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My car has the Mopar 100 series heater which has the pull knob dash control. I got the original heater valve with the car and was told it leaks. What the previous owner replaced the original with was a Ball Valve at the cylinder head. I like being under the hood but I don't care to "dismount" every time I want to change the cabin temperature. So...49 Plymouth heater valves are not on every venders shelf and if you found one it might be a little pricey. Generic valves seem to cover almost all cable controlled heaters. One that I've bought a lot of are the "in-line" type, which have a hose barb on each end. The cable on my heater was long enough for a valve mounted on the head and not much longer, so the in-line valve was out. To keep it a clean installation I found a 90 degree design with pipe threads on one end and a hose barb on the other. Once I got the valve I found it operates very nicely but... and you know there is always a "but".....the cable lever is "OFF" with the cable pulled out and "ON" with the cable pushed in. Not a deal breaker ( for at least 3 months of the year lol ) Next issue, it would sit very close to the head...if you could screw it in but...you can't because the firewall is too close. SO...You need a "Union" Now I know what you are thinking because I thought it too. "I don't want some "cobby" plumbing union under the hood of my car!" Besides just try and describe what a Union is to the average parts counter guy. Kids are smart nowadays and when you think they are looking for a part number they actually consulting Google for a photo of the thing they've never heard of. While standing at the counter I saw the sign that read "We make Hydraulic Hoses" So I asked do you have the fittings for those hoses? Yes most of them. What I ended up with is a 37 degree flare with a 3/8 pipe thread end (male) and a captive nut mating female with a 3/8 pipe thread end (female). It elevates the valve, allows you to position the valve exactly where it needs to go and best of all it is clean. Amazon delivers to my little hide-away free so I use them a lot. Additionally they have photos and descriptions that I value for generic items. The valve is a Four Seasons p/n 74682 $52.78 Spark Plug Wire removed for photo

There are over 60 cam patterns for industrial engines. It all depends on what horsepower was required and for a 265 that ranged from 80hp to 120hp, what rpm the engine is going, and what the gallons per 8 hour shift target is. An industrial engine typically can be a low as an operating rpm of 1450 rpm. a lot little higher in the 1800 rpm and rarely is anything over 2400 rpm. It is not just the cam, they will also use a lower compression head often times. In your case a 1959 industrial 265 tell me it more likely is in a combine, swather, harvester, tow motor or airplane tug. By 1959 the 251 industrial out sold the 265. Your 1948 238 ci motor would be likely from a truck and the lift would be the same as most of the 1959 265 engines, although the duration will be less. You will also find the head of the industrial is less compression than the 1948 238 motor.

Been a while, but when I needed a heater shut off valve I simply went in to my local better auto supply and looked in their old paper catalogs for "truck heater parts". The one I bought looks very much like the one in your link. Sadly, parts stores with the old folk behind the counter buried under paper catalogs are pretty rare nowadays. On the other hand, if you can come up with a competitor’s part number or an aftermarket brand part number they can usually match it.

I put the front plate on with rubber insulated clamps on top, and on the bottom I tapped some 1/4-20s into the fiberglass, which is quite thick at that point. I don’t have all the chrome hardware on yet and those ugly carriage bolts holding the bumper on are not in the same place. I marked the ugly ragged fender tips with blue tape and a sharpie. This is after trimming them off with a cut off wheel, and flat sanding with a long board to make them even. I did some touch up paint with a little brush & some matching red from my huge collection of skateboard paints. There are lots of chips and rough edges which need trimming and filling, but all I did is touchup the bits that you could see easily.

I have both the D19-D24Shop manual, Dodge Passenger Car parts list, and a Hollander 46-56 Interchange. Just bought the Parts List a week ago. I have a Word Document where I keep my car info. Some stuff I copy from posts, or info from vendors. Did screen shots of a few pages..still working on it.

