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Here is the Oil filter catalog. rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com

I have one word for you,"GOGGLES!". Buy them,wear them! Yes,I am sure you already know this,but some things just bear repeating as often as possible because sometimes being experienced means we get too casual about some of the basics. Or I do,anyhow.

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4-16: At Papa Murphy's... pizza and Pepsi for "rum and Pepsi" since I'll never drink Coke again ?

Thoroughly read the instructions. Do not run the washer without a water source hooked up. The pump will burn out very quickly.

Enjoy the material and we all wish we could get the prices now according to the attached price list. This catalog shows the various adapters that can be used if you can not purchase the Original wiper arms/ Rich Hartung desoto1939@aol.com

pictures! not a Q without fixing a truck! some bones at the yard I could pick over a few miles away (2+ hours) Tim Driving his bus! some parts I picked....yes, those are SS bars...sadly no SS parking bucket...that was carbon steel.

LOVE hearing that! Cars are meant for driving,and old cars need to be driven in order to enjoy the uniqueness they have in them.

Some time ago a member posted about adapting a Mustang? steering box but I cannot find it anymore. Is you steering box full of oil? pump the front tires up higher. I set mine to 40 PSI but they are much smaller than yours Thinner tires, 235 is a wide tire for the front King pins, bushings and thrust bearings all good and lubed? Tie rod ends lubed?

finally know what the hoist in my truck is, courtesy of a BaT auction of a 1951 ford. it's a marion hoist, made in ohio. pic from the auction truck (hoist and truck are MUCH cleaner and nicer than mine): mine:

Enjoy the catalog that lists all of the various MoPar Home and Automotive Cleaning products Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com

I have used restuarant strength oven cleaner, spray it on let it sit for a while blast it off. Works great !

Yeah Mark, the KBS Klean is quite necessary to ensure proper paint adhesion and prevent fisheye prior to painting (which I’m sure you already know). It works tons better than any other degreaser that I have used. Due to it’s effectiveness this product saves a lot of messy work prior to blasting the dirt and lubricant off with your Huski PW. Here is a pic for your info. It was aqua Klean before but called KBs Klean now.

if ya really want to save some big bucks, skip the lockwashers and tighten the nuts so that three bolt threads are visible, then hammer the end of the bolt to mushroom the threads out...that oughta keep that nut from going anywhere, and look at all the $$$ ya save

Start with the lowest pressure widest spread, working in small circles and back-n-forth manner to break the crud surface rather than trying to blast bug chunks off at a time...in other words, let the water pressure chip away at the crud, this keeps debris from going everywhere and any other damage that might result. Incrementally increase pressure / reduce spread to wear down stubborn accumulations. Preferably do the work on concrete, have a shovel on the ready to scoop up crud to fling at the bratty neighbor kids. Definitely protect yer peepers and feet, be prepared to strip down before stepping back into the house to prevent making a bigger mess. Water pressure alone works well on removing crud, the cleaners only work well on the last little surface films that are left after the big stuff is removed

I have the lucite flipper knobs but the metal bracket inside the flipper broke on one side. I was considering how that might be repaired reliably?! I found a site that sells the little pins that go inside ... need to find the link . only one is still on the handle, but three are loose. Thoughts on what kind of craftsman can repair the inside of the handle to stay back on the arm?

Wet down the area to be cleaned, spray on some commercial grease be gone stuff let sit for a bit. Follow safety instructions and blast it off. I have never found putting the detergent in the machine to be adequate for proper removal of 70 year old petrified road grime. I have also used oven cleaner spray as a pre soak.

Hi! Just to tell you that in the DeSoto Diplomatic that came to Latin America the medallion did not have the central hole and also has different numbers of bolts. They are 2 down and 3 up. My greetings!

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4-16: On lunch at work. 55F and sunny. Driving the Meadowbrook every day, rain or shine. Been parking on the street in front of my house. It'll soon lose its garage space to my B1C; that's sitting outside at the moment too ?

That's what I'm using right now. I've had great luck with that in the past. There was nothing so far I haven't been able to get loose.

That’s how I replace those clips. Small machine bolt that just fits through rivet hole. Bolt head is never larger than rivet head so works well. Place clip in place, then lock washer and finally nut. Bolt and nut are totally hidden by the cap. I usually cut the bolt to wanted length and when everything is in place paint them wheel colour. Not noticeable unless pointed out and unseen with cap on as mentioned.

Yes, you need to use common sense and be careful with lead but sometimes I think we go a bit overboard. My Dad told me of playing with lead soldiers painted with lead based paint when he was a child living in England. He used to suck on them too. He died two years ago at the grand old age of 99 after practicing medicine for nearly 50 years. No lead poisoning involved. Common sense sometime appears to be a disappearing human trait. Certainly, if stripping large quantities of lead paint wear appropriate apparatus but otherwise use common sense.

Gotta pay play. I know I’ve overpaid for some items that I need and rarely come up. I just don’t want to take the chance of missing out. I bet that DeSoto medallion goes for asking price of close to. Someone out there will want it desperately and be willing to pay. If I was restoring a show car 49 DeSoto and needed that part to finish the project, I’d be all over it.

rubber boots and a pair of rain suit pants

I figure if paint is that hard to remove it’s not ever going to come off. At that point I just prime and paint over it.

i have no knowledge of paint, but removing engine color from my Cadillac motor was a struggle. Wire brush on angle grinder and ultrasonic bath couldn't remove it in some areas. I guess color was burned in. It took 3 days and my body was covered in steel needle missiles........ Oh wait, am I changing subject again? ?

