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you might want to do a search on regulatorroy. He is located in Mulica Hill NJ and has a large selection of window regulator and he might have the parts. Rich HArtung Desoto1939@aol.com

I looked in my EIS catalog and here is the info that you are lokking for. Again the collecting of master catalogs pays off. EW3595 Front left fits Cgry 1936-39, Desoto 1936-38, Dodge 1936-38 Ply except commercila car 1935-38 Dodge trk 3/4 1 ton 1941-53 EW3596 Front right same as above the above two would have a casting number of 528 EW3597 Rear Left Desoto 1937-38, dodge 37-38, plymouth all 35 and 1937-38, Chryler c14,c15,c16, 1937 all 1938c24 and 1939 EW3598 rear right same as the above fitting theabove would have a casting number 529 The EW#### is a standard universal number for all manufacturers of Wheel Cylinders. these are all step down wheel cylinders 1 1/4 x 1 3/8 So hope this helps I have pictures of the cyinders and other data. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com c: 484-431-8157

also on 39 Desoto rich Hartung

gary: Attached is a page fromthe 39 Dodge parts book and also two pages fromt eh 36-42 Dodge master parts book. Hope this helps. Call me if you need more info. Rich Hartung desoto1939@aol.com 39 dodge fender braces.pdf 39 dodge fender braces p2.pdf

As stated before AMS Obsolete is the OLD Frank Mitchells company y that had been in Columbus Ohio that went to Georgia. They have original Mopar parts not the cheapest but you get quality parts. I have delt with them over the past 30+ years. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com

currently on ebay there is a set of front fender braces for a 1939 Plymouth and Dodge. Hope this helps. Rich Hartung desoto1939@aol.com

Go for original MopAR, Thompson, Moog or Toledo Steel Products. These were all AMERICAN made suspension products and the quality willbe great. I have catalogs on all of these manufactureres. Rich Hartung

The heat riser is used when owners live in cold climate areas and is to help prevent the formation of an iceing effect onthe bottom of the carb base. When the weather is cold the vaporized fuel then ices up and forma a white layer of ice on the base of the car and then this will cause you to have a very rough idle and also cause the car to stall out. The option is to pull out the throttle to keep the car running at a higher rpm and then when you are going again after a stop then you can lower the rpm via the throttle. Rich Hartung desoto1939@aol.com

I know it is early on the last day of 2016 but just want to wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR for 2017. May everyone have good health for the coming year. There are going to be alot of changes in 2017 with the changing of the guard in Washington. So I guess we all have to just hold tight and go along with the ride. The best part is that we can all escape and take a ride in out old Trusty and tried and true MoPars and hopefully forget about the issue. Wishing all of the European members the first Happy New Years celebration because you are several hours ahead of us on the East Coast of the USA. Hope everyone gets to accomplish what they set out to do with their cars and trucks and have safe journeys in their old and also modern cars. Rich Hartung Valley Forge, PA

Merry Xmas to all of the Forum Member from Valley Forge where George Washington Spent the very cold and snowy winter in very crude makeshift Log huts to provide us with the rights to celebrate Christmas in the United states. Or should I say that we still have the rights to say Christmas and not just Holiday Celebration because we might offend someone. But this is the US and I am going to say MERRY XMAS or MERRY CHRISTMAS Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com

OK. Since I have the catalogs from McQuay - Norris which was a major supplier of engine and other car parts. The following pages were taken from their 1914-37 catalog and I have listed the information in order as DPCD so Dodge, Plymouth, Chrysler then Desoto. I am not an expert on engines but hope this provides some info and the more experienced members can get specific on the topic. Has the original poster or anyone else look at the attachments in which I listed the various bearing that were used on the DPCD cars and trucks. I was hoping this would have answered the original posters question regarding engine bearings. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com

OK. Since I have the catalogs from McQuay - Norris which was a major supplier of engine and other car parts. The following pages were taken from their 1914-37 catalog and I have listed the information in order as DPCD so Dodge, Plymouth, Chrysler then Desoto. I am not an expert on engines but hope this provides some info and the more experienced members can get specific on the topic. the second set of sheets is also from McQuay-Norris and cover from approx 37-59 Enjoy the data Rich Hartung Desoto1939 Engine Bearings DPCD McQuay-Norris.pdf Engine Bearings DPCD McQuay-Norris 1937 and up.pdf

We need to know which model Chrysler that you have is it a c28, c30,c33 because there are different lengths according to my AC speedometer catalog According to my AC speedometer cable catalog the C28 speedometer cable has an O.D of.130, then end to end length is 86 7/32 then boths ends are square to 104. The end that goes intot he trans is square but the end that goes in the back of the speedometer will have a flat washer and then a color approx. 3/4 from the end. Like I said I have a complete AC speedometer catalog with a lot of specific length and what end pieces are used on the various speedometer cable. The info is also avialble on CD format.rich hartung desoto1939@aol.com

We need to know which model Chrysler that you have is it a c28, c30,c33 because there are different lengths according to my AC speedometer catalog rich hartung desoto1939@aol.com

