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  1. maok
    I know the desoto model was a step down from the chrysler airstream but I would have thought they would have kept the push button start on the desoto version.
  2. maok
    Here is my '36 Chrysler Airstream, wouldn't be too different to the Desoto. We like pictures.
  3. maok
    Now you can bench test it with a 12volt battery, your 12v-->6v reducer and a potentiometer.
  4. maok
    Also, check the level of the oil in the trans, it maybe very low.
  5. maok
    Don't use a resistor, it wont work, use the an electronic reducer that you can purchase (ebay, etc) for less than 20bucks. Also, to test the gauge itself, you can test it with a potentiometer (variable resistor), 0-200ohm would be ideal. If the gauge works smoothly and well with the potentiometer then look at your sender.
  6. maok
    Also, is it possible that you have a hole in the cleaner, so oil maybe going down the carb?
  7. maok
    I would guess that you have inadvertently caused a huge air blockage in that air filter when you clean it out.
  8. maok
    All those connectors are colour coded for different wire gages, choose the correct one for your wire gage and current requirement in the circuit, the voltage in automotive use has nothing to do with it.
  9. maok
    Most important feature is the 'Auto Power Off'. $20 ones will do most home auto electricians needs.
  10. maok

    Kew Engine

    maok replied to Pauld's topic in P15-D24 Forum

    Hi Paul, @Andydodge is the expert here on the KEW engines, I'm sure he will chime in shortly.
  11. maok
    As mentioned above, the kit comes with a linkage that needs to be welder to your existing linkage, I just used a universal ball joint type.
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  13. maok
    Except if one is on a water craft on water.
  14. maok
    Same, though my 218 needed re-jetting because I live in the subtropics. However, my 242 (airstream) likes the jets that came with it. With both I needed to sort the linkages a little.
  15. maok
    A = 4 seconds
  16. maok
    I've done the same conversion on my '37 Dodge (218)& 37 Airstream (242) after some re-jetting and tuning, much better setup.
  17. maok
    Apparently when the bushes are press in they then need to be reamed to the correct sized because there is a reduction in the diameter.
  18. maok
    I had an expensive SU (Facet) style electric pump on my '28 for 12 months before it gave up, I now have a cheap Chinese pump ($15) that has lasted at least 3 years now, still going. My pump is running full time. I too have a regulator, set at 2.5psi.
  19. maok
    You can also use a 5/8" (or could have been a 9/16") open ended spanner/wrench with modified round washer to lever the spring up then remove the spring collets/keepers. The round washer needs to be large enough and opened up so it can slide in between the valve and cam follower and is used as a base to level with the spanner.
  20. maok
    If you have the alternator wire going to the Battery then, as others have mentioned, it is not connected correctly, though it will work. You need to make sure the alternator wire goes either directly to the ammeter or connected to the old 'BAT' terminal where it was on the voltage regulator, which goes to the ammeter. I would recommend you consult an auto electrician.
  21. maok
    Sam it depends on idle speed and the pulley size of the alternator. My '28 idles around 450rpm and needs a good rev of the engine, my '37 idles around 600rpm but still needs a little rev to get the alternator to excite.
  22. maok
    With the single wire alternators, you need to give the engine a bit of a rev to excite it. The ammeter should kick in then, its a little bit of an annoyance but not much.
  23. maok
    How did you install the oil pump gear? The distributor is driven by the oil pump.
  24. maok
    Hi Nigel, I'm in Brisbane as well, I have '37 Dodge with probably the same 25" 218 which I just recently converted over to the 32/36 weber (style...lol) downdraft. Working well so far, though running a little rich. The C6J1 may run a little lean but should be ok imo. Does it have have an adjustable main jet?
  25. maok
    Yes, it would, and will work fine with 2 ga, 0 ga, 00 ga but with less voltage drop.
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