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Went for about a 120 mile drive today to a vintage car swap meet. On the way back 10 miles from home I am dead on the roadside. Seems like I am not getting any fuel. I have little to no tools with me. My son is on the way to pick us up. Will be back with tools and a spare fuel pump to troubleshoot. My fuel pump was installed new from Andy Bernbaum last June. I know we have fuel in the tank. Poured some raw fuel into throttle body as well. Flashed right up for a few seconds then dies. Fuel tank was dropped. Boiled and cleaned out last summer. Vapor lock maybe? Not too hot out today. Engine temp is below half on gauge while at hiway speeds. However this was my first long-ish hiway trip with the car. At hiway speeds for extended periods. We shall see soon enough what’s up. More to come.

@Worden18 I am interested in learning what technique your friend used to bleed the brakes. We you in the car pumps while he cracked lines? or did he use some type of vacuum system? We did an awful lot of brake pumping and line cracking over here. I was drafting my wife, son, anyone, to get in the car and pump. Over a period of a couple evenings.

I found a Windsor Deluxe vehicle registration card. Dated 1969. Owner’s name and a $6 annual fee was listed. From the State of Massachusetts. Sadly upon researching the owner’s name on google I found his obit.

A modern sound system would be nice I will admit. I have a 12V power pack in the trunk if I ever need a boost. I have not used it yet, only on other people's cars. I do use the USB charges on it for my iphone though.

Another 6V user here. It works just fine. Lights are bright. It turns the 7:1 compression flat head 6 just fine.

I don’t own it yet....But I am working on it.

Another one for the Island Boys & Girls....1948 Special Deluxe barn find. Looks like the original front plate is still on it. @dpollo have you seen this ad? I suspect you have. If I were closer I would be on my way for a look. $4500 Canadian. About $3500 US Dollars is the asking price. I am not affiliated. I just saw the ad and I like it. From the pics it looks like it might be a half decent car to clean up.

Is that the 25” long 265 CI block?

Took my Windsor to a local smaller, casual car show today. They were expecting and hoping for about 50 cars. 102 showed up. I located a couple more local Mopars that i did not know of. A few got rodded. However I did find a fully stock, unrestored 1947 Businessman's Coupe. I think I saw D23 on the firewall? Not sure. We hung out and talked about our old cars, exchanged into and plan to meet up again soon. Here I am feeling like I reunited with a distant cousin. A 1937 Dodge. D5?

I have about 6 seasonal batteries to maintain throughout the winter. I have about 3 or 4 digital batter maintainers that I use on the batteries. I do not leave them on all winter. Yes, they are supposed to kick out but I don't trust them. What I do is plug them in for about 3-4 days every month. I rotate the maintainers through all the batteries. I store an ATV in a shed with no power. I bought a smaller sized solar charger with a long cord with 2 alligator clips. I lay the solar charger on the shed roof and flip it up toward the sun for a couple of days every 2-3 weeks to charge. Then flip it face down when I want the charge to stop. Seems to work well. No boiled batteries yet. I keep an eye the water levels too. If I can see tops of cell plates, more distilled water would be added. Have not had to add water in some years if I recall.

Yes, this is true about AGM batteries. Here are some more benefits: Spill-proof through acid encapsulation in matting technology High specific power, low internal resistance, responsive to load Up to 5 times faster charge than with flooded technology Better cycle life than with flooded systems Water retention (oxygen and hydrogen combine to produce water) Vibration resistance due to sandwich construction Stands up well to cold temperature Less prone to sulfation if not regularly topping charged Has less electrolyte and lead than the flooded version

@Don Coatney never fails to impress. .65A 7V battery charger. Brilliant. Simple, cheap at the thrift store and so effective. Do you leave it on there for long periods Don? Or just plug it in for a few days every month or so over the winter?

Our for a cruise tonight with Momma. A little shopping. A stop at her favourite Sushi restaurant for dinner. A fine warm evening. Nothing much worth noting except for the first time, I heard a few squeals from my brakes tonite. I have never heard this before. Not every time I brake. I did hear it 3 or 4 times while coming to a stop this evening. What would cause this? Brake pad dust maybe? Maybe I should get back in there and have at look at how the shoes are wearing? Final stop at my favourite gas station. The car doesn't need 96 Octane Supreme Plus, however it has no ethanol so I pretty much use it exclusively. My engine sure seems to purr on that nectar. Probably just a placebo. Yet it feels good giving my car the good stuff.

My 1953 book reads under Rear Axle section: Axle shaft nuts, 142 ft lbs minimum.

