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  1. I scored a great deal on an engine and trans for the Coronet. The engine is seized but I’m planning on rebuilding it anyway. I’m 59 so I guess I should learn how to do it. Eventually I’m getting the rear axle from this car also. Plus I made a new friend in the hobby and that’s what it’s all about.
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  2. I handed over my practice to young dentists in 2015. I was proud that my favorite assistant (until 6 Years ago) asked me to take her to church and later to the party location. Last week, the car really was part of her beautiful day. (Erkrath chuch Kreuzstr. 32) Jacqueline and Denis Party was in an old locomotive- facility, now museum, in Erkrath, having served the steepest (rack- and- pinion- less) railway grade Erkrath- Hochdahl- Incline in Europe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Düsseldorf-Elberfeld_Railway_Company Everyone in full war bonnet, the date having moved 3 times because of Corona ! Look at all those bridesmaids! Jacqueline had made my last job years very comfortable, leading all her colleagues and my patients (and me!), so I was very happy to see her having this beautiful day! Greetings from Düsseldorf! Go
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  3. I would continue to drive with the available fuel. If you have any problems they can be addressed with a carb rebuild and a new fuel pump. The new kits and pumps are ethanol resistant. As long as the alcohol is in the gas and not the driver you’re good.
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  4. well after 10 years of blood, sweat and swearing i was finally able to take my truck for its first drive on the road in 36 years. it came off the road in 1984. Bought it from a farm in saskatchewan and had it trucked to ontario where i live. i received it labor day weekend 2011. with only having pictures to go by on the purchase it was amazingly complete. of course the usual badges and other small pieces that were picked off it i still had a good start to work with. a couple of years in and all apart in pieces had a setback with a head on collision while at work that delayed putting it back together. i was going to sell it a couple of times frustrated that i couldnt work on it. my son talked me out of it every time because he was a big help in this build also. glad i listened to him. lol. and of course other things get in the way. what i have found with dodge fargo trucks around here is that there arent any. lol. there seems to be a good supply of ford and chevys but not so much with fargo. i have made contacts on this forum that has helped locating that piece i needed. when i retired last year i made a point of getting this thing done by labor day 2021 and here we are. just installed rear fenders yesterday to complete. still little things to do just wanted to say a big thank you to the members of this forum for the abundant knowledge you guys provide to get people in the right direction. its funny that i didnt have to ask a lot of questions because the answers were already on this forum. and boy do i ask a lot of questions. some of you guys like pictures and i took hundreds over the years with things apart and back together and could have offered that to someone asking about something but i was broken into at my shop and got cleaned out of tools, computer, cameras. all pictures were on my computer. hope the bad guys enjoy the pics. anyways, hope the pics show up so you can see. thanks again Don
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  5. More likely digital media. Last Sunday my wife and I were out cruising in the '41. When the local weekly paper came out today, there we are cruising by "The Old Mud Church" a local landmark. I bet my Dad is smiling up in heaven seeing the old car make the paper. Also made me think of Bob Drown who was always in his local paper with the Way back Machine.
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  6. I will probably use this from Tractor Supply but I think kerosene is cheaper, have to go by the local bulk fuel station and see what the price is per gallon. If I were to buy it at Home Depot or Lowe's it'd be more than the stuff from Tractor Supply. Though it is cheaper at Ace if I want to wait till Friday to get it.
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  7. I remember seeing different kinds of west coast mirrors at truck stops and local car parts stores, painted, chromed, with and without reflective stripes...cannot remember brands, but Grote still cranks out quality products: additional information - west coast mirrors additional information - west coast mirror bracket (stainless)
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  8. If the fluid is very dark and really burnt smelling change it. New Fluid Drive fluid doesn't smell very good to begin with.
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  9. The worm gear is designed to be tight when straight ahead and have more clearance when you turn. The process to adjust the Gemmer Steering Boxes is a step by step process that MUST be followed exactly as planned or you will get a junk adjustment or destroy the worm and sector gear. Go over to the Chrysler Imperial Website and print off the two booklets on exactly how to rebuild a steering box. If the work or sector gear is junk then there is nothing you can do but source new ones. It will never steer correct with a worm or sector that is beyond adjustment. The hourglass nature of the worm gear is DESIGNED to allow for adjustment for wear. Usually what happens is someone who does not understand exactly how it works does an improper adjustment and destroys the parts. James
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  10. I think most U.S. gas is "up to 10%" now. There are places where we can get "all gas", but depends on where you are. Where I live, I can only get it at the airport, although I've heard that it is sometimes available elsewhere. Even new vehicles here (U.S.) strongly recommend not using more than 15% ethanol (E85), and even then, the E85 ones are specially engineered for it. Engineering components to withstand more than that has apparently proven problematic. That said, we lived in El Paso, TX when they were mandated by the EPA to use ethanol in their gas back in the '90's, shortly after California did. Initially, it was only during the "winter" months. Because of the geography, and proximity to Cd. Juarez, El Paso has/had a real problem with pollution, separate from the rest of the State/Nation. I had issues with the D24's fuel pump, which was already old by then, so I installed a rebuilt one. Unknown if it is E anything compliant, but I haven't had any problems with it since. Nor with any other component of the fuel system, other than the fuel evaporating out of the carb bowl quicker. But, I've always added stabilizer to the gas when using ethanol laced fuel. In other words, you will most likely not experience any issues with 10% ethanol. Would be a good idea to add stabilizer.
