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Thanks Don ... what you say makes sense. No real mystery just the nature of thebeast. I'll be installing a radio soon so I will need to install a resitor type plug but will not worry about adjusting the heat range.

Mine is the same way ... I drive it daily, @ 25 miles to work. Not sure but I think it may be related to the cold weather. My temp gauge want reach 160 unless the ambient is at least 45 to 50 degrees. I'm considering going to hotter spark plug.

I removed my heatriser plate and made a plate out of some 409 stainless. This plate is more or less permenantly mounted between the exaust and intake. I placed the gasket on the exaust manifold side to prevent leaks. Haven't driven in any extreme cold weather but so far she cranks and runs like a top.

Thanks fellows ... I bought this car in 2000. Sorry don't have any digital pix's to post. It was complete but needed restoration. From what I've read I think I'm probably in the same shape as many of you, "a whole lotta will just not a lotta way". Anyway after recovering from a horendous motor cycle accident in 2001 I began serious work on it in 2005 striped her down to the skivvies right out in the yard. Checked the numbers on the motor and was saddened to learn it was from a 51 dodge truck and while 1/3 of the number five piston was laying in the oil pan and it would still run, amazingly 80 PSI on number 5... so the engine was salvagable. I let my local shop do the machine work and took care of the rest myself. .060 oversized on everything; pistons, rod and mains, new valves, springs, guides. Spun bearings on number 4 and 5 so two new rods, new pump. engine guts purchased through Terril Mechine, great people to work with. Clutch componets and few other sundried items came from Burnbuams. Front and Rear window seals came from Steale. Graves Plating did the bumpers, excellent work, but very expensive. The most significant issue I had was learning from the plater that my headlight surrounds were not salvageable, GOOD GRIEF! ... found NOS at Mitchell Motors, A little tricky to deal with but boy did they save the day. I've got Good Year Wrangler 235 15's for rubber I like the profile of these tires they just look more like an old car tire to me. Still have work to do on the interior so its a little like that old fifties tune, Shake Rattle & Roll. Got her on the road about 3 weeks ago and I'm just under 500 miles on the engine, so far things seem to be settling in okay. Thanks for your comments! terry

Thanks fellows ... I bought this car in 2000. Sorry don't have any digital pix's to post. It was complete but needed restoration. From what I've read I think I'm probably in the same shape as many of you, "a whole lotta will just not a lotta way". Anyway after recovering from a horendous motor cycle accident in 2001 I began serious work on it in 2005 striped her down to the skivvies right out in the yard. Checked the numbers on the motor and was saddened to learn it was from a 51 dodge truck and while 1/3 of the number five piston was laying in the oil pan and it would still run, amazingly 80 PSI on number 5... so the engine was salvagable. I let my local shop do the machine work and took care of the rest myself. .060 oversized on everything; pistons, rod and mains, new valves, springs, guides. Spun bearings on number 4 and 5 so two new rods, new pump. engine guts purchased through Terril Mechine, great people to work with. Clutch componets and few other sundried items came from Burnbuams. Front and Rear window seals came from Steale. Graves Plating did the bumpers, excellent work, but very expensive. The most significant issue I had was learning from the plater that my headlight surrounds were not salvageable, GOOD GRIEF! ... found NOS at Mitchell Motors, A little tricky to deal with but boy did they save the day. I've got Good Year Wrangler 235 15's for rubber I like the profile of these tires they just look more like an old car tire to me. Still have work to do on the interior so its a little like that old fifties tune, Shake Rattle & Roll. Got her on the road about 3 weeks ago and I'm just under 500 miles on the engine, so far things seem to be settling in okay. Thanks for your comments! terry

Well fellows another one hits the road! Still have a few t's to cross and i's to dot but at least its running and fairly presentable! Hope I've got the pictures attached right.

I put, Good Year Wranglers, 235 75/R 15 black wall out on my '41 ply. Style wise they look like originals and while I haven't driven the car much, yet, they seem to ride very well. I did pay about $110 a piece though.

Use a bicycle pump.

If you removed or replaced your voltage regulator did you remember to polorize your regulator? I think any time you disconnect and reconnect or replace the regulator in the system it must be repolorized for the generator to function properly. A piece coat hanger wire about 8" long in the shape of a U held to the BAT and Field terminals for about a second is all it takes. This doesn't explain the headlights not working but it may fix any charge or discharge problem you may have.

I've thought about doing this to but don't you have to change the flanges on the Tran and Diff to accomodate the new joints?

On my '41 the numurals are etched fairly deep into the glass. The ink that was left, and I believe to have been original, was gold in color. I cleaned the glass and removed the residual ink. I selected a gold automotive gm touch-up piant that appeared to be a reasonble match. I filled in the etching with the gold paint letting the paint overflow. When the paint was dry I took a razor blade and scraped off the residual from the flat part of the glass leaving only the eteched portion filled with gold paint, I don't know about professional, but it sure looks original and beutiful to me.