49 Desoto engine. This according to the Don Butler book. The Desoto 6 cylinder L-Head engine was continued from the former series which was the 1948 model, but given a new cyloinder head providing 7 to 1 compression ratio. the bore and stroke of 3 7/16 x 4 1/4 inches was unchanged but refinements upped hp from 109 to 112. Chrysler informed the market and dealers that any car produced after dec1 1948 when then the 1949 models The 49 would be indicated as the S13 so I woud think that the engine serial number then would have the S11 indicator and the older engine would have the S11 prefix In another book it states that cares produced from 12/1/48 to march1 49 were first series and then after that date 2nd series. Rich Hartung desoto1939@aol.com

purchase the newer style nickel cooper brakelines they are much easier to bend. I doubt that a napa store would have the prebent lines for your car so you will have to bend and then flare the lines. Rich Hartung

PJ this is rich Hartung here in Valley Forge PA. Do you know the mopar part numbers for the oil seals and outer bearing I have a cros reference catalog but need to know the part numbers. Desoto1939@aol.com cell 484-431-8157 home 610-630-9188

Yes the stock shocks that were supplied by Mopar were rebuild able but I doubt that anyone of our cars would have the rebuild able shocks. You would have to assume that they would have been replaced when the newer airplane shock became available on the market. The early shocks were made by Delco and they require special tools to take them apart and to service them and also hydraulic fluid. If I have the opportunity to purchase the old rebuild able versus the newer hydraulic or gas filed shocks i would go with the newer shocks. even if you could find them I would think the cost is another factor and the other factor would be if you could get the internal parts and also the tools. There isa section in my 39 Desoto service manual that shows how to rebuild the old style shocks. I just looked in my 39 Desoto parts manual and the only difference between the regular shock that were used on the 16 inch wheel for the regular cars versus the shocks that were used on the heavier 7 pass limo the parts number are allthe same except that on the 7 pass limo the inner parts for the rebound vale spring is a different number so that might provide a little more resistance but overall they were the same according to the break down of the various parts that were used for the shocks this was for the front and also the rears.. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com

I have a set of Monroe Stock gas shocks in my 39 Desoto for over 30 years and have almost 20000 miles on the set. So I also agree that they ride nice and have not had any leakage or issues with the ride or even the performance of the shocks, would recommend them as replacement and you also know the numbers because of prior posting. You stated that the shocks you have been using wear out after 5000 miles. So the question is are you running on rough and rutted roads and back country roads with a lot of ruts and going very fast with your car to cause this issue or do you mainly travel of paved roads that are fairly good in condition? rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com

In the above picture the hole that is near the return outlet on this pump will require the use of a new bolt if you are trying to put this waterpump on a car that would use the older version of this water pump. On the older water pump from the mid to late 30 and possibly mid 40's the main body of the pu,p was different. On the above pump just near the casting number 254 the body is now thicker, on the older style pumps the pump body was only approx. 1/2 inch thick at this point and the original stud that was used in the block permitted the use of a bolt to hold the body to the front on the block. In the version that is shown the pump was redesigned to use a threaded bolt instead of the use of the stud. So if you have the older styrl pump then you need to make sure you have the correct body fromt he supplier or either pull the original stud so that you can then use the new bolt that is being supplied with new redesigned pumps that are now available. refer to the attached picture of the old style with the 1/2 thickness where the stud comes through the body Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com The bolt home just under the return outlet on the far left is where the body has become thicker and the newer style also has a threaded plug to a return line so becareful in which pump you order. this picture is one from an early prewar Mopar car.

P Adams you stated that any museum is off topic and the way you stated it is that you did not care if it closed or not. But the museum pertained to our cars so it is of a major topic. Again you are entiled to you feelings and so be it but when you attacked the original poster in that you felt it was not important than that gives the opinion and I say opininion is my sence of the word that you could not care about the Chrysler museum. I am not complaining but other members of this forum can be very opinion anted and say what ever they want and no one comes down on them so that is my opinion. Hartung

I think it should stay. The Chrysler Museum represents the history of our cars and trucks. It soes not represent Fiat, Ford, GM or any of the other car manufacturers. It was specific to our cars and truck that we as members of the P15D25 forum appreciate. Yes the museum will close in 16 days but so why do we want to hide the fact that a great museum that had a great collection of Mopar Vintage is closing. feel that the members should know the information. If it had not been placed on this side of the forum I might have missed reading the posting. But Mr Adams states he can not care about the museum if and when it closes and that is his opinion but from what I have seen other people feel it should stay posted on this side of forum and eventually it will disappear with the rest of the topics. To the gentleman that started the post thank you for interest in posting the information. For the ones that do not care then they can just not read the posting and the numerous members that have added a posting. No one is correct and no one is wron on this topic just information being sent out to the members that might care. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com

then I guess we should only be discussing topic's that deal directly with the fix or question on our old cars. The topic of the Chrysler Museum should be on the forum as a main topic. The other point that has not been mentioned is if they will discontinue the offer of providing the history to a Chrysler owner car. The Historical section provided that service for a fee. So I would suggest that if you want to know anything about your car or truck that you get the request into them ASAP NO OTHER CAR MANUFACTURER WAS PROVIDING THIS TYPE OF DOCUMENTATION. Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com