Plymouthy Adams

I saw the tucker engine name, and on the firewall but as this is a Mopar forum figured/guessed (wrongly) that it was a 1942 dodge..

Don..live to fight another day...my cousins arrived..it has been a hoot..they cannot stay near as long as I would kike..one could not make it due to a confilicting work schedule..called in to support a full prodcution after half day scheduled..and yes with age it seems you appreciate more of the little things going on around you...

Most all of the horn rings are insulated from ground and only tightened to the point to have a slight separation from ground source..it is as mentioned earlier that this can be over tightened or insulator missing or ever further, insulation in place but with a slight misaligment..break/tear allowing contact. The horn need to be adjusted with the ohm meter or at least muzzle the horn to keep neighbors ears protected while you trouble shoot. If this gap is not correct and even around the mounting/insulated point it can cause ease of blowing from one angle only and this is what in turn creates excess pressure that ultimately breaks horn ring as a owner tried to blow the horn..these assemblies are not just bolted together..they are assembled and adjusted..

1942 dodge...???????????

This is one of the reason I do not like the word restoration..though the idea is to preserve and protect the metal for the future and make its appearance to be at it best for the present..the procedure is incorrect therefore outside the scope of restoration....sorry...again not to critize a mans work..only the descriptive word used...

I'm just sitting by..got a few cousins in for the weekend..Bot T. has the advantage...

sounds like yucky weather for sure...the pies are made..nice golden brown crust and excellent raisen filler..already had a slice with some good cold milk..we played some Cribbage while they baked. Tell Lisa congrats for us...

The taxi picture is at my place but car belongs to Lou...yes I think he said it is a VW blue..

No update on the clutch..he wrote and said that was one of the first things on his of of "to do" have gotten a few forwarded comics and items of political interest..so I guess I need to drop him a personal note and see what be going on with him. I just returned from eating at the Menonite Restaurant..best food for the money...no dishes to wash either..mums likes that part. Now I am going to go bake a couple raisen pies...yes raisen...they are delicious and a northern treat...or maybe it was just applachia..etiher way I like em...

lets just say we found the source of the corn...lol

That was during one heck of a heat wave..and yes the tall walls sure put a twist to building..I still give thanks my bud uptown had all that scaffold he lent me to do the work..without it I ould have been toast..and yes by all mean it IS worth all the blood (yes injuries incurred) sweat and tears (bright light and salt in your eyes) I sure would love to have another group gathering at my place again this year...my orchard never looked better than with all them old Mopes in the yard...

and I remember that one..that's funny as hell...gotta love it...I call that pic of myself OLD WORLD TIM looks like I just arrived at Ellis Island or something...

super guru..is that a gu-rillla

this was my club coupe... I kept the seat covers in the back seat...these cars had lots of head room... Don..notice the lift bay had not been built at this time..sold this car shortly after it was completed...

Yes..that is the package tray..We share that much in common in our cars..the later D24 got the spare in the trunk..lost the storage compartment behind the passenger side. My trunk is 5' 61/2 inces from lip to rear of the compartment. Room for maybe 4-5 mother-in-laws (dependent on size and stackability) or Jimmy Hoffa and maybe a couple other henchmen...no wonder this car was so popular...lol The quarter glass makes it appear to be just a coupe in looks...this is mine the day I got it..Charlie of this forum was there to help load it up...

Now I remember you posting that picture full size...was amazed that it was 5 window not a three window like the D19 Bz Cp...what kind of package tray you have behind that seat...and does the spare mount in the passe4nger compartment or the trunk?

not knowing if this is a wife or girlfriend I will keep my mouth shut...but I will say that ornament is off center...

Don..I have one similar to the one pictured..looking closer you will see the two different thread sizes and to length for the smaller size thread we use..long and short threaded adapters...I never liked the hand held..for flatheads it is not a prob as access is a breeze..try getting into a tight compartment with close fit manifolds etc..just not very user friendly.

So you have a pre war Dodge..I have a D19 Business Coupe and an D19 Town Sedan..the coupe is being worked at the moment, the sedan is in the barn in storage. Is this the grill you have in your car?

believe your D14 may be a typo..what year and body style car do you have? Plymouth or Dodge..? checked your profile..nothing listed...

if the enamel is alkalyd base it will fade (chaulk) regardless..however the lasting qualites of the paint is hard to beat (heavy solids) and in most repair shops of old this was the paint of choice for blending a repair...you may all recall cars sitting in the sun with an area with blueish hues or whittish hue (depends on color of paint) this is the repaired section...the acrylic enamel will fade also but it takes al lot lot longer time to do so...

right you are..blow by refers to the amount of compressed air escapes to the low end of the block during compresson..the more worn the rings/cylinders or pistion condition the higher the blow amount will be...some folks like to take the oil fill cap off and critisize these old engines because of a bit of positive pressure in the crankcase..bare in mind at all times unless you have upgraded to a PCV sysltem..this positive pressure is there because the car is static..must be moving in forward direction to DRAFT the crankcase and aleviate these fumes that is normal in the operation of your engine.

As your test run was short lived, disconnect the hot feed wire from the input to the ampmeter and tape it off against shorting out..jumper your voltage to the coil for ignition and then use a remote start switch clipped into the starter circuit..start the car..if there is no immediate smoke..then it may be electrical.. If you have smoke yet..try now to determine the odor....it may appear white..but could be a slight blueish tint...then once the odor has determined the source..you have but to trace it back...as long as you have enough oil in the crankcase and water to prevent overheat..you should be ok running the engine finding the cource of the smoke.

excellent articles on how to do a compression just by going on line and typoing it in...there are those who want the throttle wide open other that say is is not necessary...either way will get you close enough as long as you test all cylinders equally. A leak down test will check the engine to show just where the leak is occuring in your engine..when pressurized and you can hear air rushing into the block by placing your ear/listening device at the oil fill tube..rings..if you can hear it at the edhaust..exhaust valve..it at carb throat..intake not seated...the actual test is a differential test where you measure the air loss compared to air pumped in...this test will also allow you to check for head gaskets as you can hear air leaking into an adjacent cylinder and if it is blown to a water jacket/gasket orifice, then a rise in the water level or presence of bubble in the radiator..then the gasket is blown at that cylinder. The biggest problem with some pressure test of this manner is ability to lock and hold the engine at top dead center compression stroke for the cylinder you are testing..most of thest test can be done just with pressure and not the manifold for the leak down..it is a bit expensive device...that is one item I do not have either...

low temp and lack of ignition source