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There are many-a-damaged timing covers out there. Many that will no longer hold oil in. Just sayin....

Just cause I wanted to whack the horse 1 more time: In my 1953/54 Mopar parts book I am comparing the L6 and the V8 engines. The 6 does not show a felt dust seal in the parts diagram. The V8 engine does show the dust deal in the parts diagram. Yet in the parts listings I see a dust seal part number for every single 6 and V8 engine is listed. 6 cyl #1328250, V8 # 1328250. Funny hey? Imagine that. No wonder there is so much confusion and we are 3 pages in and about 800 views to change 1 seal. I am now done whacking the horse. Send it to the glue factory.

At 6:31 you can see it sandwiched between the pulley and the front cover.

Page 1 of this thread. I posted my video. Did anyone watch it? At 4:51 mark. Look at the large felt washer. See it? I had also installed a speedi sleeve on the pulley hub too. I recorded it and posted the separate video on YT.

When using blow hammers, guides, etc. installing a new seal without tweaking the cover, is going to be way harder than removing the old seal.

That’s fantastic @38DeSoto 11 in Canada, meaning 27 only were built in the USA? Totalling 38. Looking in my Chrysler Catalog it does show total production for 2 door, 3 passenger coupe with rumble seat at 38 qty total. It seems to be consistent with your Dad’s letter. That’s awesome. Have you or your Dad found another one, the same as his Canadian ‘38 R/S coupe? There cannot be many left. Your info gives me a little more confidence in my Canadian Chrysler production at 40. Thank you for that.

A ‘38 Desoto coupe built in Canada! It is super rare! I’d be interested to learn how many they actually made. I’ll guess under 50 in Canada that year. The previous owner of my ‘38 Canadian built Chrysler coupe told me that only 40 were made. I can’t seem to find a way to verify that. I know of a ‘37 Desoto coupe laying to waste in a garage. Here in my town. I kinda want it. To save it. The owner is quite fragile and older. I wonder if it was made in Canada? Possibly. I too have had ‘38 out a few times already.

At the 2:28 mark in this video we are installing the front seal. Inserted at the rear side and pushed in, toward the front.

I am a knuckle dragger! Lol. Just yesterday I was on my knees all afternoon installing new brakes on my ‘98 Dodge 3/4T truck. Followed by an oil change on my ride-on mower. There’s no job too big or small around here. If I can save $2, I’m incentivized. Remembering where you came from and staying grounded seems to be forgotten by many in todays world. Lol. Besides I like it here. This is the best place in the universe for flathead Mopars. I would not be surprised if Jay Leno is here under a false moniker. Jay if you’re reading this maybe drop a subtle P15-D24 hint in an upcoming flathead era Mopar YT video. That’d be cool.

When my steering rack bites the dust I may see if I can get a heavier replica machined. I greased the steering parts today. Some replaceable bushings on the steering end links would have been nice. I’ll keep pouring the grease to them. I will consider bushings in the future. So far my unit runs, steers and cuts well.

As promised...Here is the local TV news article:

I was given another old photo of my 1938 Chrysler coupe. Here it parked on the road. Just a normal daily driver. They tell me the car in the foreground is a 1955 Hudson. So the photo was snapped at some point after that I guess. Its neat to have these old gems of my car.

Do I have a transmission rebuild video? Lol. I can’t recall the exact one. I tackled a number of old Mopar transmissions. I went into my top shifter 3 speed transmission a couple of times. It was great fun. I tore apart one tranny that was the same as you show Bob. Certainly different than my earlier transmission. If you are not in a hurry, go for it. I suggest you pre-order your parts and wait for them to arrive before you tear your tranny apart. You could be delayed quite a while waiting for parts to arrive. Then you might be scratching your head to remember how to put it all back together. You have a support team here. You’ll have all you need to figure it out if you need a few tips.

Yes the white & blue Pacer. Were the six figure Pace Arrows overlooked? Lol. Many at the show had no idea what they were or their worth. Many spectators attending the show noticed and commented on the Pacer and the ‘72 VW. ?

I suggest you don't watch it. A guy is operating a metal lathe. While it is running he reaches over it. His clothes get caught in it and it pulls him in to it. Sadly it rings him out like an old washing machine set of rollers. It happened so incredibly fast.

Today I participated in a local vintage car show. Ir was a good show. I met a lot of people. I was quite pleased to meet a fellow P15-D24 member here who has a flathead old Mopar and lives right here in my town! I hope to meet up with him again soon to check out is old Mopar. Ideally I get to help turn a few wrenches on it. @42D22 Here are some photos from today's meet. The local TV crew interviewed me and my Chrysler. They tell me we'll probably be on the local TV news tomorrow. That'll be cool. If that works out, I'll post a a video here later. About 75 vintage cars registered. We started as seen here in a parking lot and socialized. We completed a driving tour then ended up on the grass of our main park downtown for a free public show. Here are all the Flathead era Mopars I found: 1928 Dodge Standard 6 1940 Dodge D16 Special My 1938 Chryler

I have a 25” long 237 in my 1938 Plymouth. I bought it that way.Although I did not do the mods, I may be able to offer some photos and ideas

Excellent news! Congratulations. I’d love to hear more details on the intial start up. Did you build up oil pressure? Static timing only? Hook everything up before firing it up? Is it idling well? I’d love to to hear the juicy details.

