SteveR

Nothing? Wow you have a great family history!

There are buildings and houses dating back to 15-1600's that are still in use today. The oldest thing I have is a pocket watch from 1859. It still works. My wife has a suitcase she used when she went to America on the Queen Elizabeth in 1957. Its not that old but it still has the stickers and their cabin number on it. I also have many things my Grandpa had in WW1 including his gas mask. It's hard to think I knew someone that fought in a war over 100 years ago. My earliest family member immigrated to the U.S. from England around 1640. I guess old cars and other old things all go together. I'm becoming one of them. haha

I'm looking into this Thanks for the tip.

Dan, I'll bet you don't have a Castle built in 1085 that's still standing. I met my wife in America. She is English. She said, "there isn't anything old in America". I said what are you talking about we have Ft Snelling!" She asked when was it built and I said 1820. her words cut me to the quick, "That's not old." she said. It turns out that she lived in Kenilworth England and use to play in the ruins of Keniworth Castle built in 1120. So I have to concede.

Dan when I looked at where you were from, Ludlow, I thought your not that far from me. Then I read a little farther and realized your Ludlow is in Maine. I think I need a new pair of glasses.

Dan when I looked at where you were from, Ludlow, I thought your not that far from me. Then I read a little farther and realized your Ludlow is in Maine. I think I need a new pair of glasses.

This has to be the best site out there. Thanks to Tod, Sniper, Dan & The Oil Soup. I think at this point I am going to mount a gauge under the Dash as a temp measure. I do not know how much tube I have protruding from the original gauge, but will be looking into it. I Just flushed out the cooling system and will be adding new antifreeze. I checked the timing & found my overheating problem. The timing had changed to firing 'after' tdc. This has happened to me once before so I will have to re-tighten the Distributor. I am running 12vdc with electronic ignition.

Sniper, Thanks for the link. I would love to put like for like in but the shipping and the price of the unit would be $207.Way beyond what my meager pension allows me to spend. There are times when I wish I was back home in Minnesota.

Tod Thanks for your reply.Grafting looks pretty straight forward to me. Your instructions with pictures are very helpful. I am assuming that if the soldered seal is not correct you will loose the ether and have to buy another. You mentioned about the American aftermarket ones. Where might I get them on line? Can I blow into my gauge and test it? How much psi would it take to check if it is broken or not?

Sorry but I forgot to ask. I had a boil over so I need to replace the antifreeze. In America I always use to use Prestone. I can get this here in England but so much has changed in Antifreeze that it is a muddle. IAT, OAT, HOAT. Also England gears more to the modern European cars than our lovely Classic American ones. Thanks guys

When I got my 37 Plymouth it did not have a temp sending tube. The gauge is in the dash but read in the middle of it. The engine is a 52 Dodge 230CID. Is there an after market unit I can buy? How hard is it going to be to remove the old sending unit from the block, and what thread size am I looking for? I would love to have it all original but the cost is very expensive. When your retired cost counts. haha

When I bought my 37 Ply it had the original exhaust muffler. Unfortunately you can't tell what it is. Its rusty and round and we know it was on the road in Montana in 1968. It does have a rumble and my wife loves it. I do get tired of listening to the rumble while driving though. Every once in a while we have a kid with a 4 cylinder rev up his car around the corner. I was in my car one time and started up my 230 and revved the engine just to give him a little competition. He never came around to see what it was but mine sure sounded much better than his little 4 popper.

Pete, It's amazing what you find out about people. I had a friend also into the Civil War. He and his wife happened upon a stand for 'The Daughter of the American Revolution.' Gene was talking to them and they asked if he knew of any one in his family that was in the Rev War? He said "No but my wife has." They were over the moon and wanted all the details. He said their eyes lit up. They asked him. 'does she know what regiment he fought under?' He replied, "Yes we do.". They were beside themselves and started telling them how you can get documents about her relative and that the Government is very helpful. They then asked, 'what regiment was he in.' Gene replied, "the 12th Highlanders" Their faces immediately turned to frowns because he fought for the British side.

I was big into the American Civil War re-enacting. I got a lot of stick from my ex about it. My family can be traced back to Massachusetts in 1638 so I had family members in the Revolution and Civil War. I asked her, "do you know what country fought in the Civil War? Her response was, "How do I know?" I then asked her name 1 country that fought in the Revolutionary War? Again she didn't know and walked away from me. I have since remarried to a wonderful English Wife. We put up the union Jack on our flagpole here in England. I then said I was going to also put up the American flag underneath it. She was a bit apprehensive but then I explained America was fighting in Europe too. She then thought it was a good Idea. I love the way you have other nations represented with their flags Love the car and you guys look great!

Thanks Merl for your comeback. Your an early bird this morning. I'm from Minnesota so I know what time zone your in. Hers a photo. No markings re. 'in' or 'out'

Hi Guys, I recently had to replace the brushes on my 1937 Plymouth starter motor. In order to remove the starter I had to remove the 2 oil filter hose to the engine. Unfortunately the hoses have perished and I had to replace them. It took a while to get new brushes here in England and I forgot which hose went where. My engine is a 1951-52 dodge. I looked on the internet and I have seen 2 ways of install. 1) bottom hose to pressure side & 2) bottom hose to return. Which way? Thanks for your help

Plymouth Adams I have no Idea how many amps I'm drawing my meter only goes to 10 ohms. I just adjusted it until it sounded somewhat correct.

An update. I have removed the horn and adjusted it. I am sure the neighbors were very happy with me as it took some time in adjusting and trying it and and trying it for about 1/2 hour. I then was under the car jacking it up to clean the grease from the brakes (my seal is gone and the only place I can get one is in the US). I noticed some holes in the cross member and lo and behold 2 of them line up with my horn. You can actually see the outline of where the bracket went. I guess I can safety say this horn is the original. The next question, which I probably never know is, why did someone unbolt the horn and leave it loose? Thanks for all you guys help.

Thanks Andy, I love the look of your car! You really did a good job. It all seems to tie in together, old + new. Some old cars are done up so modern it detracts from the car. Course that's my opinion. The only problem I can see is the steering is on the wrong side. LOL Thanks for your help. Steve

Thank Andy that helps. Could you tell me if the workings are a solenoid with a metal diaphragm for the sound. Nice engine! Do you have a Picture of the rest of your car?

Sorry that 1936-41 Plymouth

I have the service manual for the Plymouth 1926-41. There is no mention of the horn in there except for the wiring. Will the above manual tell me what horn is suppose to be in my car?

I have a 1937 Plymouth Deluxe 6. I have owned it now for 1 year. I noticed between the radiator and front grill a horn loose. I eventually got it out and appears to be a klaxon type. Currently I have a modern horn to pass the testing here in England. I am wondering what type horn was used in my 1937 Plymouth. Also is there a repair manual. The diaphragm looks bent in 2 directions. Thank guys!

I looked high and low for Autolite and AC spark plugs here in England and came up with nothing unless I want to buy from USA and pay huge freight costs. I can get the NGK here. So I am stuck with those. The car industry in England is geared to European modern cars or older English cars. Tell them you have a 1937 Plymouth and they say right away, 'No we don't stock anything for you.' I seem to remember in Minnesota, 10,000 Auto Part store would say let me check around. Even if it was an English Mini or MG. That doesn't happen here. I have ruled out Champion, thanks to Plymouthy Adam's humor reminding me about them. It reminded me of my 20's and my 1965 Slant 6 Barracuda where several new plugs went a foul. This is my 1st classic car and I now am faced with learning old school all over again with the help of a bunch of great guys on this forum who give of their time and experience. Thanks Guys!

Thanks =o)