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Out cruising tonight. Today I pulled the front drums. Inspected brakes. Were perfect concentric. I tweaked the minor adjustment only. Just a tad. Front pads like new. No leaks. Fluid clear. I repacked the wheel bearings. I discovered both front wheel hubs are clockwise to tighten. Modern normal. It threw me off. Expecting left side to be LH threads. I assume someone changed it up. Will get to rears soon. Set accelerator pump to middle setting. Re-installed RH splash pan. Man that is a pain. My wife helped. She was under the car. I was reaching down from above. I’m trying to locate some micro-wrenches so I can get at the points. I need 7/32. No luck yet. I’ll try more stores soon. I won’t touch timing or dwell until I have some. A pic, out for a cruise this evening.

With #1 piston at TDC, where abouts is the rotor pointed to? Plug #1 plug wire at the rotor ? Imagine the face of a clock. Position #1 should be about the 7:00 position. Is the system wired for positive ground? Each plug wire after #1, track them to their spark plug locations. What are they? 1, 5, 3, 6, 2,4? The positive wire at the coil, does it have a wire traveling to the distributor cap, at the side? Ultimately hooked to the breaker points? Is the condenser wired up properly? See any sings of line cracking or carbon tracking inside the distributor cap? Rotor tip and inside cap free of corrosion? IS the small spring and carbon tip still in place in the centre of the distributor cap? It rides on the centre of the rotor.

Sorry Ulu. Thanks fot your interest. I will send you a personal message on my 1953 Chrysler Windsor.

Is that a valve seat? Looks more like a steam valve brought up from the Titanic. I’ve hand cut a few valve seats. Not sure I’d make any progress with that by hand.

Some literature that came with the car:

Touché @MarcDeSoto you nailed it. I get to enjoy this one everyday that I drive it. I still have my Plymouth to wrench on and fix up. @Ulu my ‘53 Chrysler is for sale locally. Not sold yet. Thanks for all the kind comments folks. I had no idea so many of you watched my YT videos. They will continue. I’ve been too busy to produce a video of my new acquisition. Been wrenching on it! Lol. Fuel leak is fixed. It was the pressure regulator. Pulled the hill in 3rd WOT tonight. No issues. Dwell needs addressing, its at 20 deg. Will get more work done this weekend. Working for wages is my biggest problem with my new car! It takes me away from it too much.?

Here is the double action fuel pump/vacuum pump. Also seen is the 1-4 psi Holly pressure regulator. I resealed the regulator cover. I used Permatex Motoseal 1. A very slim coat. This stuff won’t break down in gas or oil. I don’t see or hear an electric fuel pump anywhere. Unsure the regulator is needed. However it's a tight fit to re and re to test fuel pressure psi without regulator. So I’ll reinstall all and test drive.

Thanks for your comments. I share the same sentiments. I’m humbled and awed that it’s actually mine. Very fortunate. What a doll she is.

WOT = wide open throttle. Previous owner added a fuel pressure regulator. It maintains a limit of fuel pressure. Say 4 lbs or so. Looks like this one here. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/hly-12-803

Been out cruising a wee bit tonight. I have been testing and tuning, circling the car around the neighborhood. It's been good. Time to take it down the big hill and put it to the big test on the climb back up, to return home. 3rd gear wide open. 35 mph. Steep grade, headed uphill. After 7 or so seconds I start to feel a miss. Then a buck. Then she dies. Middle of a hill. No traffic coming either way. My son Kyle is with me. Man, we can smell raw gas bad. Engine turns over but won't fire. Quick decision to roll backwards, then crank the wheels to try get pointed down hill again. A sort of slow-motion "Rockford" reverse u-turn. Got 3/4's of the way turned around. Kyle leaped out and pushed me the rest of the way. We got rolling down the hill now. Kyle jumped in like we just robbed a bank. I tried jump start it in 3rd. Cough sputter and died. No fuel I reckon. Yet I could sure smell plenty of fuel a few minutes earlier. While coasting down the hill we strategized a plan. It was dusk. I did a California stop at a 4 way, and carried on rolling down hill. Kept speed up, turned left, and rolled right into a shopping mall parking lot. Came to a stop, fired up the engine and she ran perfect again. Hmm. I'm thinking WOT, heavy load, uphill, flooded somehow maybe? Being as we could smell raw fuel. Float needle valve stuck open? Well, we better try the hill again. She seems to be running fine now. This second attempt up, I stayed in second gear. Max throttle about ⅝ open. 25 mph all the way up and made it home without a problem. I get to scratching my head in the garage. I grab a flashlight and a mirror. I see a fuel regulator installed down at the pump output side. It's dripping pretty good. A leak. I suspect leaking a little all along, however at WOT up the hill, we sucked the bowl down and it was not refilling fast enough maybe? The drip was considerable as float was wide open and lots flowing thru, yet dripping out. So we could smell it....I think. It's a theory. Regulator will come off inspected. Likely replace. Fuel pressure will be tested. Good run overall though. Was fun. Always a good time.