Wife and I just got our first Dodge and we picked a wonderful almost factory original survivor. In the last two weeks we have put nearly 100 miles on it in tooling around and after getting used to the three on the tree and drum breaks again it is a wonderful and fun vehicle to drive. However I would like to make it easier for my wife to steer, we want to keep it as original as possible but also making it as safe and drivable as possible without changing it to a modern resto mod. I don.t want to add power steering but is there a more modern manual steering box that people have swapped in? Any other suggestions are welcome, the only real change the car has had is new 235 75 r15 with steely rims have been installed.

I run 235/75R-15's on my truck too. The trick is to only steer when moving. It will be very hard to turn the steering wheel when sitting still. But just ease forward, or reverse slightly and it'll turn. We're used to power steering where you can turn the wheels stationary without any effort. You just need to re-learn how to use the steering when parked, or when parking. Plan ahead a bit so that you can inch ahead slowly while turning the wheel. You'll be surprised how much easier it turns when the wheels are rotating.

A face shield is very useful when pressure washing. Can be used in conjunction with sun glasses.

I bought a stihl electric, very happy with it. a soaking with simple green will cut the oily stuff, but the caked on grease will take some work. It will mostly come off with just water. i use the nozzle with a rotating spray, its like a single stream, but oscillates. I use that tip the most. And i wear my sunglasses outside, not quite goggles but the bright sunlight is something i cant tolerate. Choices.

Went out to the tent garage yesterday and reinstalled the front seat. getting it ready for when the snow melts.

If you have not used a pressure washer before you might be surprised at how much crud gets cut off without any additives in the water.

No modern emblem would resist decades in the elements like that Plymouth one. This is where we now lose in the durability vs price department. New stuff is nice and shiny but lasts as long as bic lighter. The quality of things back then is indicative that the disposable society concept had gladly not caught on yet. M

1156238 is for 1946-48 lower line Royal and Saratoga cars.

NIce to see another old mopar going strong....but I also think 235's are a little too big on the front......I ran 195/65 x 15 and 235/65 x 15 with 6" and 7" chrome steelies on the 1941 Plymouth.....what size front rims are you running?............195 or 205 tyres would be my selection for 6" rims .......also what air pressure , as mentioned at least 35, up to 40psi will help...........has the steering box been adjusted properly? .....also these should use oil as mentioned NOT grease as some use..........also have all tierods, king pins and upper/lower bushes been greased and checked..........and if the car has a steering box rubber isolator between the box and frame what is its condition like?....these get oil/grease soaked and degrade allowing the car to wander and should be replaced...........there is no "bolt in" steering box upgrade like that for 55-57 Chevs etc and as the car has the stock column change any replacement steering box will entail column modification, as well as various other mods..........anything can be made to fit if need be......my 1940 Dodge has had a 318 Poly/auto, 4 wheel discs , rack & pinion etc etc since 1973 or so but I did all this when young & silly..............for now I'd be making sure the original steering/front end is up to spec and replace those 235 front tyres and then give your wife a go at the car, the original steering was heavier than what people are used to now but its not that hard to adjust to....................and Welcome Aboard from Oz.........Andy Douglas.

Yeah, I bought up some nice medallions for my 48 back in the 80s when they cost $15 to $25!

Thanks guys! you made short work of that one! I looked at the 49 DeSoto medallion, but the bust of Hernando through me. I didn't realize that he was a separate part that bolted on. BTW, you can buy this piece of jewelry on Ebay for $400.

good times! Had a nice relaxing time not thinking about the steaming piles of poo at work! I'll post some pics when I have time. Can't wait till next year!

Forgot the picture.

4-13: Here's the license plate that I originally wanted to use. But it has all numbers, and the state doesn't allow that. Minnesota requires at least one letter for the year of manufacture plate. Needed a little change so I put the plate on. Not even worried about the cops ?

Nice job. Thanks for posting. I made one of a different design but used it the way you describe. Kind of fussy to get the adjustments right but it seems to do OK. A worthwhile improvement would be a brace to reduce/eliminate the tendency of the arm to flex.

4-11: Out cruising; stopped for gas. A gentleman pulled up behind me to fill up. He asked, "is it a 48, 49 maybe? I told him 51. He said the first car he ever drove was his dad's 50 Dodge, which he sat on his father's lap and steered when he was about 4! Then he told me his dad later bought a 57 Coronet with a V8 and push button tranny. He drove that throughout high school. In 1971 the transmission went out and he pushed it into a ditch on his uncle's farm. It's still there. That same car hauled he and a friend's motorcycles in the 60s (they raced). He said they would strap one to the front bumper and one to the rear, and pull 3 more on a trailer. Wish I had a picture of that! We chatted for about 10 minutes. He sure was funny ?

sure a lot different Parkerizing than I have ever seen.......

Does not negate the fact that it is 80 year old finish even though it was Parkerized by Chrysler Corp. So yeah I am familiar with the differences between the finishes individual manufacturers used. Parkerization is the process of baking the finish to activate the lead in the primer and paint to enhance adheason. You will curse the good results of this process when you try to remove anything bonded in this way when sanding your car body. Be sure to use a really good respirator. M

I recall mine being very real troublesome endeavor to get out. Mine was on the bench as well. Getting the drum off is no big deal. I installed a speedy sleeve on the drum sealing surface. The old oem leather seals are very tough on metal and will wear a groove in the surface....

Here is the template for making a clutch over-center spring adjustment tool: https://p15-d24.com/files/file/5-overspring_toolpdf/

you bet! that’s why i bought it, to do work. pics of said sh#t:

If you upgrade the brakes and replace the lines and hoses,and then add radial tires,you might not need seat belts.

Could be because it is new. Apparently not even finished yet based on the post about the hole not being final size yet.