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I don’t post much but I use this forum as a weekly reference on the journey to improve my 52 Cranbrook over the last 8 years. Just wanted to let everyone know how helpful the information here has been as I have done the following repairs 1) total tune up 2) carb rebuild 3) wiring the lights 4) installing new temp gauge 5) timing the car 6) making new plug wires 7) cold valve adjustment ?replace shocks 9) replace gas tank drain gasket 10) replace u-joint dust cover 11) replace coil 12) replace battery 13) list goes on… I started this journey with no knowledge of car repair and thanks to this group as well as some YouTube videos and the old repair manual have been able to do this myself. Thank you all!

I have driven the car a few miles now with the new pan gasket and that fixed the major oil leak. Turns out the rear main is not leaking. That's a good thing. There was a small puddle under the car after sitting for a couple of days. Put the car up on the end lifts today and that leak is coming from the transmission. Fixing the leaks in the transmission will be next. It's not a big leak so it may be a while until I get around to that. Cat litter works good for small leaks also.

Great looking car! Glad to see you're enjoying it.

Beautiful 1952 Belvedere! I have the same car only being a different color ....lower Belmont Blue Poly/Sterling gray top. These are quite a rare P-23 Plymouth. Thanks for posting.

OMG thats PRIMO!

Wow, beautiful car!

So today was prep the car for the P15 Picnic Tour. Kate went into the shop for a pre event look over. And her annual NY Safety Inspection. After putting about 1200 miles since her last time on the lift. The following g results were evident. Coolant, green and clean and at proper level no visible leaks Engine oil, down 1 pint Trans oil down about 4 ounces, topped up. Differential fluid level up to snuff Hoses in good condition. Battery acid at proper level Radiator fan and pulley checked water pump greased Brake mc fluid clear and at proper level front brake friction material at about half wear no glazing drums within spec.apx 50k miles since replaced Belt looks good Parking brake adjusted Lights all working Steering parts in good shape Front tires set to 32 psi show 8/32 tread Rears set to 30 psi show 10/32 tread Drive shaft no excessive play Shocks no visible leaks Brake lines all good no visible leaks Fuel lines and filler hose no signs of leaks or excessive corrosion. Differential vent free and easily moved about. Had the dist out a coupleweek back, lubed it treated the points to a couple swipes of the point file, and then gapped. Plugs pulled gap checked and reinstalled. And now with cooler mornings and evenings, I cracked the heater valve a turn or so. Did I miss anything? I was charged for 30 minutes labor $55.00, the $10 nys inspection fee and sales tax. So 70 bucks worth of piece of mind. Will clean the inside glass, get the travel tools, and road trip parts cache loaded. Keep calm and PICNIC ON.

I know most of us would like to have spotless garage floors. Some are "leakers" some are not. replaced rear main 6 months ago. theres a little puddle. cardboard does wonders for your garage floor