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Salut Kikobot..

Welcome to the best Forum,,  

Bienvenue avec nous, ici c'est plein d'infos et d'expérience que tu trouveras pas ailleurs.. 

Welcome with us, here it's full of information and experience that you won't find elsewhere..

Keep us posted on yours progress  on your Dodge.. 

Tenez-nous au courant de vos progrès sur votre Dodge.

Hi Harmony

 I have the same problem on my 51 Dodge,, I bought a "Grease joint Rejuvenator" on amazon.  did not try it yet,  but sure I will try your way and maybe a mix of both ways to unclogged. One full turn out with the bushing, use to Rejuvenator, screw back-in,  and do it again until it works like new.. lol   Thanks for the information.. 

Hi Doug

so that gasket is very important??

mine is missing,  the choke works good  , but not 100%,  like it should be,, it is hard to adjust..

Thank you for the information, as I can see, they are simple to work on, but every little parts needs to be there. 

Merry Christmas to you too!!

Hi Gtfastbacker

this is what I bought for my 51 Dodge.. did not installed it yet.  6 volts input to 12 volts,  it is adjustable just in case it's off ( too high or too low) a bit on voltage, it is chinese after all!!  lol,, 

It's about 2" long x 1 " wide.. 

I don't remember the 12v amperage coming out but I'm sure it's enough to power/charge a cell phone or small transmitter..

Hahaha so funny,,  When I go to a show & shine meeting,,  I blackout the ''Do not''  on the sign that said, ''do not touch'  so peoples can enjoy it,,  

Wow!! Thank you for the list. I will read them all,,  

CTA Tools 2049 Square Head Drain Plug Sockets, 2-Piece Set : Amazon.ca: Automotive

hi you all.

Is there a way to stop the right side hubcap to walk or move toward the tire valve and bend it???

Hi,  its  this time of the year again to start thinking about it,, Where the summer went..    I was readings in an article on winter storage, pretty well standard stuff, except for one thing.. To open the doors and trunk slightly, to give the rubber seals a change to relax!! 

What do you think on that  or anyone as tried it??

Talking about the fuel gauge, it is always moving when you are down from the full mark, it move with the motion for the car and bumps.etc.. 

If it is normal ?

will this wear out he fuel gauge mecanism after a while,,??

any maintenance with light oil to the dash fuel gauge or something like that.

or is it a problem with the fuel sender?? 

or finally '' live it alone '' lol

I found an article about the eternal question,  How Fast Should I Drive It?,  especially for the younger collectors..     Interesting in the way ours engines are built compared to others brands..

.Plymouth First Decade: How Fast Should I Drive? (ply33.com)

Hi,  I have a hard time to figure out the gas mileage on my 51 Dodge with a 251, 3 speeds, and a 3.9 axle,  It does idle more often & longer than my modern car,  mainly for maintenance and at show (peoples want hear how quiet the engine is,, ?).   But the last time I check it was around 15/16mpg(us) combined,,  and the city traffic up-here is light and I drive 45-50 mph on secondary road,  I should be happy with 15mpg, but with 1,000miles a year it is hard to figure it right,, but since I will be going to the 2022 P15 pinic in N.H... a 350 miles ride one way,, sure will be able to figure out the MPG a lot easier,,

Here a thread from 2017 about Fuel economy,, 

There is this site who helps find Ethanol-free gas station across North-American,

up here on the eastern part of Canada, most 91/94 octane gas sold by well-know gas station is Ethanol-free,  and lucky for me the Costco in my town sell 87 & 91 Ethanol-free,, 

As for the price,, as today,,  with all the calculations it turn-out to be about $5.22 a US gallon, and Monday it will go up again, the radio just said,  Montréal is already  at the $2 mark a litre,, ($5.88us).. wow that's crazy;

on my 51 Dodge, I used 87 at Costco and 91 every where else..

here the link,,   up to date I don't know??

Ethanol-free gas stations in the U.S. and Canada (pure-gas.org)

Look like that video was made when you  rebuilt an  engine, and you only have the ''HOT"" setting supplied by the cam compagnies,,  this 'cold'' setting could be a  ballpark  setting for the first start???   but I like the last paragraph , it makes more sense,,

You can take the “hot” setting given to you in your cam manufacturer’s catalog or cam specification card and alter it by the following amount to get a “cold” lash setting:

• Iron Block Iron Heads –  Add  .002?