OK, I'm brain dead now, too. Anyway, reminds me of a story a builder I met down in Texas told me. He was from California, and was building a house up in the mountains. Had a flat on a back-hoe or some other large equipment, and after having some one come out & change it, he & the guy with him, looked at each other, and the same *evil* idea popped into both of their addled brains. They decided to roll it down the mountain side. There were lots of trees on the way down, and they figured it wouldn't get terribly far. Wrong! It bounced off to this side or the other (hitting rocks, probably), and missed ALL of the trees. At the bottom of the mountain was a 4 lane highway. Traffic. The tire went right on through, and missed all of the vehicles going past. Needless to say they were very relieved, and never tried that again.

I admit I viewed the film strip without speakers and or headphones....bean is crazy.....this is a fav of mine.... Mr. Bean Live Performance at the London 2012 Olympic Games - Bing video

casting number are not part numbers.....little data was tracked in this manner....a cast profile can be ground to many different cam profiles in duration and lift.

Removed all the valves and tappets from the new block. Tagged the tappets in case I want to reuse them. Most fit without any wobble when you try to shake them in the bores (up and halfway down). Maybe 3 with pits or scratches I'll replace. Tappet adjuster heads are flat and smooth. Trying to compare camshafts to determine which is in the best shape, and if there are differences that affect ordering the timing gears. The last 2 rear lobes have wear on the rear edge unlike other lobes with wear in the center. Find that strange.

I have one of those on my 64 belvedere with poly 318. Works great.

On my 52 Cranbrook, I was able to purchase the seal from Napa for the heater valve. #BK6601000

From what I had in my D24 and the present cam from a D46 the lobes on the D46 cam were taller. Couldn't find either # in the Parts Book for my D24 or the 46-56 Hollander.

When I need a cable I go to my speedometer repair shop. They make custom ones for every purpose. One they could not make was an “Engine Stop” cable for bus that had to be 45 feet long. They ordered it from the manufacturer of the cable materials. If you have the knob you want to use I am sure they can match it up. If nothing else they can re-thread it to the knob. I am picky about cables. Seems like they never want to cooperate. When I replace a control cable I go for the best I can find. An extra few bucks is worth it when you don’t have to fight it every time you use it.

The number under the water pump means nothing concerning size of the engine, that is for sure. The head, as I said, same part number over several years. Without seeing the underside your not going to get any further information, sorry. The bombardier well your could remove the pan and check the part number on the crank and rods. Beyond that its just speculation on what it is. What was originally in a late 50s bombardier was a 265, but there were 251s in smaller ones and I have seen many times when we have pulled the engine it turned out to have come from a car or truck, so based on what your telling me only a part number is going to help us. On the sum and pan, you can change the pickups and pans to have back, front or center pickups. the pans are interchangeable depending on the application. You just need to remember to also change the pickup if you change the pan. Tim

Found her sitting in a barn since 1982, lots of mechanical work but the body was only soap & water and some new whitewalls.

I used to make a fair living correcting the same mistakes over and over from a big shop in town. Folks would have this shop replace their clutch but it would last only 10,000 miles and it would slip again. It seems that this shop had a policy of putting thin wave washers under the pressure plate on every clutch job they did. The reason was that they couldn’t always adjust the clutch afterwards and they never bothered to find out why. The cause was a worn out Clutch Fork that would not push the throw out bearing far enough to disengage the clutch or would actually bump the rotating pressure plate. The wave washers made the pressure plate fingers stick out further. However the clamping force of the pressure plate was compromised. I would remove a small plate from the top of the bell housing then turn the engine until a pressure plate bolt came into view. You had to loosen them in two stages then take the bolts out to let the wave washer fall out. 6 bolts, two turns of the engine to get the washers out then two turns to tighten the bolts. From then on the clutch life was normal. I would warn the customer that when they next needed a clutch that fork should be replaced. At the time they were about $23. My clutch jobs also included a rear motor mount if need, which was something nobody else even thought of looking at. The point is if the mechanic doesn’t know what they are doing, they take short cuts. If the repair lasts 90 days they are off the hook. With a old car you have to be very meticulous, do real failure analysis and be willing and able to take it apart again to get it right. Shops won’t do that. They think they can’t afford too. That’s why I do my own work.

