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You will also need to keep your kids out the room because a lot of swearing will be happening.2 points
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I thought I’d start a festive car related thread. Post your holiday car pics! Today My wife and I decorated a few old vehicles and drove them in our local city’s Christmas Parade. It was a fun rewarding event. A few pics here: 1928 Dodge Brothers 1953 Austin Ambulance 1936 Ford LaFrance Fire Truck1 point
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I used to fool some of my cars into thinking it was warmer out. Put 75 or 100 watt bulbs in my trouble lights, then put one next to the battery and the other under the carb float bowl resting on the intake manifold. Would get up in the morning and see that if it had snowed during the night, it would not be on the hood over the bulbs. Cars would always start right up. However getting 100 watt incandescent lights these days is next to impossible and their modern equivalents don't produce 1/3 the heat.1 point
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I think they are the original Fenton dual intake ones. I had them re-chromed as the old chrome was falling off. They had the old horsehair filter medium (at least I think that is what it was) that you washed out and re-oiled. Will be looking for a paper filter that will fit. I found the intake, air cleaners and exhaust headers as a package deal on ebay a number of years ago. Cleaned them all up rebuilt the single carburator I had and found a matching one and rebuilt it as well.1 point
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Multi-weight, detergent oil is good, however only after the old sludge has been cleaned out. Cold air does cause different issues. It is denser and therefor more fuel helps richen the air/fuel mixture. Another problem is when fuel is pumped into the carb venturi it creates a nice fine mist. You can see it. It appears like a fog around the throttle valve if you look down the carb throat. When this fog hit the sides of the cold manifold, head and cylinder it condenses again. Collecting as tiny droplets on the walls of the cold metal parts. These droplets don’t want to ignite and combust. Add to that, a weaker battery, even if its 100% charged. The cold weather robs cranking amps. Add some questionable spark plugs. Perhaps lower compression in an old engine. Factor in thicker weight oil. It all adds up and takes a toll.1 point
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If one or both cars have the electric chokes on them check to see if they close to 100% before trying start and just a little throttle, then open about 20%? while cranking over. That is proper operation. They will slowly open with heat as motor runs and a least a little throttle. Just one more thing that is least easy to check after air filter removal. DJ1 point
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Use multi-weight oil.... It was designed for that purpose, especially with 6v.1 point
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After the normal tuneup things, I'd check the voltage at the coil while cranking. It's possible that the heavy oil increases the current draw to the point that the power left for ignition is marginal. Heavy oil may help the oil burning, but IMHO 15w40 would be a much better choice. 15 for cold start and 40 when at operating temp.1 point
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What do the spark plugs look like?? If all they were driven was short trips, they may need cleaning or replacing. To fire when it's cooler. Chokes working properly?1 point
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Dotty is officially running! I will attach a link to a YouTube video that I posted. I do not know what type of brake fluid she uses though, anyone know? Click here to watch the video1 point
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Please don't paint the oil cannister......it really does look good with the contrasting Ivory and fire plug red against the silver block. Dirty but you can see the effect.1 point
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No. As long as the brake shoes aren’t holding the drum in place you just need to remove the bearing retaining nut and catch the outer bearing, and washer, as you slide the drum/hub off the spindle.1 point
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I installed a 7 tooth drive gear on the main shaft and a 21 tooth driven gear for the speedometer to be accurate with 28" tall tires and 4.10 rear end gears. It's on point....1 point
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1st was 1947 D24 Dads car since my birth. Latest is the same car 60 years later.1 point
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Take the canister to Napa and try a 1010 or 1080 filter. I think there is one more maybe 10711 point
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file a police report, somebody done gone and stole your rear axle and wheels....1 point
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Dad says that's what he told Mom when we moved into our house. He says she wanted to paint the whole house at first but after living in it for a year, we only painted the kitchen and the master bath.1 point
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The anchor, eccentric, pins are the Major Adjustments. The cams are 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock are the Minor Adjustments. Adjusting the Minor Adjustments will shorten the brake pedal travel. Adjusting the Major Adjustments should only be needed for initial adjustment to ensure full shoe contact.1 point
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According to the posts in this thread I paid too much for my '48 P15. But the car doesn't need a $5000 interior, or $6000 of body and paint work, and the engine probably has less than 3000 miles since overhaul thirty years ago. I put six months of hard la......ahhh......loving attention into the mechanicals and now have a ride that my bride and I are thoroughly enjoying. The car is now worth........shoot....I don't care what it is worth.....I wanted a vintage car that I can drive and now I have one. The money I've spent on it is 'toy money' and is insignificant enough in the big picture that it gets lost in the financial noise. This project would have been absolutely no fun if I had constantly been worried about whether or not each dollar spent was going to bring a return. I'm quite sure I'll never get all my money out of the car.....and I'm fine with that.1 point
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some guys also use their forehead to pound in nails....doesn’t mean the rest of us that found the hammer are doing it the wrong way ? be great to see the YJ set-up!1 point
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clay look up the gasket number in your parts book and let me know the mopar number. I will look in my McCord and Victor gasket catalog for a number. I knew someone else had asked about this same gasket and I was able to find a gasket number. Rich Hartung desoto1939@aol.com1 point
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I love the sound of the screaming Jimmy! A 10 speed OD Road Ranger would make the truck sound and drive just about right. Just keep a bag of diapers for what DD's like to do...leak oil?1 point
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