Not yet. It’s listed for sale currently.

@Los_Control I have two ‘38 year cars now so I cant call my Plym just “my 38”. My Plymouth isn’t going anywhere. I don’t have much YT content to share latey as I am still waiting on the block. It’s my learning aide. I learn so much working on it. I will carry on as planned and have it running again. I’ve not lost interest. My ‘53 will go. I have a 2 bay garage. My Ply is going nowhere. So the ‘53 Chrysler has to go to offer up indoor, warm parking for my new coupe. Deep down I prefer the ‘35-38 styling and simplicity. The ‘53 was my gateway drug into old mopars. Now I’m an addict. Its a great car too, but I had to choose. This ‘38 Coupe is a heartbreaker. A dream car for me. I’m setting things just right on it here now. Adjusting the clutch. Choke. Idle mixture. Dwell. Timing. Carpet and floor pans are out. I’m in there right now, took a break to check in here. i’m doing all The great stuff that I learned on my ‘53 and ‘38 Plymouth. Its been a fun ride so far. It will continue to be. There will be plenty more YT videos. I have a enjoyed making them. Very much. Teaching others subject matter forces me to learn more and seek a deeper understanding. Its a great motivator. I don’t edit videos much. I speak 95% on the fly, and screw up lots. My vocabulary is not... Shall we say scholarly? Is that a word? Lol. Just a mild change here to keep things exciting. The candle burns strong here for old mopars.

Oh I did, and I will drive it a lot! Here she sits in her new home. My garage.

What does this relate to? Maybe I can explain.

@chrysler1941 Hmm. Not sure how to do that. Upload to google files and share? Allow me access? Then I can download it?

Yes please! Any info is appreciated. Is it all email-able to me? Mine is a C18. Made in Canada.

Admin, could you please move this to the main P15-D24forum? Thanks.

The correct lingo is new to me. What should I call it? I believe there are 2 coupe options. One has a back seat, the other does not. Mine does not. What is the proper moniker for my model?

Spare parts:

How many here could look the other way when this opportunity presented itself? 1938 Chrysler Royal. Restored right down to the single last bolt, 25 years ago. 7,000 more miles on the odometer today, since it was appraised in 1998. Came with all the candy. I have receipts as far back to the original owner in 1959, when he installed a new engine. Been sitting indoors for 25 years, barely used. Has a 265 ci 25" engine in it. Gobs of torque. 3 speed manual with OD. Factory options include cab heater, clock, AM radio. Everything works like new as it should. It is so tight, and drives like a brand new car. He loaded up my 8 foot long truck box with spare parts too...Tons of spare parts! I left home at 4:15 am yesterday morning with a trailer. 4 hour drive each way. I was ready if the car was right, I'd take it home. I did. This is a fine automobile and I am extremely happy to own it. Sad too, to see the fellow invest so much, to let it all go 25 years later. The seller was a gentleman. A professional auto dealer mechanic his whole career. What a pleasure to deal with. I feel very fortunate to take this car and make it mine. More to come on my YT channel. My 1953 Chrysler is currently listed for sale locally.

Poor girl has been sitting too long. Glad to see you are putting in the effort to bring her back. Dang that’s an oil pan! Good size. Might as well pull a rod cap. Note its mounting position and bearing mounting tabs too. Put it back the exact same way. Show some pics of the crank and bearing surfaces. Its easy to pull, inspect and re-install 1 rod cap. Need a 3/8 torque wrench. That’s about it. Pull just 1 for now. Plasti-gauge wouldn’t hurt either. Now’s the time!

Another thing I learned from getting burned at a swap meet is...If you see something you’d like, buy it. Now. Don’t plan to come back and get it later. Just incase you might find better one at a future seller’s table. Just buy it now. Odds are if you don’t buy it, it’ll be gone when you come pack to buy it later. Then you’ll be mad at yourself. I’ve lost a couple of good finds. Being an idiot. Putting the item back down. Thinking, there will likely be a better deal coming up later today. Nope. Go back, its gone. Then later you see the new owner at the swap meet, carrying the very item that you passed up....Talk about salt in the wound. Sometimes life’s harder when you’re dumb.

I look forward to a trip to Hershey someday. Seems to be the mecca for vintage Mopar lovers. Once this covid crap is dealt with I will go. Maybe 2022. Fingers crossed. What other great events should us Mopar fanatics put on our bucket lists? Too few stock Mopars to be found in my parts. I shall buck the trends and do my part to keep the legacy alive.