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  11. .....wow....that mirror will survive Armageddon
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  12. 9-18: The guy singing looked right out of ZZ Top. He later played bass with a 4-man band that was spectacular. He was awesome by himself though. The Cushman was a '47 and ran good. The owner drove it around the grounds. I liked the smell of it.
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  13. That guy was lucky to bag a beauty like that one!
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  14. 10 minutes earlier she'd of seen them coming out of the dishwasher, lol.
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  15. There are quite a few places to get both new, repop and old parts. bookmarks_9_18_21.html
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  16. Some people like to run an electric fuel pump for easy starts,and then flip a switch under the dash to shut off the electric pump,and run off the manual fuel pump. If you run off an electric fuel pump all the time it is a VERY good idea to install one of those "accident automatic shutoff switches" (I obviously can't remember the real name) so that in case of an accident you don't have gasoline pumping all over the place even after the engine has stopped running. That is the only negative thing I can find to say about electric fuel pumps as long as your fuel pump is matched to the fuel requirements of your car. With an antique car,you obviously want one of the low pressure inline pumps,NOT one made for modern fuel injection engines. Being more than a little anal,even then I like the sense of peace that manually shutting off an electric fuel pump gives me. Just a little bit of careful is more valuable than all the sorry in the world.
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  17. Here’s a worm gear & sector gear set up. Sector gear on left. It can be pulled in and pushed out off center of the worm gear to take up slack. You access a set screw on the side cover of the steering gear box. Loosen lock nut. Clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust off center line of worm gear. The worm gear is pressed onto the end of your steer wheel column shaft.
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  18. Spare parts lying around. I even found one with a glass bowl. As it lays.... If anyone needs a good 23” camshaft I have 2 that need a good home.
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  19. This car still makes me smile, even just sitting in it.
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  20. I did rebuild my carb shortly after I bought the car as it was leaking fuel externally. Haven't had any issues since, it has been about 2 years now. I did get a new manufacture rebuild kit rather than an NOS one. The only rubber part that might be affected is the fuel inlet needle tip, in the case of my carb the old one was suspect. See the picture.
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  21. How the UK rates gasoline's octane levels is different than how we do it in the states. https://aircooledbug.co.uk/usa-versus-uk-fuel-octane/ So your 95 is our 87, which is what I generally run. I run Shell gasoline only in my 51 and it's labeled as having 10% alcohol, which is misleading as it really means "up to 10%". Only way to tell for sure is to use one of those alcohol content testers they sell. As for the timing, you should set that to what works best for your engine regardless of the fuel used. Some like to use the vacuum method, others advance till it pings then back off just enough to get rid of the pinging. others just set it to factory specs and say "good enough". I set mine to 5 BTDC on my 51, factory calls for TDC.
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  22. Is that the 1298cc? I built up a 1298 long block In my mom’s dining room. Of course all the parts were surgically clean and it was the cleanest place that I could build the engine. But when she came in and saw pistons and rods laid out on the kitchen table she was not amused.
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  23. As far as I know he moved with it to his son's and his son still has it.
