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Update: today I got a second opinion. Evidently the hearing aid had not been deep cleaned, that accomplished, I could hear again.so had the ear tested, no significant loss over the last 10 years. Then he fitted me with a new top of the line model. Hearing improved 50%, I ordered a new hearing aid. life suddenly has returned.

10-22: My brother asked if he could take the Meadowbrook for a while because he enjoys driving it. His son also wants to learn how to drive it. What better than a car with Fluid Drive to learn a clutch? I drove the car to his place and we cruised around for a while and then he drove me home. Jeez, now I miss the Meadowbrook! But it's in good hands. I'd never let anyone else borrow it except for my brother ?

Another thing, try not to be intimidated by working on your car. It's all just nuts and bolts and a person put it together. Nothing too magical about it. Get in there and map it out in your head. Take your time and enjoy yourself. It becomes addicting, you'll find yourself daydreaming about wrenching, no lie.

I suspect when they wrote the factory service manuals, the target audience was the experienced automotive mechanic who worked at the dealership. So step by step directions were not necessary. Basic fundamentals were probably expected to be well known to the dealer mechanic.

From my limited research and understanding, the engine will perform somewhat better and get somewhat improved mileage with two or three well-tuned carbs than one. Is this incorrect? Of course I'm not expecting to fry tires with my flathead six that's otherwise unmodified, nor do I care to. It's interesting to me to try to coax a little more out of the little flatty and engage in some half-assed garage engineering and maybe learn a thing or two---just trying to enjoy my little hobby as I see fit. As far as "puffing out my chest for the rest of the world to look at my car," I didn't buy it for anyone else but me, to satisfy myself. I couldn't care less if anyone ever looks at it. I'll never take it to a cruise night, and I'll never join a club. But, if someone gets off having the world look at their car, fantastic. Who does it hurt? Investment? A 73 year old DeSoto is hardly an investment. There's a wide variety of reasons why people have old cars, or engage in any number of extracurricular activities. The reasons are personal, and really none of my business. I can't imagine looking down my nose in a public forum at any of them.

I already have a wheel hop issue with the fan on.

These cars are so basic and simple to work on. If you put it on jack stands and start poking around, you will quickly figure out what is what. Then you can reference your manual and it will make sense. Make sure to mark and label everything . Big ziplocs are your friend. Good luck.

Don't know about others but here's my reply . This is an example for bolt N from your list. Mine will differ as it's a 41:

a most recent repair on a late model Honda product has its manual set up in this fashion....while it is a good manual with the step by steps in the order it will keep backing itself up three or four sections...no just jump to change say coolant reservoir and go from there. With a paper version of the manual this is a piece of cake, with a digital copy.....aggravating jumping back and forth....yeah..never have I cared for a digital manual....but, it beats having no reference data at all and I am glad to be able to view it online.

I believe what Byran is saying is AFTER first purchase there is a cost increase on subsequent orders....and that may be per MODEL car. It has been so long since ordering from them but yes the experience was similar when buying for a 62 Dodge and later for the other 62 Dodge I have here. Second order had a rate increase. While they can often be the only game in town and panels are fairly priced they as well as other suppliers used when buying sheet metal...tweaking is often required. Not saying the tweaks are major....just be sure their panel will suit the application before making the body cut.

I've heard that airlines use a 'price increase on 2nd visit' algorithm for ticket pricing. It wouldn't surprise me if other industries do the same. Try RockAuto for the sheet metal you're looking for. They may catalog it. If you buy anything, don't forget the 5% discount code.

Don't know what your highway speeds are, but my 41 towed this converted vintage all metal horse trailer 470 Miles several times for the Old Style Weekend rally in Sweden doing 62 Mph with no issues other than frequently stops at gas stations.

Most of us can relate to this fascination with the automobile. Summed up pretty well by the feeling Toad had when an automobile flew past him on the road for the very first time

There is no "real return in investment" in these cars regardless of what direction you take. It's about enjoyment.

When I got my 1939 Plymouth the oil filter lines were reversed. It still had oil pressure at the gauge. It ran fine, it just wasn't filtering the oil. Check the filter to see if the inlet and outlet are marked on the case. Some filters had the outlet on the bottom, some had the inlet on the bottom. Pete

The "Rotor style"oil pump on a B series does not use a gasket on the pump cover. A quad style O-ring with out any sealant is used. The O ring is seated down into a groove machined in the pump housing. Rotor to pump cover clearance is factory set...no clearance adjustment required. The Old 30's style MoPar "Gear Tooth" type oil pumps had gaskets used to both set clearances of gears to cover clearance and to seal the cover. Make sure which pump you have to service it correctly. I think the cover clearance is no more than .004"