Rodney_Hamon

I didn’t know that. I would have thought that encourages the accelerator pump to dry out. What part of the country, Ivan, do you live in ?

The humor went over my head yesterday as I just realized. Oops. Was too busy getting ready for travel. Draining carbs...yeah. I shoulda replied I only drain air outta tires. You gotta get the ‘23-24 air out in anticipation for the cleaner 2025 air !🙃

Naw. I live in NM. I don’t drain anything as 5 of 6 vehicles are garaged due to mice. Poor P-15 has to stay out in the elements but I swear it starts dead of winter if I bring the battery outta the cottage off its tender to the car. Yes, I lovingly keep that 6 volt indoors where it’s nice and warm. 5:1 ratio hmmm I like that saying

Getting ready to fly to Milwaukee area and I need to make sure all 6 vehicles start and 4 of them are on their battery tenders. Most driven are the 2 workhorses my wife and I drive for various reasons. The other 4 are the...others. Always makes me happy when they DO START. ‘89 bmw ix always starts the easiest, ‘51 Cambridge second easiest, ‘36 dodge truck third easiest, and finally that 64 1/2 mustang is fourth. It’s a Ford and when you let it sit for a time it needs patience with that autolite carb. Routine routine. I sometimes wonder why I have so many vehicles when there’s only 2 of us. lol

I’m up to 29 mice caught in traps. Also have a teenager bull snake hanging out by the car. Kinda like a patrol officer on the premises.

I had to chime in as I own a ‘51 Cambridge. When started it runs like a sewing machine. At present it is haunted by snakes and mice. Bad luck on my part. However, when I go out there it fires up every time. I think about when I get it fixed up and registered and how fun it will be to poke along and sort of lumber around the curves. Not a fast driver. I’ve had my fun with fast cars and that’s done. I like all cars. I like GM. I have an ‘18 GMC 1/2 ton that’s a great driver. I had a ‘64 vette, a ‘72 el Camino, 914 Porsche, Datsun 510etc etc. I have kinda wanted a ‘67 charger or coronet but that’s ok. Your engine would be great in one of those. I still have my 64 1/2 mustang that’s pretty original. My wife has an old ‘89 bmw ix. Now that car is a slow poke. My 2 cents is to keep the sewing machine engine as it’s cool. But I swear... I have thought it would be cool to put an E 30 drive train into the Plymouth. That’s SICK. But it would be fun to try. Never mind. I didn’t say that. Lol

About a dozen years or so ago I joined the Plymouth club with my newly acquired P-23 that was rough. Knuckleharley was very encouraging to me and helped me get over the “shy hurdle” of joining this forum eventually. I was following the WPC and this forum as a lurker for several years. WPC changed and the Plymouth forum ended. I will remember him fondly. Btw, my father in law was a marine and when he died 4 years ago he had requested an honor guard salute prior to dying. It was a moving experience

Between the plymie and the door entrance to my studio I have caught 20 mice in the traps with peanut butter. I leave for Portland and Bend tonight for 1.5 weeks so that bucket of water ramp trap has to wait until I get back. Been busy last 3 weeks cleaning and fixing damage from a hailstorm with golf ball size hail. It shredded many things. No antifreeze will be added as I have a super nosy lab watching my every move. Life in the way again.

Got 2 more this am. It’s like IHOP for mice. Hmmm..a touch of anti freeze in that bucket of water, eh. Well that’ll take out some flies as well. Fly bags can’t do it all. I have a wire enclosure for it so the dog can’t take a drink 🤔

My ‘36 rear looks almost like your ‘40 I don’t know if my truck helps your question!

I think it’s a fantastic opportunity. Re-arching shoes has disappeared in Albuquerque so I would use you !

Yikes! That’s what I’m talking about. When the snakes spend the weekend at their motel 6 which is our vehicles. Ha. When P. Adams describes a snake dragging out the back I’m thinking of images from Africa or the Amazon. Yowzer. I caught another mouse this morning in the car. Had to repair the roof today so couldn’t get to my bucket trap. I’ll keep plugging away at it..

Ohhh I did enjoy seeing pix’s of that truck. Have always liked blue. Stunning details. You wonder if there’s a little extra horse power of some kind under the bonnet. Thanks everyone for kind words. Next time I pull it out of garage I’ll take more pix’s. I should put my wiper blade and old license plate on. Yeah

Well I had a hailstorm that was destructive to my property so to get me out of my depression with this place I drove the truck on the property for its first time. 1986 was the last time it started easy and ran good and had brakes. I was so excited I ran out of gas shortly after backing it out of the garage. Looks like the tank needs at least 3 gallons on my hilly property. Ha. I forgot to look at the gauges as well I was so distracted. Jeez. I was more worried backing up with a droopy side view mirror. My neck is a little stiff rubbernecking out the door and looking at that mini rear view mirror and rear glass. Still things that need adjusting like the emergency brake and bench seat etc. A lot of paint touch ups needed. Was a little concerned I had bought wrong tires but they turned easy and there was no rubbing. They are Michelin’s truck tires P75 215’s. I asked for a harder tire and as skinny as it could go on the D-30 rims. I didn’t want bias ply. I like the stance.

I had a horrendous hail storm 2 days ago with golf ball mixed with marble of all sizes hail. Needless to say I had damage. Sigh. More work. Caught another mouse in the Plymouth and another mouse dragged the trap away. I I’ll just let the junkyard guard snake to its job until I can get more traps and set up that 5 gal bucket of water with the spinning bottle and ramp stick. Yeah