Robert Horne
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The S10 T5 have a 4th gear of 1.00,,,,and the 5th gear can have a 0.63, o.68, 0.78, 0.85, etc.
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Hey Don C, how about a 12 inch wheel,(the white one, garden tractor)?...
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I put 50 miles on my Coupe on the weekend. At 55mph on the speedometer, the GPS showed 54, so very close. This is with 235/75-15 tires. My tachometer showed about 1600 to 1800 rpms, not sure how accurate the tach is. 80HP moves the Coupe good on level highway and slight uphills, at 50 to 55mph, in 5th gear. 4th does great on the 30 to 45 mph, like on the smaller roads and in town.. Before I try the interstate, I will tighten up the steering. I hope 80hp is enough to maintain 65mph on the Interstate. Now Virginia raised the speed limit to 70mph.....
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I believe the 1982 to 1987 have the mechanical speedometer. The transmissions start with the # 1352- followed by 114 or 115 or 116, etc. There are many different gearing combos.
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Maybe your speedometer only needs a few drops of lube.
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My friend next door came home one night, parked near his garage, left his truck,( newer Ford), running in neutral, set the park brake, and went to unlock the garage door. After a few seconds, his truck started rolling backwards. I ran down to help. I got in the truck to move it for him, put it in drive, but it would not move forward, until I let the parking brake off. I have seen this same situation with other cars/trucks, that the parking brake does not hold good in a backward downhill situation. I have never tried my Coupe to see if it would hold backward as good as forward with the park brake applied......
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Perhaps a new V8 for our 1947 Desoto Suburban
Robert Horne replied to James_Douglas's topic in P15-D24 Forum
This is true. To compensate, I plan to use an electric pusher fan, and a very good radiator. The Jeep XJs came with a minimum cooling system that needs to changed most of the time anyway. -
Perhaps a new V8 for our 1947 Desoto Suburban
Robert Horne replied to James_Douglas's topic in P15-D24 Forum
This Jeep XJ 1998, rolled over, I bought for one of my projects, 192HP HO 4.0, 2 wheel drive, automatic, 3.55 rearend. Rolled over, but runs good, makes for a good yard truck, for now. My XJ is pretty fair at pulling small trailers, with wood, brush, etc. I will have to pull something heavy to see how it works. The XJs weigh about 3000lb...
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After I took my heater apart, I filled the core with water, put a bike inner tube on the hose ends, and put in about 5psi of air pressure to check for leaks....
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Anyone actually running a late model automatic behind a flat six?
Robert Horne replied to papajohn's topic in P15-D24 Forum
With this kind of HP loss, I will have to stay with my little 5 speed Ranger setup, in my 80HP Coupe... Yesterday I was doing 55mph at around 1600 to 1800 rpm on mostly level roads in 5th gear. Slowed down to 50mph on a slight upgrade, but did not have to shift to 4th. -
The heater in my 38 Coupe sat in storage many years. When I pulled it out of the storage box, the fan did not turn. It was difficult to turn the fan blades by hand, but they would turn some. After applying a few drops of oil, and turning some more, and more, the fan became easier to turn. I hooked a 6 volt battery charger to the wiring, and it ran slow, but with a little more oil it ran good, and has ran good since.....
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Welcome to this forum. Great video. You are correct about the interior, 70s style fabric, "creepy"
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The Jeep 5 speed shifter is far to the rear, very similar to my 5 speed Ranger install. I compensated for this by putting more curves into the floor shift, so not to hit my bench seat.
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My previous post was incorrect about the sway bars. Pictured was a Ford and not a Jeep sway bar. This photo has 3 sway bars, the red spot is the Jeep, the blue spot is the Ford, and the third, silver is the 37 Plymouth. The 37 seems very week, so hope to use one a little stronger...
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Not around here. Most are or were automatics.
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Both my 38s, Delux Coupe, and Business Coupe, have this spring end type setup. I only took my unit off to clean and paint. Both my 37s, 2 door, and 4 door, have these units also. Here is a photo of the sway bar off my 37 four door to install on my 38 Coupe, but I may try the Jeep XJ sway bar, (not as wide, but stronger), with different end links, like the Ranger rear links.
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Here is a photo of the front spring, driver side on my 38.
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I have been real happy with my Ranger TK5 Toyo trans install. It was an easy install, no adapter needed. The Ranger transmissions are easy to find, and not expensive. In this area, 5 speed Dakotas and Jeeps are difficult to find. With only 80HP, I can go into 5th gear at 45MPH, with the 3.7 rear/235/75 tire combo, on level road....
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My 38 Coupe has been doing very good all summer, with the TK5.. My 4 th gear goes to neutral often going down hill, so if I hold on to the shifter, it is ok for now. I checked my speedometer with a GPS unit, going 40MPH on the speedometer, had 40MPH on the GPS...... I will be working on another TK5 soon to attach to my 56 Dodge engine....
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No adapter needed. 1938 bell housing, 1987 Ranger trans..
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Consider a 5 speed TK5 Ford Ranger, 1983 to 1987 swap. I installed one in my 38 Coupe. It is doing very good, was an easy installed.
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Knuckle, you is sure one tough cookie......
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Someone told me to boil my carb in 100% antifreeze. Make sense, since it would boil at about 350 degree....
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I installed a 12 volt starter/battery/new cables, in my 38 Coupe. The engine would spin over faster and always start easier. On my 48 Dodge, all 6 volt, I installed a new 900 or so big battery, and a rebuilt carb. Engine spins fast, and starts very easy, always, even hot. This 48 has been the easiest car to start if I start it once a week. If I do not start it once a week, I put a table spoon of fuel in the ail filter, and it starts easy.
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6 volt is just as reliable as to the stopping and going. a 12 volt generator 1956 or newer, can be bought to replace a 6 volt generator...
