SteveR

You might want to check the voltage with the lights on and running to see what charge is going to the battery.

I worked in the print shop of Control Data. We had 9 ATF Chief 17 Offset printing Presses. Each one had a number marked on the water bottle. You could put 5000 sheets of paper in the feeder at one time. There was a Vacuum & air pump for the feeding of the paper. 2 sucker tubes would pick up the sheet and send it down the registration table where it was printed and deposited into the delivery tray which also could hold 5000 sheets if needed. The guy next to me was Roger, he was a bit slow and I would help him out where I could. I found that I enjoyed fixing these machines more than running them to the annoyance of the manager who's job it was and I did a better job. Roger one day was having problems getting a sheet of paper to pick up by the suckers. In 2 hours he had not gotten 1 sheet to print. I offered to help him and he barked at me, "You worry about your press and I will worry about mine"! The fix was an easy one where the sucker tubes had to be rotated slightly down to make contact with the paper. After 2 hr of Roger doing nothing he went to brake. I then moved his sucker tube so the machine would work. When he came back I said, " I shouldn't help you because of the way you spoke to me but I will anyways. Your problem is the number on your water bottle is not facing forward". He didn't believe me. I said run your machine. He did and it ran perfectly. I then said, "If I turn the bottle it will stop feeding". and it did when I turned it back it worked again. I did this several times and every time it would not work when I turned the Bottle. I really thought he would bit but no he did not. To my amazement he had to run the back side of this paper. Now the paper was curl up and the sucker tubes would have to be moved. He did not know this so he played around for another hour trying this and trying that to no avail. He then say down totally dejected and frustrated and in stead of asking me for help he went to his water bottle and started turning it. I GOT YA! There was a switch in the delivery that when the tray would lower to its max it would hit this switch and turn off the pump. I merely stepped on it as I turned the bottle to stop the feeding and released it to start up again.

When living in Minnesota, Born and bred, I owned 10 firearms from shotguns to muzzle loaders to pistols to WW1 rifles. Never did I use them for self defense. Here in England with the goofy gun laws they have I gave up my guns before we moved. Now we have a German Shepard called Ellie and her aggressive bark is enough to ward of anyone who even walks by our house.

I seem to remember Henry Ford experimented with an engine he called a X-8 engine in the 20s. I don't believe it came of anything

In the 80s I carved out the basic car for my son. He wanted it to look like a 1980 Lamborghini Countach with open wheels. He finished the sanding and then painted it black with about 7 coats of Clear Lacquer on it. This this had a very high gloss to it. He took it to the meet in a sock because it would show up finger prints on it. There were about 5 classes of trophy. Unfortunately he did not win anything but came second in 4 categories. In the best finish he lost by a flip of a coin. He was gutted. I said that you should be proud of yourself. No one else who won were in 4 categories like you were and you still have a very stunning car. I use to love going to these events when my boys were in Cub scouts.

It sounds like you passed on a pretty solid car for a young person to enjoy as he learns about these lovely old cars. Good on ya!?

We here in England have several shows to attend. Rally of the Giants is all American and probably the largest. To Club members its free. My wife and I like to go to the Welland Steam Fair. There is so much to see it takes two days. It also is free and only by invite. We don't mind sitting next to our car and talking to people. We usually bring a small camp stove and brew up a cup of tea. Owning an American Car in England is a unique experience and most people are not use to seeing them. We will usually let interested people both young and old sit in our car. I do find charging the car owner a fee, unwanted especially when the public has to pay as well to see the cars. The insurer, Footman James has a Coffee and Chrome meet every so often where its free and you get a cup of coffee/tea and a bacon butty. The problem with this is it's always on a Sunday and I would rather be in Church sense I am one of the Preachers there. On Wednesday about once a month there is a Wheels on Wednesday in the grounds of Spetchley Park. It dates back to 1605 and all cars are welcome for £5

I remember those travel statues. You don't see them any more. My wife use to live in Tenerife and she said you see a lot of them. I wonder if that statue could actually grant you a safe journey? Oh well, that is a Beautiful dash!!!

I had to install Guillotines (no not that type) in the Printing trade. They were commonly called Paper Cutters. The one that I had to install came from Germany. All the unpainted surfaces were sprayed with cosmoline. It was 2 days of cleaning with 2 people doing it. The first time I did this the engineer that was training me kept on saying, "I hate this stuff"! When I asked him why he said, "You wait." We were using a solvent called, Blanket Wash. The stuff came off fairly easy but he kept saying, "I hate this stuff"! I could not understand him saying this and every time I asked him why he hated it he would only say, "You wait"!. It took 3 days of cleaning and after a week the Guillotine was installed and operators trained. At the airport as we were going home, him to Chicago and me to Minneapolis. I asked him one last time why he hated the cosmoline. His reply, "You wait"! With that we parted and I was none the wiser. 3 months went by and I had to install a Guillotine with the help of one of our younger engineers. As we started cleaning the cosmoline. I said, "I hate this stuff"! Roy said why its not so bad. I said, "You wait"! Roy was a bit bewildered at why I kept on saying, you wait just as I had done. On the last day of cleaning Roy asked me again and I came clean. I said when you go home tonight and eat dinner and when you wake up tomorrow to eat breakfast. Every time you bring your hand to your mouth you will smell that cosmoline. That is why my instructing engineer kept on saying "You wait! It's not a strong smell but it get sickening after a while and lasts for several days no matter how much you clean your hands. It's a smell that the first time you use it, isn't bad. However the next time you are around it you just can't stand the smell of it.