Needle-nose vice grips were my tool of choice for spring removal and installation. It was all I had that would do the job! Worden, there are tons of folks here with a lot more experience than me. However I recently completed my first Lockheed brake job, so I can share what I did, with good results. I set up the major adjustments as close as I thought was correct, not having the Million Dollar brake tool. Then I put the drums on. I tweaked one of the anchor adjustment cams tighter. Moving the shoe outward, until I could no longer turn the drum by hand. Then I back it off slightly so I could again turn the drum. Then I did the same with with the adjacent major adjuster cam on the same brake assy. Then I believe that the shoes were as close to the drum as possible without them touching the drums. I did this on all four drums. You must be aware that these cams turn in opposite directions, to their adjacent cam on the same wheel, to get the desired effect. Throw in left and right wheels, and front and rear, it can get confusing. It worked well for me once I had my head wrapped around the process.

I'm kind of confused. Are @Jipjob and @JIPJOBXX one in the same person?

I like that car. There was a time that I never looked twice at 4 doors. Now I love ‘em. The 4-door built Detroit and outsold all convertibles and coupes. They were so blah most were derby’d and crushed. Today? Big chrome and four doors? So sweet. And a little rare it seems. I don’t see so many nice old 4 door Mopars.

I just placed my order last night for a new visor and wheel skirts. 2 months delivery likely. Then I will get it primed and painted by a local painter. Likely late July or August before the parts are on my car. What other work are you doing besides brakes?

Sweet find! By chance June 2018 Hemmings Classic car features a 4 door 1941 Dodge on the cover with a full article inside. The editor also wrote an article on why we should be preserving 4 door vintage cars. 4 door sedans is what built Detroit. They outsold all 2 doors. Yet for decades they were pushed aside by collectors and pop culture. I am seeing more 4 doors getting attention these days. They are cheaper and a great entry level for new vintage Mopar enthusiasts.

Well that sucks Worden. Hopefully Bernbaum will make this right for you. In the meantime here is a Meadowbrook to cheer you up. Is it just me or are you also seeing more 4 Dr Sedans getting love these days? I wish I could find a visor locally. I like it!

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Congrats! I'm glad to learn that you purchased it. It will brings you lots of great memories. You'll soon have all walks of life walking up to you to talk about your car. I managed to restrain myself and stayed away from it. ;). I already have one old Mopar and limited space for another.

@Mark D nice car. How long is your trailer? What size truck are you using to tow your car? I am interested in getting a trailer. My '53 is 17 ft 6" bumper to bumper. Thanks, Keith

Today was a great day. My local Vintage Car Club hosted the Spring Garage Tour. We visited about 7 or so club member's garages. There was plenty to see. I will share a photo essay here in my Windsor thread. For without my Windsor I would not be a member and having such a great time. Here we go: We met at 9:30 at a local coffee spot to meet up and get some caffeine in us. Unfortunately it was a soggy wet rainy morning. Many members left their cars at home. There were about 40 members present and only about 8 vintage cars. I took my '53 out. Rain does not bother me. I enjoy driving it and on events like these, I can't think of leaving it home. The weather cleared up and the sun came out. I was so glad I had my old car to cruise in. Total travel was about 65 miles. About 30 mins of that on the hi-way. I was so very impressed with how well my '53 drives and handles on the hi-way. For a big old boat, it does very well. I'll stick with the MOPAR stuff first, then the other stuff after. Here is a member's 1953 Plymouth Belvedere convertible restoration. Coming along nicely. I was drooling over the vintage style high end spoke rims. These are period correct for the 50's MOPAR cars. I want these so bad, but whew, expensive! Here is a 1929 Dodge Brothers barn find. Appeared all there. Ready for a restoration. Unsure on the year of this truck. 1940's I'll guess based on the headlights: A 1940 Chev Master 85 beside me enjoying the view. Look-ey here! A 1950 Windsor Deluxe. The only other one I have found in my region. The owner said this was the first car he ever rode in. His mother carried him home from the hospital in it, a few days after he was born in 1950. His father bought this car new. I was awed by the member's attics full of parts. I thought I had too much stuff. Not by a mile! There are some very serious dudes out there with their own personal junk yards. I saw so much stuff today at several garages. I was shocked. This must be a very rare car. A 1926 Jewett getting restored. Made for only 4 years in Detroit. Cookies and coffee time again. This made me laugh. Appears to be a couple of young bucks at the drive in in Grandpa's 1930 Model A. Not sure where the does are. \ 1925 Chev Master 85. Business Coupe. 1930 Model A. I am sitting in this one with a big grin. Was quite a classy car. Finally back home and washed up. The front end and the chrome stops me briefly every time.

1,5,3,6,2,4. Crank throws as seen here. Every 120 degrees the next cylinder is at TDC. Take out all sparkplugs if you like for ease. You can use your fan blade for reference and turn it by hand to set up the next pair of valves to set. It will take two full revolutions of the crank to get through all valves in your 6 cylinder engine. Set them cold, then set them again when hot. I set up everything in the driveway. Took out the inner fender window. Went for a drive and got everything hot. Then when I got in the driveway, like a one man pit crew I pulled everything off to get in there and set the valves hot. It worked very well and car runs very smooth & quiet. https://youtu.be/aameeYT7SXQ