Thomba48

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And pardon my english :-) What are these tubes called when searching on e.g. ebay?

thanks. certainly looks nice. what tubing did you use? haven't found any replacements yet.

thanks to you all. I bought a couple, simply to have the choice as they are difficult to track down here. And what I do not need I can easily sell off again. So thanks to you all :-)

The oil filter on my soon to arrive car is not installed (but available). I can not find any installation guidance in my service manual, but did find a picture. I need just a brief advice - would this picture be in line with my actual set-up? Basic flathead 6. thanks :-)

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Not entirely sure if it is a insurance driven reality but as you know yourself better anyway: We never had that many cars build in the 30s, 40s and early 50s as in the US (due to the sheer market size, the overall road reality, the market place as such and many very often unfortunate and sad reasons). So there are not that many leftovers available in the first place. Adding to this, Germans are obsessed with cars, but new ones. So there isn't a real market for vintage car oriented wrecking yards. Hence, old cars were mostly totally disposed of. Owning a vintage car is mostly seen as a quirky and useless hobby (which it actually is :-) conducted by either a. the rich (vintage European cars tend to be expensive; this type of customers would not go to wrecking yards) b. the nerds mostly interested in the US culture for various reasons (that would probably be me; they would not find anything over here anyway due the sheer lack of US cars) c. European nerds (only interested in 60s, 70s European cars) and a few show offs (for whatever reason you have to own a muscle car these days if you want to be perceived as a successful person in the world of marketing over here (or so it feels :-)). In any case it is a small market. Plus - I guess - wrecking yards are missing the cool factor over here. They are not perceived as male play grounds and adventure havens, but as a location for poor, useless people who can not afford to purchase the stuff somewhere else. And probably finally - Germany isn't that big and therefore land isn't that cheap. What I mean to say - wrecking yards that I have come across in the US are often hugggeeeeee, spacious, but out in the sticks. This kind of "out in the sticks" we rarely have and if so it is probably still too valuable to be covered purely with "chunk" to be visited by a hand full of people on a daily basis. Probably wouldn't be worth the investment. That's it . . . :-)

Totally and utterly right - we simply don't have this wrecking yard culture over here. Whereas you may find wrecking organisations where one can acquire used parts I have personally never come across a wrecking yard of the likes that I have seen in your country. So in this particular case and with a shipping box waiting to be shipped over to Germany anyway I decided to simply purchase it for little money (will not impact the actual shipping price anyway), have a look at it, play around and than work out if it is going to work for me or not. This 30 USD I paid I shall be able to also make over here when selling it off to somebody else in the end. So a bit of fun, very little risk in this case. Especially bearing in mind - I don't obviously need this part anyway :-) So again - thanks to you all

I actually purchased a pump set and shall play around with it. Biggest issue now will be the best location for the nozzles. Don't like to drill a whole in the hood. If that should work out as the only feasible approach I shall resell the kit again. Anybody any hints to how to find out the best location for this kind of gimmick? Thanks

Looks different. And now you can also see why I will have to replace the radiator :-)

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thanks to you all. very insightful. the motor repair manual shall be purchased :-) at best I shall be less blind :-)

Thanks for all your support. As usual. I shall look into the au

Do you want to hear the long story? First payment installment took ages to arrive at the sellers account. Agreed changes took ages to be finished. Way after your radiator etc. delivery was over. Hence the second installment got kicked off too late and than also took ages to arrive at the sellers account. First pick-up didn't work out for fuel pump reasons. Second pick up took ages. Than sadly certainly also for you Irma arrived. The car really was in danger of being "swamped". But didn't gladly enough. Obviously before Irma nothing worked and than at least 5 weeks after also. Had to realize that the shipping provider I have chosen to go with isn't really good both in terms of their service and speed. Car than finally - weeks after the actual purchase - ended up in the container and is now on its way !!! Short story - won't be seeing it before end of Nov. Bugger. That gives me time to organise and purchase required items to get the work started in Dec. Thank you for inquiring though :-)

For reference and work purposes I have a Plymouth Service Manual and the Parts list for my bespoke Plymouth 1949 (see attached pictures for reference purposes). Is there anything else on the market - especially in regard to "how to build, repair etc. something" worth having? thanks for the joint discussion

NAPA store - LOL. Unfortunately no NAPA store in Germany :-) But thanks. I see your point though. The actual thing I was wondering originally was less the age rather than the looks. Comparing the "old" version with the "new version" just simply creates a different picture. But - though I have gathered, that does not matter. thanks to you all

thank you. you are absolutely right about planning ahead. And yes, without the parts manual I would be totally lost :-) All the minor parts you were referring to I have always "on me" :-) Lucky you and your swap meets. Don't really exist here and certainly not for US cars. thom

thanks. no 65 I can not see the value in that. Good to read your verdict. Thom

As I need to replace my radiator (unfortunately - not a nice task) I shall be replacing the existing hoses etc. and probably also the thermostat. Have been looking around on ebay - the MOPAR NOS ones https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-MOPAR-1940-56-180-DEGREE-THERMOSTAT-ALL-MODELS/232241645893?fits=Year%3A1949|Make%3APlymouth&epid=1825211665&hash=item3612ae4945:g:6gcAAOxyUgtTLHfw&vxp=mtr look different than many others like this one https://www.ebay.com/itm/1940-41-42-46-47-48-49-50-Plymouth-Dodge-DeSoto-Chrysler-NOS-MoPar-THERMOSTAT/401371635025?fits=Year%3A1949|Make%3APlymouth&hash=item5d739d1d51:g:8~IAAOxyLm9TBZML&vxp=mtr or especially the new stant ones https://www.ebay.com/itm/Engine-Coolant-Thermostat-OE-Type-Thermostat-STANT-13478/272789502340?fits=Year%3A1949|Make%3APlymouth&epid=79391255&hash=item3f83857984:g:EuQAAOSw5l5Zou4X&vxp=mtr Does it matter which one I would go for? thanks

Just finishing off this by adding one more question: There are a few vacuum activated windshield washer systems on the market. Would that work for our car system set-up? Well work enough? The vacuum wiper I owned never managed to go beyond "Hi, I am moving don't you see but this does not mean that I am willing to push away the rain anyway." :-) thanks for your final thoughts on this matter

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Any experience with a solution of that kind? https://www.ebay.de/itm/162723491453?ul_noapp=true

The 6V positive ground issue certainly is something to bear in mind. Finding an electric solution for that will be hard. :-) But most are pump/ vacuum driven anyway. So that should than work.

:-) I shall investigate that train of thought :-)