Pete

The closest charging station to me is about 20 miles away. I don't know where the next closest one is. Our daily drivers stay parked in the driveway all year round including the Vermont winters. I've read advice that states if you are going to do a charging station, do it in your garage. I'm in no hurry to get an EV, so I'll keep researching home charging stations to see what the industry (or DIY'ers) come up with. Pete

I have one like that. It's perfect for me as a seat. I use it that way a lot. As a creeper, not so much. I have lower back pain, and getting up from laying directly on the garage floor hurts a lot less that getting up from that thing. Pete

Hi Paul, It appears that distributor is not original to the car. In your pic I think I see an oil cup used to lube the distributor shaft. The original '39 Auto-Lite distributor had a grease cup there. I know they went to the oil cup by '42. Not sure about '40 & '41. Pete

Hi Ed. Where in VT are you? I'm near the Connecticut River in Orange county. We had -12 yesterday and -10 this morning. Pete

Both my 1939 and 1938 Mopars use the 2331 bulb. From my reading there is some indication that Harleys and some Fords use 2330.

Hi Steve, I could not find an adjustment procedure in the manual. My method was to loosen the hinge screws and move the windshield frame around until I had the best fit. Pete

It appears you may have a crank-out windshield. I have one on my 1938 Dodge pickup. I've replaced the glass and weatherstrip and tried all sorts of readjustments with the hinges, etc. I still have a place right over the steering wheel where it leaks in a heavy downpour. I've learned to live with it. Pete

HI Richard, Just a thought: I recently rebuilt the two horns on my 1939 P8. I had them powder coated. The power coat looks great, but is thick enough to kill the ground circuit. I could heard the relay working, but no toot. I added a couple of ground wires from the horn through screws to a bolt securing the bracket to the firewall. Problem solved. Horns as loud as a tug boat. You might want to use your VOM to check continuity to check the ground circuit from the horn hardware to the firewall. Pete

Carter bought Airtex and is discontinuing the Airtex products. I spoke to a Carter tech support guy. He seemed to be an honest person (!) who told me that Carter will be happy to sell you a "6v" electric fuel pump, but that their 6v and 12v pumps are the same part number. Also they will likely discontinue the impulse pumps. These changes have apparently occurred within the past year or so. I run Airtex 6v low pressure impulse pumps on my two old Mopars. Last year I ordered another impulse pump as a backup. It was branded as Airtex, but was different. I've never had an issue with the 2 pumps installed on my vehicles. I had previously tried the Carter rotary pump, but I found it obnoxiously loud. Also, I mostly use the electric pump for priming the carb, then turn it off and run using the mechanical pump. I found that the rotary pump restricting the fuel flow to the mechanical pump when it was shut off. I have not had that issue with the impulse pumps. Pete

Hi VM49, I got a pair of running boards for my Dodge Brothers RC from Buckeye Rubber a number of years ago. He has since sold the business to Ram Reproductions in Virginia. They are on the web. I got a pair from them for my 1939 Plymouth touring sedan a few months ago. They fabricated the steel boards and vulcanized the rubber mats on. They're pretty good, I'd rate them as about an 8 out of 10 with 10 being perfect. Good enough for my car. Pete

Here's what I got. It's a bit pricey, but the way I've been using it, it's a lifetime supply. It works great in my ultrasonic cleaner: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012GQOBM8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Pete

Thanks, Dan. We are expecting the same weather here in Vermont. Heavy snow in the trees and high winds are not good for keeping the power on. I'll likely be planning a week long tour for my car club in the next couple of years. My default choice is always Maine. Mid-coast and north. Usually hit Owls Head Transportation Museum and Seal Cove. I'm a member of both. Let me know if there are good tour attractions up your way. Maybe I can convince the other touring folks up that way. Pete

Merry Christmas everyone! A big holiday weekend for me. In addition to the yearly Christmas celebration cycle, yesterday was my last day of work before I retire. My wife and I had our own little celebration at home. We got an excellent dinner from a local restaurant (carry out) and enjoyed a very good bottle of wine from my nephew's winery. Looking forward to having more time to work on my old car projects! Pete

In Vermont we had received only a couple of dustings of snow. Today we got about 1 foot. A town about 40 minutes south of here got 44". Pete

This picture reminded me of an experience I had back in the 1980's. I was living in Chicago and working in the movie industry. One day I went with a "picture car" lady to a big old warehouse on Goose Island to look at vintage cars for an upcoming project. There were hundreds of vintage cars there. (This is the same place where Goose Island Brewing now is, though at that time it looked more like Berlin in 1945.) A lot of very cool cars were there including the cars from "Crime Story" which was filming at the time. My favorite was the black 1957 Chrysler 300C driven on the show by Dennis Farina, a retired real Chicago cop. As we walked around this huge warehouse, we stumbled on what must have been a shoot for a "garage" calendar. A model in a very small bikini was laying in front of what appeared to be a Formula 1 car surrounded by a profession photography crew. Somehow that image has stuck in my mind. ? If I had it all to do over again I think I would have gone into the "picture car" end of the business instead of cinematography. Pete