So sorry we couldn't make it ☹️ Maybe next year.

the car that is just a grill and chassis is a 1937 Plymouth. I love the Art Deco styling of the building.

I have always liked Mountain Dew going back to the 50s in Minnesota. Here in England it is hard to get. My first choice for a soft drink is Root Beer followed by Dr Pepper and Mountain Dew.

I would add if you make an adjustment and see no change, Put it back. I have see people put additional problems in and then they start chasing their tail. Good luck and keep us posted.

I guess I have never had enough money to let someone else do the repairs to my vehicles. I only got my 37 Plymouth because of an accident at work (beware of Caustic Soda) and took out a claim. 3rd degree burns are no fun. I was fortunate The Caustic Soda burnt through my nerves and I had no pain. However it took 6 months for the skin to grow back on my leg. I find working on my 37 enjoyable and it has brought back the fun in working on cars again.

I resemble that remark LOL

I heard of a guy that was working on a guillotine paper cutter. It was close to quitting time and said he would continue working on the Guillotine while they were gone. Sometime after they all left the clamp came down on his hand at full pressure, (2000 Psi) and could not get it to release him. There was no one to call, no cell phones and the pain was getting the better of him. He then cut his fingers off to get out of the machine. At the hospitol the doctor said, "I have some good news and some bad news which do you want first"? He said the bad news. The doctor told him the clamp crushed his bones and they can not save his fingers. He then said, "Whats the good news"? The doctor said "you did a better job of cutting those fingers off that what I could". I have included a video of one of these Cutters. BTW a dull knife you can shave with.

I worked 40 years as a Service engineer in the Commercial Printing industry. It was not uncommon to see operators with fingers missing or fingers cut completely off. Fortunately even though I have been myself in many compromising situations, I still have all 10 fingers and I have never had to fish anyone out of a machine. I like the idea of painting the fan blades and will be doing it on my Plymouth.

Best to check Andy Bernbaums shipping costs. To the UK they charge a flat rate of $65 regardless of what you buy. A $5 part could cost you $70 with shipping. Also for any returned parts they charge you a 20% restocking charge and if it is over 30 days they only give a store credit. Here is what they sent me "We do usually allow some leeway for returns, especially with int'l orders and extend it a few months for our customers" They lost my first order and waited 3 months, then I had to wait 1 month for the reorder. Thankfully they did make a check out for what I returned minus the 20% restocking charge.

I believe that a D25C engine is Canadian built 230 ci in engine. I believe they had 25" head length. A 1947 D25 American engine would have been 23"

I had a 1990 Dodge Dakota I bought it new and put 127k on it. Next to me 65 Barracuda it was the Best vehicle I ever owned. Her in England they call drive shats propeller shafts. It's hard to get use to some things over here.

Ya sure you betcha don't ya know

I come from Minnesota and we have Sven, Ole and Lena jokes Sven, Ole and Lena were walking in the big north woods and got themselves lost. Soon the temperature started to drop and it started snowing. Not being able to find their way back home and getting hungry, Sven starts digging in the snow for something to eat. Suddenly he comes across a lamp. While brushing the snow off of it a Gene come out and says, "I am the Gene of the lamp. I will grant you one wish". Sven quickly says, " I vish I vas back on the farm vhere its nice and Varm". POOF, and Sven is gone. Before the lamp hits the ground Lena grabs the lamp and says, "I vish I vas Vith Sven"! Poof, and Lena vanishes just like Sven. Poor Ole is by himself and feeling a bit forlorn. He starts kicking at the snow and the Gene says, "What is your wish"? Ole says, "I'm very lonely here, I vish Sven and Lena vere here vith me"!

The comm should be copper color and not grooved. Mine was grooved and that is why I had to turn it down. If it is black that is carbon and acts like an insulator. Simply cleaning it with brasso or wire wool is all that is needed. Brushes can be found on ebay. It's not a difficult. Good Luck and keep us informed.

I once knew a girl with a wooden leg named Mary. I never did ask her what the name of her other leg was.

I rebuilt my starter. It needed 4 brushes and I have to turn down the commutator. That was 3 years ago and it still is working fine. Turning the Comm, any machine shop can do this. The biggest problem is the armature. Is it shot, have you had a look at the brushes and comm? This is where I would start.