RobertKB

Maybe Kermit has a sister! ? LOL

1941 Chrysler business coupe. Love the colour but I’d lose the fender skirts. Now, that’s a BIG BUTT!!

Love the picture! It clearly shows the difference between cats and dogs. A dog would have followed you out but a cat will take advantage to find comfort. Personally, I prefer cats. They are their own beings and we are there to serve them.

Poor little mice are just doing what they have to do to survive........................................just yanking your chain! I have mouse traps set up in my garage and always plug any orifices on spare engines and other parts. If you have ever smelled a mouse infested car, you will never forget the smell. I had a chance once to buy a low mile Chrysler from the 70's but it had been left in a quonset and was full of mice. Great runner but I couldn't even drive it because of the smell. Car ended up going to the crusher thanks to the mice.

Very sorry to hear. Losing an old car has got to be tough. I have four cars in my heated garage and worry a bit about something similar. However, there are worse things in life. Hopefully you have insurance and can replace the building and buy another old car to enjoy. Best of luck in the future sorting everything out!

Your engine bay probably looks like the one in my ‘63 Ford ? Fairlane 500. It’s the only non-Mopar of my oldies. It might be a Ford but it really is a sweet car. I bought it in 1979 and used it as a daily driver for a few years. It just became a keeper and is a survivor with everything original except for the blue paint. The 260 V8 is at a rebuilder’s and I am taking the opportunity to freshen up the engine bay. Everything should be back together for some major miles starting in the spring.

Thanks for posting. I've always thought 1932 was a great year for all cars of most makes. I have always liked 1932 Plymouths but kinda doubt I'll get to Kansas. 1941 was another year that to me has always been special for most makes and 1955 saw a lot of new models and styles from most makers.

Thanks!? There’s a lot of years between pictures. First was in 1976 when I bought the car and the second was a couple of weeks ago. Lot of fun, maintenance, and money spent in between. Two motors and two paint jobs along the way. Many great memories also!

Nothing like a D25. Makes you an honorary Canadian. Come on up when the border’s open. D25 Canadian Dodge aka Plodge You could go from this......... to this..........LOL ?

If you end up just honing and ringing the engine........a couple of points. Make sure your used pistons are in good condition. No point in using any piston that is slightly suspect. Reaming the ridge out is done for the reasons you mentioned but also for making piston removal easier. Even a slight ridge makes the rings hang up and can cause damage to the piston. Once caps on the con rods are removed put some masking tape on the bolts to prevent even the slightest marking of the crank upon removal. Same when you reinstall.

Sometimes it’s best to let sleeping dogs lie. However, you have woken the dog and looks like some work ahead. Many years ago and lots of miles ago, I had a miss in my ‘53 Plymouth engine. It had about 72,000 miles on it at the time. Head was pulled and as suspected number 6, with low compression, had a burnt intake valve. Replaced with a good used valve and lapped the rest. There was some ridge in the cylinders so reamed it out and pulled the pistons which looked pretty good. Honed the cylinders, new rings, and reassembled. Bearings were plastic gauged and were within factory specs so were re-used. Everything was re-assembled with new head gasket. Engine presently has 103,000+ miles, so more than 30,000 miles since its refreshen. Oil pressure is great, compression still impressive, and it doesn’t burn oil. Surprisingly the engine leaks very little oil even though all seals are original. I’m guessing you could do something similar and get many happy miles. I don’t plan on touching my engine again unless required. However, your engine and your call. Good luck with whatever you decide.

Put an ad in classified. This probably is a specialty nut and I’m sure there are at least a few forum members who have a spare one.

Kinda think this time I really am done for the season. Major snowstorm. Blizzard really!

Glad it worked out and thanks for the update.

This should be interesting! We love a good story.............and pictures!

Out again. Probably last time as all my old cars have little gas left in their tanks which is what I like in a heated garage. I check constantly for any problems. Three different stops all with the Rocky Mountains in the distance. Colours are certainly late fall and it was cooler today but the old girl has a great heater. Little bit of snow in the last picture is left over from the first snowstorm in my area.

Thanks for the update! A lot of times posters with problems never let the rest of us know how things turned out. Glad it worked out well for you.

We had lots of snow and quite cold weather a couple of weeks ago. I thought I was probably done driving the old cars for the year. However, it warmed up nicely and has been very pleasant lately. Today was well into the 50’s. Took the ‘48 Dodge D25 club coupe out for about a 40 mile run. Hopefully I will get another 1 or 2 runs in before it cools off on Friday with snow forecast again. If you look closely at the horizon you can see the Rocky Mountains. Where I live (Lethbridge, Alberta) is about 80 miles from the mountains as the crow flies.

Gotta love your pictures of the car. Even better is the great time you are having with your kids. You will never forget the good times and I guarantee your kids won’t either!!?

I had your problem when I redid the brakes on a '38 Chrysler I had. The problem was the one mentioned above. These shoes did not use push rods (pins) against the piston but the shoe itself fit a slot on the piston. A bit different than later Mopars. I ended up cutting about 1/8" of the end of each shoe and this solved the problem for me. You may well have the wrong pins for the brand of brake cylinders you have. Common problem and not necessarily related to the cylinders being Chinese. I have seen this with North American made cylinders as well. Personally, I like to send my brake cylinders out to be re-sleeved to original specs. That way you know the pins are the right ones and most places who re-sleeve give you a lifetime guarantee.

I would just make sure the head is even. I never have seen the point of shaving heads on our flatheads to get a couple of extra horsepower from an engine only producing 100 hp on a good day.

Toronto thinks itself the centre of Canada. NOT. The city once called in the Canadian army to help dig out after a snowstorm that any other Canadian city would have dealt with locally.

Chrysler often updated the numbers of parts. However, there are short tubes and long tubes out there depending on if you have the 23" or 25" engine.

Who knows, maybe the old girl is still out there. Some cars do survive.

I kinda agree with the above post. I believe you are over thinking the problem. I have a rebuilt engine in my 51 Dodge. Ever since I got it back it has leaked a bit of oil. I put a bit of cardboard under it. Cars back then tended to leak. If you want a leak proof engine then run a new vehicle. Just enjoy the old girl and live with a couple of flaws. There are lots of things in life more worthy of your concern.