Don Coatney

I have installed a mid 80's GM alternator in my car. I bought the alternator for around 20 bucks at the local bubble pack parts house. I modified the original generator bracket with a hunk of all thread and some hand milled standoffs as pictured. See the next posting

Pictured below is the garage I built several years ago when I lived in Ohio. I took this picture a couple years ago while on a road trip so the vehicles pictured belong to the current owner. This garage is 62 feet long. It is 17 feet wide at the front and 24 feet wide at the rear. It wraps around the back of the house. I wired it with 100 amp 220 volt service so I could run my air compressor on 220. I plumed the air all around the walls and had an air drop every 10 feet. I also had 110 volt electrical receptacles every 6 feet and every other one was on a different 20 amp circuit. I installed a sink with hot and cold running water and also installed a urinal. When I poured the floor I installed floor drains. This house had a cistern that collected rain water from the roof. I plumbed in a pump and hose drops so I could use this rain water to wash cars inside in the winter. I built and installed a double barrel wood and coal burning stove for heat in the winter. When it was below zero outside I could work in this garage in short sleeves. I also wired in telephone service and had several 8 foot florescent lights. Also installed sky lights in the roof for better illumination. Built an overhead storage area with a pull down ladder in the area where the garage connected to the house. It was a dream garage at the time I built it. Today I would have built it taller to accommodate a lift. I was talking to my old neighbor a couple of years after I sold this house and he told me that the new owner called him one night because the water plumbing in the garage had froze and broke. When I did the plumbing I made provisions to easily drain the water if it was going to freeze and there was no fire in the furnace. I fully instructed the new owner on how to do this but apparently he did not listen. This is what the old garage looked like. It was a one car garage. I had my Messerschmidt disassembled and leaning against the outside wall. This is the inside of the old garage with my 1969 BSA Rocket Three. This is the motorcycle I raced at Bonneville. The white glass door cabinet in the above picture was one of the original kitchen cabinets in this house. I still have this cabinet hanging in my garage here in Tennessee. It has been installed in seven different garages in the past 40 years all the way from New York to California. To the left of the cabinet is a pie safe that now sits in my dining room.

Norm; In order to register as a forum used you must have an active e-mail address. I just made sure by having my wife register. It requires an active e-mail address to activate a new account.

Tim; Remember where I live. It rarely gets cold enough to freeze anything solid here.

Greg; When Chet paid a visit to Robin they drove a piece down the road to the ACE Cafe. Follow the link for more pictures. http://chetscoins.com/1948p15/2006/05092006.htm

I won an auction a couple weeks back for a pair of telephones. I immediately sent payment via USPS money order. The following day I received the following E-mail from eBay. I have looked for the money order receipt once arriving home and have not found it yet. Not sure what my recourse is except to eat it. It was around sixteen bucks. The following is a notice from eBay Trust & Safety regarding: Item Number - 180038173644 Item Title - AT&T 2230 Twin Cordless Phone 2.4 ghz 2 handest call id Our records show that you were a bidder or buyer of one or more of this seller's items. We recently removed this seller's active listings and suspended the seller's trading privileges. Due to privacy concerns we cannot share further details about this seller. If the seller asks you to complete this transaction outside of eBay, we strongly recommend that you do not proceed with the transaction. Transactions for items listed on eBay but then completed off of the eBay platform are not covered by buyer protection programs offered by eBay and can be highly indicative of fraud. For more information on Offers to Buy or Sell Outside of eBay, copy and past the following Help Page link into your browser: http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/rfe-spam-non-ebay-sale.html. If you have already paid for this item but have not received it, you should take all possible steps to receive reimbursement. 1. Stop payment with your bank if you paid by check. 2. Contact the Security Department of your credit card company to file a chargeback if you paid via credit card. 3. If you paid via Western Union or MoneyGram, contact the company directly (Western Union 800-325-6000 or MoneyGram 800-926-9400). 4. If you paid with PayPal, you may be eligible for up to $1,000 USD coverage at no cost. To file a claim with PayPal, login to your PayPal account and copy and paste the following link into your web browser: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_protections-buyer-outside Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the File a Claim link. PayPal claims must be filed within 45 days of the close of the listing. It may take at least 30 days to complete the investigation and resolve the dispute. 5. If you did not pay with PayPal and would like to file a claim with eBay, please initiate the Item Not Received Process online directly from the Security and Resolution Center at the bottom of the eBay.com page. 6. eBay claims must be filed within 60 days of the end of the listing. Our goal is to ensure that your eBay experience is safe so that you can buy confidently. It is rare that something goes wrong with a transaction on eBay. However, in the event it does, we would like to provide as much assistance as possible to help resolve the issue. Please do not respond to this email, as your reply will not be received. Regards, Customer Support (Trust and Safety Department)

