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Hickory

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  1. Hickory

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    I agree with sniper on the title, just a thought but i think this is been several post named HDC and if anyone is trying the search function using title as a parameter then none of you post would show up. Just a thought.
  2. I figured so, i like using star washers on grounds like that. It looks a little rusty maybe something to clean it and protect it. Glad you found it.
  3. I love it when she talks to you ?
  4. I see the title performance vs reliability, with that said the easy performance upgrades are dual exhaust manifolds, shave the head .05-.07 and the rebuild. New pistons may be needed. Thats reliable now you can add dual carbs and reground cam but i think that can get expensive quickly. The best upgrade is brakes and rear end as mentioned. With the taller rear gears(i used a jeep rearend, easy change and lots of info here) a fresh engine is the best way to utilize the speed increase.
  5. Just to eliminate that type of a problem i would just give the starter solenoid a permanent ground and see if there is a difference
  6. I also remember that my 49 starter solenoid was grounded through the generator to prevent it cranking while the car qas already running. This was advanced thinking by the Chrysler corporation. You now have an alternator so how has that been rewired. May be related may not.
  7. Thats why you only had 6.4 during charge. A charger would normally put out 6.7-7.0 volts depending on the charger and the state of the battery.
  8. Yes, and I have the jack and the two tire spoons and the tool for the split rim. Oh and the crank.
  9. The firing order is always the same, just because the rotor is pointed somewhere else doesn't change the position or order of your pistons. You just start the firing order wherever your rotor is as long as you are tdc on one that's where your rotor points. Technically it can be anywhere. The factory spot is 7.
  10. I also am in search of the correct tool kits for my 29 mainly for show and not for use.?
  11. I learned 3+9 at the tender age of 5 by my oie man. He was backwoods, and dangerous mostly. But that he taught me and I'm sure there was a story behind it.
  12. Well I can tell you my 29 DeSoto has one, (but if course it is a flathead screwdriver pipe screw which makes it fun to remove) so I would think they had the hole since the beginning of close to it.
  13. That is the firing order on 95+% of all straight 6 engines including diesels
  14. I'm hoping to visit the show next year. It's a 4.5 hour drive from here with a normal vehicle so it would be without my car. 45 mph is a comfortable speed with the ol 29.
  15. I hate napa, their prices are high and electrical sucks. Just my opinion, but around here they have smarter people behind the counter. I like all pro. They do me right. But as said before rock auto will surprise you and the shipping has been quick lately.
  16. Yes quite the history session. My headliner is a map of route 66
  17. I agree with rich mark the dizzy to where the rotor is pointed. Life happens, parts don't and memories fail. Piece of tape would work well. It won't wipe off with oily fingers
  18. Running, what for. The 29 gets me where I got to go. My little man loves the car. He would rather ride in that than mommy's new car in the background. The cutlass. Smart boy.
  19. Brought the 29 DeSoto to the lake for sunset tonight. Started right up. Still has a stumble on acceleration but it was fun to get out with it.?
  20. I want rural area. But I also want to have a small garage business of repairing old cars. We are only 50, the wife's pension is a nice sized one that she can collect at 55. So we are looking to get easy minimal jobs and collect the pension. Just start winding down you know. We were just in Tennessee checking it out, and liked the pigeon forge area. But wasn't to impressed with the Bristol Kingsport Johnston area. But on our drive back to New York we stopped in wytheville Virginia and loved it.
  21. From Bristol to pigeon forge year average 4.6". Where I'm from we can get that an hour for weeks at a time ?. Even Bennington Vermont gets an average of 50" a year and that seems very minimal to me.
  22. I was in pigeon forge Tennessee this weekend and the amount of cars was great. Here in cny there are a lot of shows every weekend and very large cruise inns.
  23. So me and the wife have 3-5 yrs till we relocate, the wife will retire from the state of New York and I will stop being a diesel technician and take it easy and work on classic cars. We love Vermont but they tax her pension. So Tennessee has come into our thoughts. Mountains, no snow, no tax on. Pension. So I'm curious about the car scene in eastern Tennessee and in Vermont. And are there a need of classic repair stations in either.
  24. Since you can see my shadow box I will show those too
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