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Kilgore47

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  1. I would try replacing the battery first. On the P15 the generator was going bad. The front bearing was shot and the windings looked like they had been really overheated. And I think the VR had been adjusted for an eight volt battery at one time. It was boiling the lead acid battery. So it was cheaper to go with a 6 volt positive ground alternator. No VR required now. Also went with 00 battery cables and an expensive 6 volt sealed battery. The car can sit for months and still turns over faster than it did with the lead acid battery. Not original and not cheep - but - no worries about the charging system now. At car shows I've never had anyone comment on the alternator - they do comment on the big cables. My what big cables you have?
  2. All good suggestions above. I take a picture. Cap off and rotor on so I can remember where it's pointing. Just remember to not turn the engine while the distributor is out.
  3. It's really not that hard. I got in too much of a hurry the first time. My first choice was to have the local glass company install the windshield. But they stopped installing windshields. Many shops have. The tools to adjust the sensors on new cars are too expensive. I used the rope method and silicon spray instead of soap. Having a helper was a must.
  4. I started out with the "not one piece" gasket and ended up cracking one of the new pieces of glass. The local glass company that cut the pieces for me gave me a discount on another new piece. Ended up ordering the one piece Steel Rubber gasket from Bob's classic auto glass for less than Steel sells them. Second time worked and all is good. Sometimes it costs a little more than you think it will.
  5. Whatever you use just make sure it is brass friendly. Some of the modern fluids have additives that will damage the brass in these old transmissions.
  6. Many types of material can be used to replace the cardboard. When I rebuilt the drivers side visor I used brass plate I had laying around. My neighbor used to rebuild industrial pumps and he saved the old brass shields and gave me some of them. Used small brass nuts and bolts to attach it. The cover was good so I was able to re use it. Thought it would be too heavy but it works fine and it will never break again. One day I will have to do the passenger side. Not original but no one will ever see it.
  7. There is a seller on ebay that has reproduction drums for about 100 dollars. Don't know if they have ones for trucks. Wouldn't hurt to check. I haven't bought anything from them but I have the site book marked for reference. Old Parts Source.
  8. Drag and drop the file into the "drag files here to attach" box.
  9. That car looks good. All the parts are there. The chrome on the bumpers is in really good shape. That would be a good deal for 3000. And there is air in the tires.
  10. I forgot to mention that the guy at the hose store gave me these fittings. And it looks like no leaks this morning - that means I don't need that brass spacer. If I keep it - it will just end up lost in one of the tool box drawers. So if anyone needs it just let me know and I will send it to you. No charge. Now I'm off to a local car gathering. About 15 miles from here. I did remember to fill up the new tank.
  11. In the process of installing the new gas tank on the 47 P15. The new tank is exactly like the old one - Except! The outlet isn't as deep as the old one. When I put that hard to find little brass piece back in - there isn't enough threads left for the tubing to catch. Thought about putting the expensive brass piece in the drill and using a file to make it shorter. Decided to save that for a last resort. So I started going around to all the places that have a selection of fittings. Not much luck. Lots of pipe threads but not what I was looking for. Then I went to the hydraulic hose shop. They came up with a fitting that would thread into the tank with an O ring seal that transitions to a hose barb. The fittings on the top of the picture shows what came out of the old tank. The bottom shows the fittings I got from the hose shop.
  12. On the 47 P15 the line from the fuel pump to the carb runs very close to the exhaust manifold. What were they thinking? Rerouted the fuel line away from the exhaust manifold and the vapor lock problem went away. This car does have a heat shield at the pump.
  13. I looked back at my post and realized that it sounded like I got the NOS breaker plate from the local auto parts store. I did not - got that on line.
  14. I got a set of points from one of our major suppliers and they are junk. Could probably build a better set with a hammer and screw driver. They really are that bad. So I went to one of the local auto parts stores and they got a set for me from Mexico. These are as close to original as I have found. Installed and working great. Also picked up a NOS breaker plate complete with points and condenser as another spare.
