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I can hear it in my mind. Detroit Diesels have such a unique sound.

Pipe thread size that goes into the head ; 1/2 inch pipe . The tube thread size on the nut that goes into the gland nut ; O.D. 5/8 inch x 18 threads per inch . The gland nut has a beveled seat for the ether bulb .

I would pass on this article as being a resource. Several inaccuracies. One of them is the following. Synthetics most assuredly DO come with detergents added. Another load of inaccuracies. Sounds like another piece of AI generated drek.

Removable side rail, again should be on the non hinge side. The 4 screws hold it in place. The other pic is of the bottom rail, that the window bottom edge is actually glued/taped into. The slots on the bottom rail is where the stubs on the scissor action mechanism of the actual window crank go, that is where the clips are. Mine slide sideways to be removed. The other pic is just the scissor mechanism,The clips on mine are located on the back side of the scissor action mechanism. Hope this helps

There was a time when fiberglass copies of old Fords were popular. It was a cheap & quick way to build a hot rod. Then that fell out of favor and guys bought complete restored cars and built hot rods out of them. They took a lot of heat for that so now you can buy complete 32 Ford bodies that are much better than any original for a reasonable price. I love the sales pitch, “All original! Even has a brand new Chevy crate motor!” “One of 400 made and 600 still existing!” We are stewards of cars that are older than we are ( in most cases ) they have survived wars and rumors of war ( I am thinking of the scrap drives of war ). To get to be 75 years old somebody had to preserve them. Actually many somebodies. So a great car can survive many owners. At 75 they start to get a little more respect than they did at 10 & 15. My goal is to be thought of as a good steward of my cars. I am not good at restoration but I can bring the mechanicals up to new standards and keep them there. You just have to do what you can….and have some fun!

I don't know if you have suicide doors or regular, mine are suicide ,so the pics and explanations may not apply. Upper and lower screws holding the removal side rail in place. Should be located on the non hinge side of the door

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The arms came in multiple styles but they interchange. The only part that makes it a truck pump is the outside design for body clearance

I have a large fender washer on top of the upper rubber and another thick fender washer below below the lower then lock washer and nut. Mine did not have the metal tube that runs down the middle. Wahers are hard to see because they are painted black. I had to get longer bolts due to the mouns sitting much higher than the old crushed ones. I could not get the nut started on the old bolts.

I appreciate the work people put into their cars regardless of automotive genre. I prefer to keep mine as original as possible as long as we can drive and enjoy the car(s). When we first got our D24 I was all about "all original" but evolved from that when it hampered our enjoyment of the car. I enjoy working on them just as much as using them, but not when it involves frustration because original may be close to impossible by my means. I'm not above putting a newer driveline in something, the only burr in my undies is to keep the brand the same, Chevy in a Chevy, Ford in a Ford, Mopar in a Mopar, etc.

I found this decently-preserved 1947 Plymouth Special Deluxe at a yard sale approximately 5 years ago. While the car wasn't actually part of the sale, I spoke to the owner and we struck up a deal for the car at $3750, which I felt was a good deal as the car had spent the majority of life in a garage and had 36,000 original miles. I was in the middle of buying a new house and moving, so I didn't get to spend much time on the car for the first two months. Once I did finally dig into it a little and started it up for the first time, it was running very poorly and had dropped a cylinder. After pulling a compression test and finding cylinder 3 with 0 psi, I immediately knew I had a stuck valve. I then proceeded to pull the head and low and behold the exhaust valve was fully stuck open. I sprayed a little bit of ATV at the stem and tapped it down lightly with a rubber mallet. After working it up and down a few times, it freed up and has been perfect ever since. Crisis averted. Since owning the car I have converted it to 12v with all new wiring and a fuse block, discarded the heavily damaged original seats and installed 10-way power black leather seats from a 2015 Ford Escape, and started patching any holes in the floor. I've linked some videos below of work I have done to this point, with much more to come. I have new black carpet to install and a new creme headliner as well. But the car is truly coming along.

random update time, been slowly working on truck but no big changes. after ~4 year slumber, 4 new injectors and an hour to prime the fuel system, I successfully started the old Detroit and turned fuel into noise yesterday! good oil pressure, no run-away condition. back to doing sheetmetal fab, rebuilding the inner fender since I had to remove most of them for CAC/intercooler plumbing. Im hoping to focus and be done with sheetmetal work this winter as we are looking to move next year so would be nice to drive the truck to the next location rather than trailer.

You should reconsider the speedi sleeve. I don’t consider that as looking good.

Restoration Specialties out of PA....they pretty knowledgeable and will guide you if you are not up to speed on sizes...all this stuff is made by one company only and sold by many...however, not that many are up to speed on specs and apps.

Last weekend my local AACA club went on a car tour and we went to the Boyertown Car Museum in Boyertown, PA. The museum is the old Boyertown Truck Body Manufacturing Plant. Boyertown Boded trucks were their main business and they were very popular in our area. If you ever get to the Allentown or Chester County area plan a visit. They trace the history of all vehicles from sleight, coaches-buggies, bicycles and cars and trucks that have either been manufactured within the tri county area. Some very unique cars and trucks. When I first entered the museum I saw the back end on 1937 Chrysler and from the rear I knew it was a Durham Bodied car. Durham body works is a famous custom body compnay that was located in Rosemont, Pa which is next to Villanova near Villanova college. Upon reading the attached poster on this car I also learned that Durham Body Works was at one time a Chrysler Desoto dealership. The current building is nw the Algar Motor company that sell lotus and other high prices cars. Also of note is that the picture of the one carriage was made by the Wolfington Coach Company that later on became the Wolfington Desoto dealership located at 34 and Chestnut street in Philadelphia, PA. The dealership is closed but the name is still being used in Exton PA as the Wolfington Bus Company. I have shown my 1939 Desoto to the Great Grandson that nw runs the Bus company and told him that my 1939 Desoto was sold out of the Wolfington Dealership back in 1939. Also during my visit he informed me that the Wolfington dealership also did custom bodied cars and that they would share between them and Durham when ever they needed additional experienced craftsman. I told the tour guide about the history of my car and they then took pictures of my car after our tour was completed. I have attached pictures of these cars and the carriage for your viewing pleasure. Rich Hartung desoto1939@aol.com

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