While on my two week road trip the my garage was empty so my wife took advantage of the situation and started parking her car where my car belongs. I have heard nothing but complaining sense arriving home of how she must now park her car outside again same as it has been parked for the past 7 years. So I guess I have a few options. Could possibly re-arrange my garage and make room for two cars at a terrible inconvenience to me as I like to be able to walk around my car and have my tool boxes handy to my work bench. Could buy a car cover and park my car outside (not really an option in my book). I could spend mega bucks and build a new garage but it would have to be tall enough to install the car lift that I have wanted for years but that increases the mega buck total. Could buy a car port and park my car under it (once again not my favorite option). What to do?? What to do??

Darin; Did you check the main page downloads section of this forum? There is a wiring diagram for a seven wire aftermarket turn signal located there. I also just googled "Yankee Turnflex" and got 236 hits and found the answer to your question.

Fast Eddie; Hotlanta does have its shady side. One morning around 4:30 AM on the way to work I stopped for gas at a station in downtown Hotlanta. Had the usual onlookers asking about the year of the car etc. One dude having ask the year question then asked if I had any jumper cables. I replied no and he then said "do you have any gay friends". I was about to pull the gas hose from the tank and give him a squirt but I did not. I told him NO AND I DO NOT WANT ANY!. He left quickly.

Returned home yesterday evening from two weeks on the road in my P-15. No major mechanical problems and I got to spend a very enjoyable day surrounded by old cars and old friends. I believe this qualifies my car as a daily driver.

I have seen the latches up close and personal. They are as slick as a babies butt.

Why dont you go to a local farm store and buy a new motor for your compressor? You should be able to get one for less thwn two bills. Gather the RPM's, frame size, and voltage from your existing motor and match it up. I assume you are single phase so finding a motor should not be a problem. Check rotation and if you need to swap it on your new motor swap leads # 5 and 8. Are you using a magnetic starter with overload protection?

Well said Bob!

Chet; You are correct when you say change is good! Dont forget to say "failure is not an option"! I look forward to seeing your red square box Plymouth next week and hopefully getting a ride in it. Have you driven it to work yet?

Tim; Thought you were a V-8 guy?? You have several V-8 converted cars that dont run and one flathead six car that does run so I guess you are allowed to be classified as an inlinner and view the innliner forum postings Don Coatney

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v65/DonCoatney/Differential/?start=all For pictures of how I installed a Dodge Charger differential in my P-15. It was close to a bolt in. I instsalled 3.55/1 gears in this differential. With my overdrive transmission I can cruise at 70 MPH and my engine is turning around 2000 RPM,s with plenty of torque to pull the hills. Don Coatney

There is a guy named Jon Robinson who is a guru on the Desotoland forum who recommends soaking the sandwiched copper gaskets in your bathtub (filled with enough water to cover the entire gasket) overnight prior to installing. I have never tried this but I have a lot of respect for the work Jon does. In the old days I always sprayed the gasket with aluminum paint prior to installling. If I remember correctly I installed the gasket on my engine dry and I have no leaks to date. Don Coatney

Greg; Trash your tag line flathead thing. In have already read it more than once, Don Coatney

One thing I have learned with my road trips and insufficent mirros is I need to upgrade. Close to the top of my to-do list. Don Coatney

Pete; Too far in advance for me to make plans but I want to go. BIG RACE POSSIBILITY???? Be prepared to wipe after I kick butt!!!! YOUR ARCH RACE RIVAL. Don Coatney

Tim; I noticed that in my signature option I had originally placed my Photobucket link. But the link got converted to my shrunk picture in my profile so I deleted it. You should also do so with your catchy phrase in your signature line. I know where you are and where you are coming from and dont need to read it on every posting you make. Don Coatney

Tim; When I had lunch with Don Gaines last week we discussed this. Guess we need to prompt Don Gaines to jump in on this. I do not have his e-mail address on my traveling laptop. Don Coatney

Bob; Thanks for the Idea! As my car is Desoto powered I will have to look for a Desoto speedo to fill my Soto compliments. Don Coatney