Earlier trunnion type? I didn’t find them too bad. There was no way I could press-out the cross shaft. It had very little wear, so I left it. Good thing my boot was in good condition. No way to boot over the seized cross pin. Had to re-use my old boot. The little wear buttons I circled below were made wrong. Wouldn’t fit. I re-used the old ones. Aftemarket parts reproduction problems again. All other parts I fit in the trunnions were new. So I probably 75% rebuilt-it. Don’t forget the larger main spring that maintains pressure on the driveshaft. Otherwise you’ll hear clunking and pulsating every time you let off the throttle. That’s when the rear wheels and momentum are pushing the car. Thrust forces on the driveshaft change. It pushes the driveshaft forward. When I bought my Plymouth I experienced this odd sound. When I got into the trunnion later, it was an “aha” moment. Install a new spring voila. Fixed!

I agree as I could see its limitations as soon as I got close to it. Lots of happy owners on line it seems. Today I drove up, down and sideways across the steepest part of our yard. It worked well if I shift my weight around to prevent any possible rollovers. We’ve been riding dirt-bikes and ATVs for many years. We’re sort of used to it I suppose. We’ll see how we like it after a season of mowing.

My justification for this latest purchase is weak. I’ve always wanted a ride-on mower. I’ve pushed a lot of mowers in my time. I’ve never really “enjoyed” mowing the lawn. My wife loves a green lawn. I heckle her when she fertilizes our lawn and sets the timers for the sprinklers. The last couple of years she’s been busy with house renovations so I let the lawn lay to waste. It took Momma exactly ¼ of a second to agree on buying this when I presented it. Its 1 year old and has 15 mins run time. The seller had all the literature and original purchase receipt. I saved $1000 off the price of a new one today. Not the greatest build, made overseas but I can look after and repair it. Troy-Bilt with a 382 cc engine. Momma likes the ride-on mower so we can fight over who gets to run it. I’m happy to have another internal combustion engine to put to work and maintain. Its fun hobby, engines and related.

I have driven across the USA border back and forth many times a year for the past 40 years. Don’t try to hide something illegal. Don’t lie about any questions they ask you. If you’re straight and clean you have nothing to worry about. If they want to search your let. Let them. Sit back and watch them go at it. They’ll find nothing anyway. Once in a while you get a mall cop who got a promotion to a border agent job. They are generally miserable at work. Seem to have a chip on their shoulder. Asking stupid condescending questions. Just smile and answer them. They can be ignorant. Don’t stoop to their level. Don’t be a smart alec or try to make a joke. Simply answer their questions as brief as possible. Leave your firearm at home. Don’t try to bring any food north. No fireworks. No booze. No carton of smokes or cigars. That kinda stuff they frown upon. If you have prescription drugs you’ll be fine. Enjoy your trip to Canada. You’ll be fine here. Fill up your fuel tank in the USA right before you enter Canada. When you get back to the border, to re-enter USA show up running on fumes. Fill up as soon as you get back into the USA. You’ll save likely at least $50. You’ll need a passport. Do you have one?

Looking here in my records the strait 8's of that era had various stroke lengths. You may want to measure your stroke to confirm. The optional higher compression ratios were created by different cylinder head combustion chamber sizes. 1935 Through 1942 the Chryslers, there were a 3 different of straight 8 offerings: Some have 3 ¼" bore x 4 ⅛" stroke 273.8 ci std compression ratio 6.7:1 optional 7.4:1 110 BHP optional 115 BHP Some have 3 ¼" bore x 4 ½" stroke 298.7 ci std compression ratio 6.2:1 optional 7.4:1 110 BHP optional 122 BHP Some have 3 ¼" bore x 4 ⅞" stroke 323.5 ci. 6.5:1 compression ratio 130 BHP It would be fun to take the 323 ci engine and put the optional high compression ratio 273.8 head on it. I did this with my Chrysler 6 and gained about 7-8 psi. Here's hoping you have the beefy-baby. The 130 HP offering. I love the purr and smooth balance of a straight 8.

Rock Auto. Your local parts store will have these. Just give him the Fel-Pro number. Don't tell him year/make/model. You gotta have the gasket in there. A little exhaust dope on both sides helps too.

By the 1970’s the rest of the industry started all doing what Chrysler had been giving us since about 1933. See here: