who have helped me with replacing the master cylinder, wheel cylinders, brake shoes and so much more. I enjoyed reading the many stories that this poll engendered. Thanks Keith.
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