Pete
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My '38 Dodge Brothers pickup has the original factory installed engine. It has never had an oil filter. I use only non-detergent oil and change it every spring -- about every 1,000 to 3,000 miles. The engine was rebuilt about 30 years ago. Wear was minimal. Dropped the pan a couple of years ago and there was not much accumulated goop. Drove it from Minnesota to Vermont via Canada about 20 years ago. It's dependable and runs strong and quiet. Pete
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Hi Mike36, I recently had my 39 Plymouth speedometer rebuilt by Bob's Speedometer: http://www.bobsspeedometer.com/ It looks great, but I won't have a chance to see how accurate it is until I get the car out of winter storage in another month or so. Once I get it reinstalled I'll test it against a GPS to see how close it is. Pete
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Here's a guy local to me that is old school and has done great radiator/heater core work on my '39 Dodge Brothers truck and '39 Plymouth sedan. He's charged me fair prices. I've watched him work and he is a craftsman who takes his time. I know his business is hurting too due to plastic/aluminum radiators in newer cars. Good news is he's in the next state over -- New Hampshire. Bad news is he's all the way over next to Vermont on the Connecticut River: B & R's Radiator Service 45 Spencer St. Lebanon, NH 03766 603-448-1666 http://www.bandrsgaragelebanon.com/
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I've been running Coker 600/16 radials on my '39 for over a year now. Using original rims. The performance and handling is greatly improved - a lot less wandering on bad road surfaces. One tire did develop a bubble under the whitewall. I contacted Coker and they replaced it free and paid shipping both ways. Pete
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I bought these plastic floats for my NOS sending unit. Works like a charm: https://www.chevsofthe40s.com/shop/search.lasso?partno=1516250R&Go=Go Pete
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I agree with Tom. My flathead has this issue with Ethanol fuel and never with Ethanol-free fuel. It appears to happen after a long run and a heat soak. The higher volatility Ethanol fuel will boil at a lower temp than straight gas. In worst cases all the fuel in the float bowl boils into the intake manifold. Putting a phenolic spacer between the carb and intake manifold may help. Pete
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All 1937 and 38 Dodge Brothers trucks used the 25" long block. Even the 216. I have a '38 half ton model RC with the original engine as indicated by the build card. Dodge changed to the short block for trucks in 1939. It's been kind of a pain finding proper proper parts for my truck - had to pay through the nose for an NOS intake manifold. -Pete
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Hi, I had something similar when I replaced the dimmer switch in my 1938 DB pickup. The switch was a repro and a bit wider than the original. Whenever I push the clutch in it touched a contact on the dimmer switch and blew the fuse in the Auto-Lite headlight relay I put in. A good wrapping of electrical tape on the dimmer switch solved the problem. Pete