Hi Lloyd, The extensions are part of the retractors on the 2-point. It appears the the 3-point does not have the extensions: https://www.seatbeltsplus.com/product/WSCH300.html I can't help you with the top mount until I have the seat back in the car. My guess is that the belt would be slightly in the way for entering/exiting, but more a minor annoyance than a showstopper. Pete

Hi all, I installed 2-point lap belts in my 1939 P8 4 door touring sedan. I got the belts from SeatbeltsPlus.com. See the pics. This may or may not help with 3-point belt installation. I installed the retractor side inside the frame of the front seat. It's a tight fit, but it works. Once the seat is assembled, only the chrome buckle is visible sticking up between the frame and the seat cushion. (The seat is sitting on the floor as I removed everything from the interior floor to install a Dymamat kit.) Pete

Welcome Bill! There's a lot of great advice on this forum. Enjoy your truck! Pete

If money was no object, and I had plenty of garage space: 1931 Chrysler Deluxe Eight dual cowl phaeton. A guy in my car club has one. It's gorgeous. It's amazingly long and low. He'll never sell it. 1934 Desoto Airflow 2 door coupe. I just love the look and the engineering. 1924 Chrysler 5 passenger 4 door sedan. Just because. Pete

Hi Blue, Is Johnny's Mexican food still open on the avenue? Not to mention the Top Hat. I miss that area. I bought running boards from Buckeye products for my 1938 Dodge pickup at least 12 years ago. They were nice. A number of years ago when I was looking into getting some for my 1939 Plymouth I called Paul Bowlin. He told me he sold the business to Ram Reproductions. I finally got around to getting new running boards from RAM this past summer. They are good, but not perfect. I'd give them an 8 out of 10. I'm happy with them. Pete

I took this picture outside Fairmount, Indiana in 1994 as I drove my 1938 Dodge pickup from Ohio to Minnesota. The exhaust broke just in front of the muffler as I turned into the cemetery. Not quite loud enough to wake the dead. Pete

I'm also looking at putting an R6 overdrive in my '39 Plymouth P8. A couple of questions: 1) It looks like I want an R6 out of a '39 Desoto or Chrysler 6. I have the original column shift, so it would need to be a '39 to avoid changing the shift. I recently rebuilt my transmission, so I would like to add the overdrive to my current transmission. Is possible to add the OD to my transmission, or do I need to change the whole transmission & overdrive? Are the transmission (minus the OD) part numbers the same across the three makes? 2) It appears that the R10 is much better supported in the current aftermarket. Does anyone know of a source for re-pops or rebuilding services for the R6 for such things as the solenoid and governor? 3) I remember reading somewhere that you can put an R10 in a '39 Plymouth, but you will need to modify the chassis X-member. Does anyone have information on that swap? Thanks in advance, Pete

Hi Keith. I also enjoy your videos. The mechanicals on your '39 are very similar to my '39. A question: what do you use to edit you GoPro videos? Pete

I park my cars in the garage. It's heated and dry. So far no rodents or their evil friends, although I keep traps set. I keep the temp at 50 degrees F, because that's as low as I can set the system. I clean the cars, put fuel stabilizer in the tanks and fill up the fluids. Unhook the batteries and put them on a tender. Check the antifreeze with a tester to make sure it's still good. Put refilled peppermint oil containers in engine bay, interior, and trunk. Put moth balls near the garage doors where rodents are likely to enter. I work on the vehicles on winter weekends, so that's about it. This winter's projects: Replace the cracked dash glass Install a couple more ground straps Install a master disconnect switch Rebuild a couple spare carbs Install the Dynamat kit that's been sitting on my shelf for a couple of years Other projects as time allows. Pete

I have a '39 Plymouth sedan. Someone in the 1950's bored it out to be 218 from 201 and changed the cylinder head. The current head is the same as your second picture above: 1311804-3 with a big "D". I did some checking online but did not find any definitive info on what this was installed on originally. The engine was rebuilt last winter and the block decked and the head shaved. I'm guessing the CR is about 8:1. The fuel flow is good. My seat of the pants dyno says the car has a lot more power, but with an engine rebuild it's hard to pin that improvement on one particular part. Here is some info I collected when I researched that cylinder head. It's likely about 95%+ accurate as I pulled the info from multiple online sources. Any updates are welcome. Pete Plymouth - Dodge CID HP CR 1934 - 59.pdf