desoto1939

according to my EIS brake catalog the mastercyclinder that should be in your car is a E3241 and has a 1 1/8 bore send me you home email and I send you pictures of the correct MC and the other information. Rich Hartung desoto1939@aol.com

The metal is known as potmetal and these do pit over time because of the rain. They are not stainless steel. The main belt trim is stainless steel. The grill is brass with chrome plating. The trim corner piece on the hood side panel is also pot metal. Call me rich Hartung I have the 39 Desoto which has the same body style as your 39 Dodge. I live near King of Prussia PA cell 484-431-8157 also have spare hood for your 39 Dodge. Desoto1939@aol.com Rich Hartung

Have you tried any of the regular Mopar Vendors such as Roberts, Andy Bernbuams. They do carry the correct sized battery cables and they also have the ends crimped on them. Try to go onto their webpages to get the prices and with the shipping. They might be just a cheap when considering that you have to travel around to get what you are looking for. Rich Hartung

according to my Hollander books 1 inch by 10 spines in the inner end 32 1/4 inches long. Plymouth 1937 48 Exec 7 Passenger will interchange so yes the axles should fit The differential also should fit from 1937 - 48 exec 7 passenger can not answer the question about the overall length and if the spring perchs the same but I would think they would be same if the axle shaft is the same. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com cell 484-431-8157

So you said not wanting to start as the first start up in the morning. So with that statement then we can assume that the car will at least start is that correct or the car will not start at all. How many days has the car start prior to your trying to restart the car? It could also be that the gas pump needs to get gas back upto the carb again. Do you have an electric fuel pump on the car. Do you have the automatic choke set properly for the car if there is one installed. Does the car have to be cranked for along time and then does it eventually start? Please provide more input as to what is acutally happening. Rich Hartung

Denis in the second post from actionmp he stated he might need the cluster gear and that is what is in the picture the cluster gear. I also sent him an IM stating that I have a borg warner transmission catalog that lists all of the internal parts for this trans. Waiting to hear back from him to see if he want a copy of the page. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com

Everyone is providing some input but the original poster has either not read our replies or has not been back on the forum. We need his input so I guess all we can do is hope he has solved his issue. Rich Hartung

I was doing some searching for an older Mopar Part that was still in the MoPar box. I just found the site www.MyMopar.com I was able to enter an older six digit part number such as 676930 and it listed is as the steering sector for my 1939 Desoto. Give it a try and see if it can find a part number abd provide the description for you. Might help with that unknown part that you have. If it works then save the link in your favorites. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com

yes there are 8/6 volt battery combinations that are available. But what do you mean by getting hard to start. I am 65 years old and I have a hard time getting my body and my engine starting in my personal body everyday, all kidding aside. Please explain the hard starting situations. Has the car been sitting for several days or only hours. Has the gas in the line possibly drained back down to the Fuel pump. Do you have an electric pump at the rear of the car near the gas tank. It is hard starting after the engine has been hot. How old are the plugs, cap, rotor point condenser and wires. Do you have the proper 0/1 gage battery cables is there a good clean ground strap on the car how are the battery connections any loose. Pleas provide more input so we can all try to help with your problem. Also how cold is cold please put a number for us. Rich Hartung and the rest of the Forum members.

Auctionmp: I sent you a PM please reply back or call me. I might have the info that you are looking for Rich Hartung also try this item description on ebay it might be the one your are looking for: NOS 1941-49 Dodge Truck Cluster Gear #599741 13-17-26-33 Tooth Cost 130

At least you know it is a Chrysler trans. It is a manual not a torqueflite. and the year it came out of the truck. Are you looking for internal parts to replace any parts, are you planning to resue this in another truck. I do not know who manuafactured the trans for Chrysler and not sure if anyone can be that specific. I do have a Borg Warner Trans and reaend catalog that lists the various components that can be used to replace the internal parts if that is what you are after. I looked in my Hollander book and from what I can find this is a T251 Transmission and main drive gear is aT251-16 Rich Hartung

Jipjob: we all now are assuming that you used the ammco brake gage to set the shoe adjustment. But why was the shoe wearing on an edge or was it because the shoe was not adjusted properly with the toe and heel adjustments. Were the shoe no properly seated on the backing plates, please lets us know what you did. The Ammco tool or miller brake tool is so importamt to getting good brakes with these older cars. Just curious as to what you did to solve the issue. This is why I loan out the Ammco brake tool. Rich Hartung desoto1939@aol.com

DOn thanks for themupdated posting and the pictures of the fp and add on filter. that is basically what I have on my 39 Desoto. Rich Hartung

Don: I have the stock Ball and Ball carb on my 39 Desoto and the stock fuel pump which is the AC 588 that has the glass bowel and just before the carb I have another fuel bowel which is the newer style AC that has the glass bowel and a paper filter. I am not having any issues with fuel delivery or the engine stalling out. I have the 5/16 fuel line that is standard on my 39 Desoto. The Carter filter that has the ceramic filter was used as standard equipment back when these engines and cars were being run on a daily basis. Maybe the size of the picture is what is making you think the carter filter is not big enough to handle the fuel supply. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com

