Sniper

Thanks for the clarification I just posted two links I found after a real quick search I didn't go digging deep

Which method did you use? And congratulations.

I did not, but if the cost wasn't too much I probably would, just for peace of mind.

I beat the tar out of mine, whaled on it till I could no longer swing my 5lb hand sledge. Left it it like that over night, next day I was taking the trash out and decided to give it some more whacks, it popped loose after two more whacks. Mind you this was the pass side only that needed this abuse, driver's side popped free simply by loosening the big nut and pushing the car side to side. Not more than two months earlier I had both sides off doing other things. You can neer tell with these things and there are times I seriously think going to a more modern axle that no longer has this setup would be worth it for nothing else.

P15 up to engine #769665 662 598 (37-48 230's as well) P15 after engine #769665 1142 451 (49-54 230's as well) Dunno what the difference is. Years ago when I bought my first Mopar, a 75 Dart I had an issue with my dipstick not reading full until 8 qts were put in it. So I went down to my local Dodge dealer to buy a new dipstick, this was in 1984 and Dodge was still making slant sixes which my Dart had. I was told the part was no longer available. So I went tot he parts store, bought a universal dipstick, cut it to length and marked it 1 qt low and full. How I did that was put 4 qts in, made a mark with a file, then added the 5th qt and marked it as full.

They are wire wound resistors. Twice the voltage means half the current and current flow is what causes the heat. That all said, I put a 12v blower motor in my 51. The old one's wiring had a bad case of insulation failure. http://www.yourolddad.com/blower-motor

12v thru a 6v switch should not be an issue, the other way around though could be. When I rewired my car I used 65ish Mustang switches as they fit the motif. I'd post a link by I'll be darned if I can find the order. But I got them from CJ Pony parts.

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/1953-plymouth-column-to-floor-shift-conversion.617487/ https://p15-d24.com/blogs/entry/133-floor-shift-concepts-for-mopar-column-shift-transmssions/

I suppose it is possible that chunks of the cat blew into the muffler or resonator. It is also not unknown for the baffles in a muffler to let loose and plug it up. Someone mentioned using the O2 bung to measure exhaust pressure. I would do that.

Problems are as follows. There is no ball joint in the suspension, so too much caster will cause wear. There are no rubber bushings in the system, so no give so to speak, which aggravates the first point. More caster makes the steering wheel harder to turn. That all said, I did get some positive caster when I realigned my system, I forget how much and I dunno where my notes are. How I did it was by re adjusting the upper outer pivot. so that it was biased towards the rear of the car.

Oh, that was my 51 Cambridge. The Jag is to get me a midlife crisis girlfriend, lol. Yeah, a lot of guys with "real" bikes learned the wrath of the RD. It was fun and I was half the man I am today (weight wise). Don't worry, I was just giving it back, a bit, lol.

I did some researched. I have owned three bikes oer the years. They are compared to the Jag I drove and the one I will probably buy. 79 GS550 49hp, 430lbs 8.77lbs per hp 72 RD250 30hp, 335lbs 11.16lbs per hp 05 Vulcan 56hp, 540 lbs 9.64 lbs/hp 2011 XJL Supersport 4323lbs, 510hp 8.47 lbs/hp 2010 XF Supercharged 4306lbs, 470hp 9.16 lbs/hp The XJL, which is the one I drove, has a better power to weight ratio than any of the bikes I owned. The XF, which is the one I am looking to buy, beats two of the three. Good thing I am not 20 and invulnerable.

I first started riding at 16. That Jag is the only car I ever drove that accelerated like a bike. Passing, lol. I can neither confirm, nor deny, that speed limits have been exceeded.

Well I guess I could say many things here but 470 horsepower speaks for itself LOL

You know I believe I do have your address

I'm out in El Paso for a job but last night I watched Gunsmoke.

My fellow flatty aficionados. I may need an intervention, lol. I've been looking at Jaguars lately. Took an xjl Super Sport for an extended test drive. I've fallen in love, 510 horsepower will do that to me. However since my 19-year-old son is on my insurance policy my insurance rate would be $500 a month. Which probably exceeds my grasp lol. So now I'm looking at a Jaguar XF with only, and I say again only, 470 horsepower. But the insurance rates are substantially less. Somebody want to give me a swift kick in the butt to get my priorities straight?

Well I have told my grandson a man's grasp should exceed his reach. If you don't strive for the Stars you may as well stay in the cave.

I think I would start by banging on the cat with a rubber mallet and see if you hear anything rattling around. Because if it's plugged in your exhaust then it's got loose chunks in there

Years ago my son-in-law called me to come look at his GMC pickup. he thought he had a rod knock. this is back when he was living up in Abilene so I drove up there he fired it up and as soon as I heard the sound I said that's your catalytic converter. Apparently the brick inside broke up and chunks of it were rattling around. He said are you sure? Oh yeah, So we shut the truck off got underneath it and I Gave the cat a hammer fist and you could hear it rattled And boy was he happy his engine wasn't blown up. So what we did Was cut the cats out take a rod knock all the guts out and then put the cat shells back in. He was fixing to deploy to Afghanistan so he didn't have time or money really to fix it at the moment So while he was deployed His wife, my daughter, and I conspired to buy all the parts he needed And when he got back we fixed it and then found out he had a front wheel bearing That was going bad, which explained the occasionally flickering ABS light. sometimes it's odd how things interact. If this was my minivan, I'd be knocking the guts out of the cat and see what happens

You know my grandson just turned one in september. I was out there for Thanksgiving and I got to thinking about how much stuff has changed from the time my grandfather was that age till he died. When he was one we hadn't flown at all yet. Men had not gone to the Moon electricity in the home was fairly uncommon as was indoor plumbing or central heating and air conditioning for that matter. Telephones were a rarity. By the time he died all that stuff was in common use. I remember watching Men land on the Moon. What's he going to see when he's a grandfather.

You could take a set of dial calipers and measure across the points on the cam lobes to see if you're getting a variance in width. That would confirm the cam is your issue because it would surely suck if you went through all the aggravation of finding a new one and it wasn't your issue. I suppose you can measure across the flats too cuz your variance could possibly be there as well. Doubtful but hey it doesn't take much to check them.

At 20 foot pounds I'd probably use blue Loctite just to make sure the nut didn't loosen

I used to know an old timer, since passed, that was active back in the day building hot cars. He told me that the tapered axle setup would shear the key once power got up there enough. The solution was to cut another keyway 180 degrees out from the original. Howeer, and this is according to him, the ultimate solution was to replace those axles with later ones that were beefier, such as the 8 3/4. Now granted, axles don't make HP, but they have to be able to handle it and it's a smart move to work back to front making a high power car. Most build a stout engine then start replacing parts broken by that added power. Based on the old timer's info I put a 9 1/4 in my 38 Plymouth. I also added the benefit of modern, self adjusting, self energizing 11" drum brakes. While you can make the older stuff work well, it's maintenance intensive in comparison. I'd rather drive than wrench.

That is pretty much what I did for my 51. It works, but the wipers are slow.