desoto1939

Did you play with the eccentrics and make any adjustments? Did you loosen the castle nut on the back of the backing plate for either of the eccentric and if you did then did you retighten the castle nut and also put the cotter pin back into the slot. I was getting a rumble and pul on one front brake and I discovered that the one eccentric locknut was not tight enough and this cause the issue. I have found out that sometime the new brake lining is hardening and get slick and this cause also cause issues and the lining glazes. clean the shoes with some brake cleaning spray think it a CRC product. Check the drum to make sure there is no brake dust. Just some suggestions. Rich HArtung desoto1939@aol.com

JibJob: according to my wagner Brake catalog the 42 Dodge using the lining number 1162 the same as my 39 Desoto. Do you have riveted lining. If so I have several sets with rivets. 3/16 thickness rich hartung Desoto1939@aol.com

Don is the MC a replacement or the original MC. That is the first question. If it is an orginal for what year is your car. I can look in my Wagner and also EIS catalog to get the cap that will fit the MC if it is an original. Did you try McMaster. If you know what years the MC fits then any good auto store should beable to get you a cap. I would inquire with another Radio rebuilder to see if a modern speaker would work that is my best answer to you. Rich Hartung Desoto1939!aol.com

So if anyone has read the label on the old metal throwaway type the label stated that they were good for 5000 miles. So lets assume we only travel around at max maybe 1000-2000 miles in a single year. The drop in filters should not need to be replaced on a yearly basis. So I would figure that when the oil starts to get dirty but with a multi viscosity oil beig a detergent oil it will get dark sooner I would think that at least the dropin cartridge should last two years and if you just wanted to remove and clean out the housing and use it again for another year it should work just fine. So in that thinking and figure on 10 more years to own the car maybe 5 more filters I think I am ok. Also snce some farm equipment used these type of filter all we need to know is the diameter of the canister and the height that we need and the diameter of the hole in the center of filter and then any filter that matches the size should work. Just my 25 cents worth of updates. Rich Hartung

I use a NAPA Golden 1010 drop in filter on my 39 Desoto and it is going into an AC oil filter metal housing. These are still available at NAPA. Rich Hartung desoto1939@aol.com

Ok you emailed SMS about the carpet and they did not reply back to you. I do understand that they should have a phone number. Did you make any effort to call them and try to talk to someone about the issue? From your posting it sounded as if you did not call them directly about the issue but took it upon your self to take the carpet apart so then you voided their warranty so the issue then became yours and not their.. Another suggestion is to always order a part from a major company like SMS and then use your credit card for payment. If there is an issue with the part and the company will not respond then you contact the Credit card company and put a hold on the payment of the item. They will then contact the merchant on your behalf to either gt a refund or get the item fixed. Since you took your own high road now you have no options left but have to eat the cost of the rug. Rich HArtung

Odd experience with the 39 Desoto master cylinder which is the same as in your 36. My car was driven by the original owner from 1939 to 1965 and had 79000 mile on the odometer. The car was owned a second time but not driven that often and had a rebuilt engine. I took passion of the car and then started to notice that the brake pedal was not retracting after applying the bake it got harder to push. Let the car sit in the driveway about an hour and then the brake pedal was free. Discivered while doing a major brake job that the ORIGINAl and I say ORIGINAL Master Cylinder to this car was the issue. I took it out of the car after removing the floor boards. This is how you get to the MC that is bolted to the frame member. I took in out of the car and took the top lid off the body of the MC. I noticed the two small holes in the bottom of the reserviour and the front one I stuck a thin wire to make sure it was not clogged up and this was open as expected. To my surprise I did the same with the back weep hole but this time the wire would not go all the way throught in the bottom where the piston is located. I tried several times. Then used a stiffer metal rod and still the rod would not go through. I discovered that the machinist never fully taped the weep hole he only started the proess and never finished it. This is the number 3 in the prior picture of the hole that is behind the piston. I then taped the hole and the MC then worked correctly. But remember that this car was driven from 39-65 with this same issue. Not sure if this your problem but you never know what you might find. Also if your brake light switch needs to be removed put a piece of wood behind the brake pedal and wedge it up againt the floor board. This will prevent the brake pedal from going to the floor when removing the brakelight switch. then all you have to do is remove and reinstall the new one and connect the wires and no loss of brake fluid. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com Rich HArtung

I sent you a PM aboput the Ammco brake tool. Rich Hartung

did you soak the accelerator pump leather gasket in light oil to soften it up prior to installing it back in the carb? Do you have the correct small ball bearings in the correct holes also check the dog end on the throttle lickage that come across the head and then hocks on the carb. Sometimes they get a wear spot on them and a lip and this causes issues. These are just some thoughts not sure what you have done but might check these areas. Also check the breaker plate assembly in the distributor it might just need to be replaced with a NOS one. rich Hartung Desoto1939

If you are using the Stock Mopar tailpipe hangers and muffler hangers then there should not be any issue Since the cars were originally delivered with this typw of setup and these cars were driven a lot more than we are currently driving them. If you have radically modified the exhaust system then I would still try to get an example of the original hanger and make some measurements to ensure that the tailpipe is at the correct distance from the gas tank. I would also assume that your tailpipe would be on the right side of the car and gastank so it would be away from the gasline that exits the gas tank. This was also done to eliminate the possibility that the line if leaking did not drop onto the hot tailpipe and cause a fire. This is just my 25cent worth of input. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com