Why not put the fuel filter as an inline prior to the FP and maybe back by the fueltank. This way you catch any thing there first and eliminate the plumbing. I also have the AC glass bowel filter assembly just prior to my carb on a 39 Desoto with the same fp which is an AC588. Are you getting any problems currently with this setup is the first question that people are going to ask? I do not think you should have any issues. Rich Hartung desoto1939@aol.com

I was in my carter carb catalog and look what I found two pages on the flanges and dimension Hope this answers you questions, Rodney. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com carter carb flange 1.pdf carter carb flange 2.pdf

It all depends on what you are doing with the car. If you are showing the car at an AACA national meet then you should have the correct shape muffler installed and the correct length. They do lookunder the car to see how the undercarriage is an if it is clean and restored to factory like condition upo0n when the car was delivered from the factory to the dealership. If you just have a driver then any muffler that will fit and also sound like you want it to is just fine. If you had a factory muffler installed originally then maybe you will also have to have a new tailpipe bent because the newer muffler might not be the same length or a piece of extra length tailpipe will have to be fitted to make up the distance. Hope this helps. Try to get a walker because I have heard that so long as you can read the muffler number they are guaranteed. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com

Rodney: Glad to see that you are still posting. I looked in my AEA catalog and for your P9 and also P10 the correct carb should be either of the following and it is also according to if you have the sisson choke installed on the car. Carter D6A1 - D6A2 without sisson choke Carter D6C1 = D6C2 with the sisson choke that sits on the manifold I measured the base on my spare Desoto carter the E6S3 the base from side to side is 3 3/4 the spare approx. for the bolts holes is approx. 3 inches center to center. This might be different for the ply since the Desoto had the bigger engine. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com

The original poster never stated that he had looked in the service manual for his truck. My my 39 Desoto the wiring diagram is included in the repair manual. I am not saying that he should not search the internet but his first option should be to get the necessary support documentation and that should be the service manual. This is the basics to your hobby to keep your truck running and to answer basic questions. Since he did not have an example to compare he wanted everyone else to do his homework. Also by having the copy of the service manual he gets to know more about his truck. I am not say that he should not ask questions but go beyond the first step to get the supporting documentation and then ask more detailed questions. And to answer your question nothing is bugging me. For your own information I do have an extensive collection of cross reference catalogs for our cars and trucks and do supply information, but this gentleman needs to spend sometime to acquire the service manual on his truck. This is the basic information that any antique owner should have if they are in this hobby. You also state that we use the internet to get information so then why did he not try to get the specific wire diagram for the particular year truck if he found one then there should be the appropriate one on the internet. Hartung

why is that when new owners get an antique cars and or trucks they feel that the internet should be the sole contact to get them out of any issue that they might have with their antique. If you do not know anything about your antique then the first thing that you should get and it can be a reproduction item is the service manual and parts manual for your car/truck. Most of the time this will provide you with the wiring diagram for the car/truck how things are setup and how to take things apart and even the wiring order of the dizzy. This SHOULD be the basic literature every owner should have. Even if you are not a mechanic by trade at least you would have some reading material about the car/truck and then at least you can ask some intelligent questions and refer back that you have at least read the service and parts manual prior to always going to the forum to ask your questions. Yes I do understand that we are all not super mechanically inclined but at least do some homework on your part first. Try to learn something prior to asking everyone to come to your rescue. Knowledge is great an when you get stuck on the road then at least you have some source to reference or when working in your garage. Comments welcomes. We do not want to offend anyone but at least put some effort to find the answer in a service manual first and then ask more detailed questions this is how you learn and how you learned when you were in school. Rich Hartung

Since the weather is now changing I would also check the heat riser unit. I had a similar issue onmy 39 Desoto about 15 years ago the HR unit needed to be replaced. So when it was cold the car was real rough idling at a stop had to pullthe throttle out at a stop light to keep the car running. The bottom of the carb was starting to ice up. Just a thought. When the car is running at speed moving and not idleing there would not be an issue but when idleing the bottom of the carb could be iscing up because of the vaporizing of the air fuel mixture. So by pulling the choke or thorottle out this make the engine run faster and eliminated the issue. rich Hartung desoto1939@aol.com

Nice link to the Wagner Lockheed brake information I just saved this into my catalog information. Thanks for posting the info Rich Hartung desoto1939@aol.com

If you also do any shopping on the great Ebay you will see vendors that have a huge shipping cost even when an items will fit into a USPS if it fits it ships. I have seen small items that have the $12 shipping fee and I know that it will fit in the smallest box for around the $6 fee. I always question the seller to see if the item can go into the smallest container and use the USPS if it fits it ships. So also figure the money that Ebay takes as their cut and then the %3 that Paypal takes so this is also why some prices are so high. But sometimes you just have to pay if you want to play. Rich Hartung.

40Desoto: Glad that you are putting in the 25 inchblock and not modifying the car to use the 23 inch block. I still have the catalogs and have also gotten some more. The 2017 National Desoto Convention and car shw will be held in San Dieago in late August of 2017. Are you a member of the NDC, if not would suggest that you join. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com

is there any possibility that the shoe the metal part of the shoes are bent and or the backing plate is bend? Rich Hartung