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  24. A nice weather here today and since it is after Labor Day almost all the tourists have left town. That made it a good day to move the dashcam to the old car and take a drive around the town. https://video.fitchfamily.org/videos/watch/b7185a0a-e150-40e5-97c8-d89e92866036
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  25. All of these parts are made by Steele Rubber. Everyone just re-sells his parts. I purchase from them. Also, if you replace the steering isolaters ask them to make them up using the "NASCAR" blend as it has a higher durometer value. The stock blend does not hold up. James
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  26. How time flies! One of those "thought I had added to the thread", when I actually only thought about it but never did. Still haven't run the car, getting other issues fixed. Almost every time I find something that "just needs adjustment", it turns out to be broken. I now get surprised when an adjustment does indeed fix something. I have the new floors, toe-boards, and rockers. Looking forward to getting those done (I've discovered I enjoy welding). I also have our own cars to fiddle with, which my BIL already knows take precedence. He's not worried about time, since he currently has no place to keep the car. Any way, the transmission is back together, but I won't guarantee it. It is quite worn, through and through, but it's not in the budget I was given to replace it or actually replace all the worn guts. Cluster (idler) gear thrust washers were paper thin, one almost non-existent, same component's needle bearings are questionable. One of the synchronizer assembly's tabs was chipped, output shaft bearing worn out, speedometer driving gear shot, etc. I replaced and repaired what I could. I studied up on how these Ford three-speed manuals work and think I figured out that the problem is/was most likely the synchronizer gear (clutch, as Ford calls it). It's the primary mechanism to shift the tranny from "low" to "intermediate" and back. Intermediate to "high" and back doesn't use the synchronizer gear, haven't figured out how it gets away with that outside of having helical gears, but that seems to be it. You'uns read what I found with the synchro gear. But it's back together, pretty, and in the car. I should be able to get it on the road before I bottle the garage up for winter. I do have a line on a C4 tranny that I should be able to get in the car without much fuss, since my BIL can't drive manual anyway, I may be able to talk him into it if the manual one turns out to be too far gone.
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  27. Roberts Motor Parts & Andy Bernbaum are the specialists, also MoparPro; out your way, check out Deception Pass Auto Parts for some NOS stuff. Tune-up stuff is easy enough to get through NAPA or other decent auto parts stores, and Rock Auto has a nice selection. I've picked up a lot of stuff via eBay. Those engines were in production forever. Nearly every question you might have can get answered here. Grab a shop manual first; they'll help you with some of the oddball stuck like Fluid Drive and the unique brakes.
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  28. fluid drive on the 50 dodge is simply a fluid coupling with a manual 3 speed transmission. very different from a gyromatic. my first car was just like this one. as far as parts, most automotive stores carry most of what you will need, and there are sources such as roberts and bernbaum and others that specialize in early mopars. i think you know the left side wheel bolts are left hand thread, but keep in mind the 6 volt system is positive ground. capt den
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  29. Funny I have always heard it as DUCK DUCK GOOSE..... got your hands full with this trio.....the big tooth smile of the Desoto is in high demand and that alone would get you outlay back into your wallet. Hernando will be a good desk ornament/paper weight if you do go part out.
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  30. Everyone always says don't buy a car with no title, so I went ahead and did just that. For what it's worth: https://www.hagerty.com/media/archived/answering-questions-about-lotus-and-vermont-loophole/ I got a pretty solid '48 Desoto coupe with no title for about the same price as many floorless rotboxes I had been looking at. Getting it registered in VT was a piece of cake (I'm in NJ). I haven't done the final step of trading in my VT plates for NJ, but the last time I went to the DMV, they made it sound like it was no big thing. We shall see. For me, driving to VT for an inspection once a year would be a little nuts, but Idaho to VT is a hell of a commute.
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  31. I see that the desoto still has the original style Autolite Bullet 6 volt Headlight. These are expensive be careful witht he sealed beam unit. This is an original headlight to the car. Checkout the Autolite Bullet Headlights on ebay and you will see the prices. Also join the National desoto club. Next years 2022 Convnetion and Car show will be held in Altonna, PA near the end of June. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com
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  32. Welcome to the forum! Great finds. You should be able to get at least one car out of the three. The Desoto should have a 251 25" block, and the Dodges will be 23" 230s. Gyromatic and Fluid Drive are the same - fluid couplings. Those fluid couplings can be tricky because they are sealed, and take a special fluid, and connected to hydraulic semi-automatic transmissions.
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  33. Don't mess with that plug. That top plug is for main oil control valve access. No need to do anything with that. The oil level/fill plug is on the passenger side of the trans 1/2 way up. Use 10 weight oil. Shown is both the Transmission and Fluid drive Coupling fill locations.
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  34. I have the west coast/ California mirrors on my truck... The small mirrors on a stem would get shaken right off it as it's a real road pounder. The large mirrors give excellent vision and are vibration free.
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  35. I have little 5" round mirrors on my semi and it works fine for me. I can back my trailer anywhere, the corner windows certainly help. I also have west coast mirrors on some of my work trucks and they are very nice for backing into tight places. The BIG problem is you have to train your drivers to look around the mirrors when pulling out of a stop sign. They make a huge blind spot. I agree with Brent about using supports behind the mirror. Although I learned from experience if you hit a bridge with the mirror it will still rip through the metal and make your wife very upset when she is sitting in the truck and the door glass falls on her lap.
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  36. You can't use West Coast mirrors on the east coast. That would be a conflict of interest.
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