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John Norlien

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  1. I was told years ago to pull the plugs, put in a small squirt of oil and roll it over a few times with the plugs out first, then put them back in and put a SMALL amount of gas down the carb and start it up. This is how I have always done it.  Easy to get at the plugs on a flathead anyway and doesn't hurt to have a good look at them.

  2. I ended up needing to replace the center pin.  To get it correctly centered, I measured the center ball and the pin length, divided the difference by two and machined up a couple of blocks out of 1" square steel with a slip fit for the pin and the thickness as I calculated.  Pressed it all together and when the end of the pin was flush with the blocks, it is centered.

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  3. I bought a seal kit from Northwest Transmission referenced above and the kit had all the parts needed.  The reaction shaft seal for the torque converter is usually the problem on the Hy-Drive.  If you get a 53-54 service manual, they have a reasonable Hy-Drive section.  Other pieces to be aware of- the clutch and throwout bearing in the Hy-Drive set up are unique to that setup as far as I can tell.  I see the service manual for sale at the Motorbook store online- I have no experience with them, but the cover looks the same as my original.

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  4. I am also in the St Paul area.  A big tip on brakes- ABC Rental in South St Paul has a drum puller as a rental item.  I told them that if they ever want to sell it, I would buy it, but the said it gets enough use that they keep it in service. Using the correct tool is the only way to get the rear drums off without damaging them or getting really frustrated. 

  5. I am trying to re-assemble my 54 Plymouth with a Hy-Drive and I thought I remembered how the clutch linkage went together, but now the pedal goes down and disengages, but does not come back up.  Does anybody have pictures of what the clutch linkage should look like?  Same for the parking brake.  I have an extra spring that I don't know where it goes.

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