  15. After I got the P15 I was trying to remove the front right wheel. Couldn't get those lugs to move. Got the impact out and tried that a couple of times. No go so I decided to stop before I broke something and thinking that those lugs were rusted in place. Figured I would deal with that later and removed the wheel by taking the axle nut off. A few days later I remembered about left hand lugs. Some time in the past history of this car someone switched the axels and drums around. The left hand lugs are on the right and the right hand lugs are on the left.
  16. Vacuum leak? It seams low. If you have a PCV set up the PCV could be sticking. Vacuum wipers? Pull the hose to the wipers and plug the hole and see what happens. Do the same with the vacuum advance. Do the old spray carb cleaner at the base of the carb trick and see if that makes a difference. A carb cleaning couldn't hurt. While you're at it blow back through the fuel like to clear the pick up in the tank.
  17. I haven't run out of gas since I was a teenager. Fumes were my friend back then. Having only 50 cents for gas back then was often the case - but that was two gallons. I have actually been trying to run the tank down so I could install the new one and not have to siphon too much gas out of the old one. Guess I achieved my goal the hard way. The point is that a fellow old car person stopped right away and that was cool. Guess this will be new tank week. I don't like working under the car but some things need to be done. I can get the car about four feet off the ground with the end jacks and I built a sit down creeper to make the job easier. Next big one will be rebuilding the pumpkin. Then the under car stuff should be good for a while.
  18. I took the dog to the vet yesterday in the P15. On the way back home the car started sputtering about a mile from the house. At first I thought it might be the points again. But I pulled the choke and it started running again. Oh no - I'm out of gas. Was able to get to within about two blocks from the house and it died. The choke wasn't helping any more. As traffic started backing up behind me a guy in an old square body chevy pulled up beside me and asked if I needed help. What good timing - I told him yes and asked if he could push me out of the way with his truck. After the cars behind me went around he pulled behind the P15 and the bumpers matched up. These old cars were made to do that. So off we went. He pushed me back to the shop where I had 5 gallons of gas. His truck was a survivor like my car so a new scratch or two didn't matter. I have a new tank and sending unit in the shop ready to install- guess it's time to do that.
  19. I can only tell you how the generator on the P15 was set up when I got it. There is not a rod that goes all the way through. There are separate nuts and bolts on each end.
  20. I know it's going to happen every year but it still amazes me how hot it gets this time of year. Last year I lost a couple of evergreens because of the heat. This year most of the elderberries are brown. They should come back from the roots when it cools down. When I took this picture it was almost 5pm. The weather station was reading 112 but by the time I got the camara on the phone going it had cooled off to 111. Ha - cooled off. Only another 5 or so weeks to go before it starts cooling down. Good thing is that before I retired I replaced the 20 year old HVAC system with a new more efficient system. Even in this heat it's still cycling all day. The old system would come on at about 10am and not cycle until about 9pm. I had it checked and it had plenty of juice in it - It was just old and couldn't keep up.
  21. And check the vent on the rear end housing. Make sure it is not plugged.
  22. There is an inner and an outer seal on these. Replace both. While you have everything apart it would be a good time to inspect the brakes. Cylinder rebuild kits are not very expensive. Inspect them and rebuild if needed. Auto parts stores keep these parts on hand. Take one of the old rubber parts with you and they can match the size. If the cylinders are too pitted then you may need to replace them. With the cost and quality of reproduced cylinders now it may be better to take the old ones to a machine shop and have them sleaved with stainless steal. Then you never have to worry about that again.
  23. If you found burnt wires at the distributor then the cap is damaged and should be replaced. Pushing the wires back in will help but it will not fix the problem. Those two cylinders are probably mis firing. That's a third of your power.
  24. When I first got the P15 I used double 12 volt cables to get things going. It worked but the engine still turned over slow. Re wired the car and fixed all the grounds and got a set of 00 cables - still turned over slow. I finally got a really expensive battery with a zillion cold cranking amps (6v Optima with 1000 CCA). Turns over fast now.
  25. Well I made it to the lake and back with no problem. The new visor didn't rattle at all even with some serious wind gusts from oncoming traffic. I was also able to adjust the prism in one of the small towns I go through. This town is so small it has only one four-way stop with overhead flashing lights. No one else was around so I was able to sit there for a minute and adjust the prism. This is the end of my Fulton visor post.
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