Are you looking for the tierod bars for the 35 Dodge? Rich Hartung

Hey Don: I just went pout and measures the distance when the vent window is open all the way on the driver side on my 39 Desoto. The distance from the end of the frame to the steering wheel is approx. 3 1/2 inches. I also put my hands around the steering wheel at the same point and I have approx. 2 inches of clearance when the vent window is fully extended to the end of my knuckles.. Rich Hartung

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But on my 39 Desoto the two eccentrics are on the very bottom of the backing plate and are tightened via a castle nut and also locked in place with a cotter pin especially on the front wheels. I assume you have the setup that has the double wheel cylinders. So it looks as if you might have welded the nut ontot eh eccentric. Rich Hartung

The two elliptical anchors that are used to adjust the heel of the shoe only has to flat spots on them. They have the flats spots to accept if I remember correctly a 1/2 open wrench so a socket might work but would have to be modified. Also when drilling a hole into the cast iron drum be very careful not to crack the drum and then you are going to need a plug to cover the hole so that dirt and water do not get inside the drum. I have the ammco tool so why go to all the trouble when you can rent it from me. This is not an advertisement for the tool just stating that I have the tool and it can be rented on a loaned bais. Many of the members have used this option. along with several of my other factory miller tools. Why fool around when you can get the job done right. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com

why not the one with the glass bowel. The glass bowel is not an issue. I have a 588 AC pump on my 39 Desoto and do not have any issues with clearance. Also the glass bowel lets you know when you have sediment in the line and not hard to take on and off the FP. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com

Don in your picture of the heat shieled I can see the battery cables and they look as if they are from a 12 volt battery and not your typical 6volt heavy gauge 0 or 00 large battery cable. Am I correct on the size of the cable that you are using? Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com

I have an AC canister style with the paper drop-in filter and use a NAPA 1010 gold filter and it works just fine. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com

where was the cork plug installed on the pump? can you take the pump off again and then take the backing plate off the back of the pump and then you would beable to cleanout the entire unit. Hartung desoto1939@aol.com

Bingster: looks good and since it is on a utility trailer you are not really concerned about esthetic's just funstionality. Rich Hartung

If you have the older style water pump and on the third hole that the stud comes throught the body. This is the stud that would be on the side that had the manifold he body at this location with the metl backing plate is only about 1/2 thick. On the newer style the body has changed and the body where this stud comes throught is now about 2-3 inches thick, therefore the nut can not be mounted to hold the pump on the engine block. If you have any of the old 1/2 inch thick body DO NOT and I say DO NOT throwout the body. I have checked around and Gould did not have of these bodies left in stock so you will need to have yours rebuilt. So if you have the small thickness on this area on you old WP keep it as a rebuildabe pump. The only solution is that you could pull the stud from the front of the engine block and then use the bolt that is supplied with the newer pumps. But you must use antiseize on the threads. The issue is that you might snap the stud when trying to get them out of the old block.i I ran into this same issue last month justbefor going to the National Desoto Carshow. rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com Rich HArtung

A remote starter switch is great if your car has the push button starter switch on the dash, but when you still have the old style floor mounted stater push rod a starter switch will not work because the push style on the floor acutely makes the connection for the starter drive unit to push the bendex into the flywheel. If anyone knows how to makes this work please advise. rich hartung

The 2015 National Desoto Convention and Car show was held on the grounds of the Gilmore complex. It is a very nice collection of cars in his buildings and if you are ever in the are do stop by. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com

I just got back from attending Chryslers at Carlilse. It was very hot on the field on Saturday. They had 2600 cars on the show grounds. I went with my friend in his 1957 Desoto Sportsman. He took a 3rd place in his division. The oldest Dodge and oldest vintage original was around 1949/50. a couple of Street rods 32 Chrysler and a 37 Dodge sedan Delivery that was a hotrod. If you have a real early car older that the 60/70 then I would not advise traveling to this show. 99.75% of the items in the swap meet section where for high performance cars I only saw to venders that were carrying anything for the older cars One vender did have some 39 Dodge parts.. I picked up the license lamp assembly from him because this will fit my 39 Desoto and then a complete fender lamp assembly with the milk white lens and all of the mounting brackets. Usually the brackets are rusted away but this was a complete unit and the chrome on the shell was is super great shape. If someone needs this complete unit because of the brackets I will be will to sell it but will not be cheap plus shipping. The temp was 90 and humid on Friday and hot again today. The license lamp assembly is also complete with lens, socket and mounting hardware to hold the lens in the unit. It is used but no rot out on the piece. These are getting very hard to find. This can also be purchased if someone need the unit. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com Cell 484-431-8167 Home 610-630-9188

It might be a bracket to hold the wire that goes from the starter to the sisson electric choke. Just a thought. ALso look for a hole on the firewall to see if there is a threaded section. This is to hold some wire or lead to another piece in the engine compartment. How about the drain hose from the cowel vent and would be located on the firewall on the left side of the firewall in back of the manifold. Rich Hartung desoto1939@aol.com