Seemed to me to be a totally humorous send up of typical Olympic sports coverage. I am sure that the people who put this together did it for fun.

Scientific? Plymouthy, please just let them have their joke. This was the Japanese engineers attempting a joke. I wouldn’t be surprised if they planned the ramp to collapse so that they wouldn’t launch that huge tire into the next town. OK, to be fair, I have no idea what the translation is of the Japanese, and it may not be anything to do with “which tire goes farthest”. I just made that title up after watching the video.

When I dive deep into a hobby, I almost become obsessed with it. Digging in to find as much info as I can. I hunt for an on-line home for my hobby. The best place for support specific to my chosen passion. I found P15-D24 while seeking out options in a Google search. This site is without a doubt, the world-wide home for flathead era Mopars. I am a Facebook user too. I am a member of many FB groups specific to flathead era Mopars. I certainly don't learn much there on FB. I don't feel connected with any FB group members. Here we seem to have friendly, caring people who want to help. The age demographic here lends to respect and kindness. I have recommended this site countless times to FB users in specialized Mopar groups. I cannot tell you for sure how many come here, then register and stay. I have a suspicion that some users in here have different profile names on FB. So we can't really tell who's who between here and FB. I agree that the FB user interface is terrible. Yet it does help feed my seemingly endless desire to feed on flathead Mopar era information. However, indeed here at P15-D24 it feels more like home. @2nd place would be the AACA forum. I like it there too.

A powertrain upgrade that is well-executed can be fun to drive with modern traffic, but the flathead has a wow factor coming and going...and just sitting there in between Sunday drives

Well,it seems my reprieve is over. Started feeling REALLY bad. Couldn't eat,couldn't sleep. Come to find out i now also have cancer of the groin,and it is more aggressive than the cancer in my stomach. i knew something was up when my cancer surgeon called me personally on the phone to arrange new tests and to prescribe me a new (to me) cancer pill. She told me on the phone it was either that or for me to check on hospice care. She also warned me that many people can't take the pill because it makes them too sick. So,she prescribed them for me,and ironically enough I take so damn many pills now I forgot all about the new ones supposedly making people sick,and damn if I didn't start feeling better! Still have trouble breathing because of all the fluid in my stomach putting pressure on my heart and lungs,but better is better. Take a win and celebrate it! I was reminded the pills were chemo pills when I saw my surgeon a few days ago and she asked me how I was doing with them. Have another appointment in a week,and didn't worry about it until I noticed it said "lab work" and "chair" something. If it is more of that liquid drip chemo like I had before,I honestly think I would rather die. If it were to have the same effect on my mind it had the last time,I might as well die because I will be a vegetable sitting in a high chair to be fed. Making slow progress on my estate and funeral plans,though. New will,paid for the funeral,and am even supposed to get a Special Forces Honor Guard at my funeral because I am a MACV-SOG veteran. Have a friend I taught gunsmithing to come to the house last week and take away almost all my guns and all my reloading equipment and gun-smithing tools. He now has a Firearms Manufacturing License,and is going to sell them for me and give me the money. Putting my 51 Victoria back on the road next week so I can drive it around with a "For Sale" sign in a window. It is the only antique car I have with an auto trans. Can't drive a standard shift car anymore since I pinched a nerve in my left hip. Hell,I can't even get into the passenger side of a car or truck because I can't raise or bend my left leg. Who says getting old ain't exciting? I have no real problem getting into my 3/4 ton GMC pu from the driver side,though. Running boards and tall cab with wide doors. Paying the funeral expenses,registering a new will written by a lawyer,and arranging the Honor Guard were the biggies,though. I highly recommend you all handle your funeral expenses and legal work while it is still a luxury and not a necessity. You can always change it later if necessary. The important thing is to HAVE ONE. Unlike most of you,I don't have any living relatives,so there won't be much fighting over my estate anyhow,but I can rest easier now knowing all the cash it generates goes 50/50 to Feline Hope and St.Judes Children's Hospital.