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  1. Thank you. Actually the radiator, related hoses, oil bath air cleaner etc are all in the trunk. All appear to be in great shape, someone started taking things apart, luckily they didn't get very far before they stopped. I have purchased custom radiators before though, We have one in a 35 plymouth street rod we are building for a customer. Here's the 48 next to a 58. amazing progression in styling in only 10 years.
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  2. While driving my school bus I see probably 60+% of drivers looking at a phone either at a stop or driving down the road. Once saw a motorcyclist looking at one doing about 50 mph in the opposite direction. And if there is more than one person in a car the ratio approaches 100%. I sadly believe that this is one of those problems that will never completely go away(Like drunk driving). That said I am glad she wan't hurt and can only hope this one learned something.
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  3. This afternoon, our 19 year old granddaughter looked down to read a text, grove off the road onto the shoulder on a narrow winding country road, overcorrected and "flew" across the road and crashed in the opposite ditch. She was not physically hurt, but the car will require some cosmetic work. People just do no listen and refrain from cell phone use while driving. Her mother always has her phone to her ear. I refuse to ride with someone who uses the cell phone, I just politely request to be let out of the car and I mean it. That always stops the use at that time. I have lost three acquaintances because of such disregard. A word to the wise!
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  4. This one we (don't laugh) found in a barn near the Canadian border, MN. I'll have a couple of questions. There's no battery in it but I can see that the cable to the solenoid has a smaller post clamp than the ground cable, so I'm assuming positive ground? The fluid drive, what sort of oil should be used in the coupler? Thanks. Dave
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  5. Town sedan! Rare! Shear pin in the transmission? Maybe the guy just doesn't understand fluid couplings. And the parking brake- must use. Or keep a brick handy. No rigid connection between engine and back wheels.
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  6. I remember putting stainless steel strips between the seal and the pinion housing, but theseal still leaked. Thus the old seal to hold back the oil while the sealant set around the new seal. And the speedi-sleeve. One thing about the speedi-sleeve- I could have/should have ordered a deeper sleeve. I had to locate the sleeve very carefully, so that the new seal would contact only the sleeve.
    1 point
  7. I have a Dodge from -36. I have installera a R10 from -52. These transmissions are not build for floor shift but I rebuild it so it became one. It’s not so complicated. I also need to modify the emergency break and shortened the driveshaft as well.
    1 point
  8. Hi: Regarding the tool called a dummy drum, If it could be fabricated with the inside diameter a little less than the desired final size, and IF it replicates the real drum, then a drum turning machine should be able turn/cut the I.D. of the tool to any reasonable size. Just my humble opinion! Dennis M. in W. Tenn.
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  9. I put a mopar 8.25 axle 3.55 from a '93 Cherokee in my truck and it bolts up to the stock drive shaft. I also eliminated the trans brake and use the e-brake on the Cherokee axle.
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  10. Also cured the sticky centrifical advance, replaced the vacuum advance and set initial timing at 4btc (was 0). Sometimes I forget the basics! Runs cooler, more power and no boiling fuel
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  11. I do not have any experience with Mopar mechanical fuel pumps but the experience that I do have with other makes has shown that if the diaphragm is intact, then the culprit is almost always with the check valves. One trick I learned from an old mechanic to bench test a suspicious pump is to clamp the pump in a vise, run a clear piece of tubing from the inlet and discharge ports and put the other ends in jars with a little gas in them. Move the actuating lever and watch the motion of the fuel. No flow, bad diaphragm or blocked check valve. Fuel moving backwards in one of the lines, bad check valves. Once the pump is confirmed to be working and the problem still exists, start looking for obstructions in the fuel lines.
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  12. He bought a few 41 Plymouth parts from me a couple years ago, this was his email then: plymouth@consolidated.net. I think this is his profile on ebay: https://www.ebay.com/usr/macsmopars and his profile on the HAMB: https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/members/skrambler.10652/
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  13. The pinion seal on myDeSoto Suburban leaked persistently, even after I replaced the seal. Two problems: the outer diameter of the seal was not quite large enough, and the pinion surface was scored. (I was able to readily get a seal with the proper inner diameter, but not the outer diameter.) I bought and installed a Speedi-Sleeve on the pinion shaft, which took care of the scored surface. I figured a way to install the new seal with sealant at its perimeter to close the gap. (I had enough depth for two seals.) To keep the lubricant from dripping out while I properly cleaned the surfaces and applied sealant for the perimeter of the new seal, I cleaned the surfaces as best I could, quickly installed the old seal, properly re-cleaned the surfaces, applied the sealant, and installed the new seal. The old seal kept the lubricant at bay while the sealant set up. I hasn't leaked since.
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  14. I think cars are too easy to drive now. I occasionally take my dad's 1927 Chrysler out for a drive and there's so much work involved shifting, steering adjusting spark etc that there's no time to be distracted by the phone.? Glad your granddaughter was ok.
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  15. I am glad your granddaughter was not hurt! I think the problem is MUCH bigger than just cell phones. I am always seeing people doing the “red light prayer” with their head down, but even with the hands free stuff people are way too caught up in conversations. Distracted driving in general is a problem! Personally, i think people are more apt to drop a cell phone while driving to get both hands on the wheel than they would be to drop food or coffee in a panic situation. And one of my big pet peeves is people who drive with their dogs on their laps.....not looking forward to the collision where the air bag goes off sending the dog into the drivers chest. And to top it off, everyone has an excuse for it..... Sorry for the tangent.....
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  16. In the car I have a scissors jack, and an 18 inch square of 3/4 in plywood. When we travel, one of my trolley jacks goes in, but wife's cell phone and AAA card will be first employed these days. I also carry one jack stand.
    1 point
  17. I just read this entire thread, and am left with one question - why does anyone think welding a lump on the fuel pump arm will increase the stroke? It'll alter the starting point of the stroke, but not the distance. ???
    1 point
  18. Since I installed the heat shield and improved cooling air flow, I am no longer having the issue. Thanks for all the info
    1 point
  19. Seriously Paul? I Google "triangle lift" and found this
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  20. From the casting numbers it is from a Dodge A100 Ordered the wheel cylinders based on this and they were correct.
    1 point
  21. Jim, here is a picture of what was left on my 51 after 58 years and original paint. I think the pin strips where the same as the wheel color in most cases. Dutch
    1 point
  22. Wow those parking lamp housings here in the East are like hen's teeth. That is sweet looking Reg. Mike
    1 point
  23. I used red for mine. Cream wouldn't show up on an armour yellow truck. Black would have worked too.
    1 point
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