• Iron Block Aluminum Heads – Subtract  .006?

• Aluminum Block Aluminum Heads – Subtract  .012?

Remember this correction adjustment is approximate and is only meant to get you close for the initial start up of the engine. After the engine is warmed up to its proper operating temperature range, you must go back and reset all the valves to the proper “hot” valve lash settings.

I'm Register and I will get my Dodge in top shape this summer for the 350 miles trip , one way,,,. Hope to see you all there..

Welcome to the world of flatheads and 6v electrical system Mike,,  And also to the best forum on the subjet...  

I did the same thing..The Mopar from the 60's & 70's no problems. But I want something different, out of my comfort zone,, so I bought a 51 Dodge Crusader,,   no regrets at all,, so easy to maintain, to fix, parts are still fairly cheap and plentyfull. and most of all,  so must fun to drive!!!

1 hour ago, greg g said:

Swap your battery cables so the heater will blow warm instead of cool.

 

Thursday we did a seven car group tour from Syracuse down to Blenheim ny to take in the longest single span covered bridge in the state.  About 325 mile round trip.  Mourning Temps around 42, called for the heater to be on.  So with the fan on medium and the cowl vent just opened a bit, we were comfortably warmed and ventilated through to our first stop.

WOW!  I checked the area on google map,, What a beautifull area, must have nice!! I remember we used to get logs with our semi-trailer from a place near Middleburg, n.y.. on US30,, and also many travels from Albany to Binghamton on Inter 88..   But it's all hills, so no problems with the cars then?? 

On 10/13/2021 at 10:13 AM, greg g said:

We just did about 500 miles on the P15 Picnic Tour, as did 9 or so other old Mopar flatheads.  The only issue amongst the group was a failure to charge situation that was rectified by a close by shop.

 

I have a travel kit in the trunk that consists of

AAA card

Tow strap

Fire extinguisher

An extra distributor

Upper and lower radiator hose

Spare fan belt

Set of generator brushes

Two fuel filters with clamps

A three foot length of non metallic fuel hose

head gasket

Ground cloth, gloves, handy wipes, roll of paper shop towels

Roll of duct tape, and electrical tape

The 30 Amp headlight switch fuse

Several 6 ft lengths of various gauge insulated wire

Small toolbox with assorted hand tools

 

Get out there and drive that thing.

Greg ,, a head gasket,??, are they prone to blow,  I will get one, they are not expensive, I got every thing else..  thank you.. I like to go to the Picnic next summer,  I was thinking about trailering My Dodge across the Border with my Pick-up, I couls save 120 miles of bad road!! lol !! then unload it around Newport, Vermont,   and drive to the picnic.., but will see still a few months away...

22 hours ago, Crazyred said:

For the Houston area, it's perfect season for more drive time?

 

Yes indeed!!!  It's cooler than the summer's 100F,,  You are so lucky, Keep on driving mopar..,  

Great Idea,  I have one laying around,,  thank you

It could be early for some, but October is a good time to thing about it..  be prepare, I saw snow on the weather channel,  and it is coming this way.. lol

excellent link,,

the first link of course is our forum, started by desoto1939 in 2020, witch fine tune any other link below..

second link,  Hagerty write-up

and the third,,  a video, not bad either

Enjoy,, and tell us what could be missing or you do different...

https://www.hagerty.com/media/maintenance-and-tech/step-by-step-guide-to-winterizing-your-car/

15 hours ago, greg g said:

You need to go out and do some brisk acceleration and pull a couple grades.  Typically there might be some pinging under load.  Leave the dist snugged but not tight so you can make road side adjustments. Usually need to retard it a couple degrees from high vacuum setting to find the no ping setting. Then tighten it down.  When back in the shop, adjust idle rpm to 450 to 500.

Will you used Regular 87 or Premiun 91 fuel (all ethanol free of course)  to do the timing, or you just do the adjustments with the type of fuel you used all the times?? 

What kind or brand of products can you applied on your weather seals to keep them soft & new,,  like door, windows etc,,  , My father used Vaseline on the door seal,   is it still good to used vaseline ??  or some silicone spray from the store,,  ??