Dan Hiebert

Out of curiosity, can you register your antique vehicles with the year of manufacture plate numbers and plates in Indiana? I could in New Mexico, Michigan, and New York, but here in Maine you can't. BUT, you get a regular antique vehicle registration, and you can display serviceable front and rear y.o.m. plates and carry your current plates in the car with you to show the police if you get pulled over. I've already got y.o.m. plates for the Terraplane (surprisingly easy to find), but not for the Dodge, yet.

Not sure if it is exactly the same, but it'll fit - mine came off a P15. I've never had an original one from a D24 to compare. PN listed for the D24 is 1124157.

Cool video, thanks for posting. Out on an areal patrol/tour about three weeks ago near Grand Lake (on the border in southern Aroostook Co.) and saw a black bear sow with 5 cubs. (!) Still "early spring" around here at that time, it's still cold at night, so the bears will be out at the edge of the forests sunning themselves in the morning, makes for good bear spotting from the air. Pretty neat, the cubs look like fuzzy bowling balls following mama around. 5 cubs was significant enough to report to ME Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, they were pretty excited about it. 2 is common, 3 are not so exciting but noteworthy, and 5 was virtually unheard of. They've been trying to find them again ever since.

My family has some feel-good stories as well, but alas, we also have some that epitomize greed and indifference. The wife and I do our best to keep away from it, but despite living further away from everyone than anyone else on either side, and living within our own means, we still occasionally bear the brunt of some silly accusations. Just as I have perfected my "surprised face" from being in the employ of Uncle Sam, I have a well practiced "befuddled look", and "glazed expression" from dealing with family (polished a tad from aforementioned employment, too, I guess). My mother-in-law turns 90 this year, she is doing surprisingly well, but we all die - she has an extensive clown figurine collection and everyone in the family is creeped-out by it. I see either the opportunity to get even, or being the victim.

Congratulations Grandpa Bob! Hazel is 1/2 the size of our latest grandkid - 11 lbs 2 ozs. That's a neat re-sitting of the old photo.

The good in you has prevailed and you've ventured into the Dodge side of The Force...wait...that sounds more like "Dark side". Kidding aside, that's a nice ride, which I am sure you will enjoy as much as your P15. Now you have to get that Plymouth sold off, or you'll find yourself swapping a few parts to heat up that Dodge...

Appreciate it, but don't irritate the photographers trying to find out. Sometimes they have a "trade secret" method that they won't want to share. But if it's just something I haven't found on my camera yet, then all's fair. Just looking to amp up my (alternate) photography hobby.

True - those damsels would require viewing through the bottom of a few shot glasses - maybe

Very nice, thanks for sharing. Would you happen to know what photo effect they're using to get that old timey tint?

No problem there...and my lips would have to touch a LOT of liquor before they'd touch theirs anyway...

Really nice looking car. If you're taking votes, I'd say "road trip", it looks like it has "regular" plates, so it's probably driven regularly. But I'd still take a buddy and a chase truck since you haven't actually coon-fingered it yet. Cost there and back would work out the same as if you hired someone to haul it, and you can chalk it up as an adventure, regardless of how the trip goes. We drove our D24 home on three different size tires, a coolant leak, questionable electronics, and a driver's door that wouldn't stay shut, but we knew that going into the trip.

That's one thing we're missing in the Technical Archives is a handy list of expletives, with instructions on their appropriate use. I often come up with one or two when dealing with a problem on the ol' Dodge that seems to do the trick. If I'da just had that discouraging word or two ready at the start, the job may have been done quicker..... Seems odd that those rubbers aren't molded at least a little square. When I installed new weather strip on my daughter's Falcon, it didn't want to stay on the glass either. I used sealer specifically for the purpose, and let it set up before attempting to put it all on the car. (Same as you, I used duct tape to hold it on.) To ease installation, I just used silicone lubricant, (Liquid Wrench in this case). It slipped right on using the string method, and everything squared up gradually on its own as it was getting installed. Used the Liquid Wrench to get the trim back on, too. Which I did after the glass was installed.

Nunzio's in Sayerville NJ, Whataburger in TX, Blake's Lotaburger in NM, Chicken Shack in MI, Buffalo Road House in...Buffalo. All are too far from Maine for a quick fix. Closest franchise thing other than Mickey D's or BK in Houlton would be in Bangor, 1 1/2 hrs down I-95 at 75mph. There are Governor's restaurants around the state that are a good bet, closest one to us is still 50 miles up US1. But the Mom-and-Pops here are awesome, and there are too many to name off hand. But The Blue Moose in Littleton, Grammies in Linneus, and the Elm Tree in Houlton are a short jaunt for us, and must go for anyone visiting the area. Especially Grammies - home of dodge-ball sized Whoopie Pies, and more French fries per serving than you can shake a French fry at...

'Nuther inch of the white stuff here this morning. Up to 5 inches further north around Caribou. Already gone, but the silver lining - it really freshened up the budding flora, and it smells really, well, refreshing out. Turned the boiler off a week or two too early, apparently. All stocked up on everything but nice enough weather to drive the ol' D24 in. A general rule of thumb that seems to get along with the aging process - with no heat in the car, I don't take it out when the temperature is lower than my age...

Although it snowed an inch here yesterday morning, this is an awesome spring for northern Maine. It'll be in the 70's tomorrow and Thursday, and it'll most likely snow a tad more before Memorial Day, which is the "don't plant before" date up here, vs. the Mother's Day I've been used to elsewhere. Beautiful crystal clear blue skies with a few puffy clouds this morning, refreshing breeze, just shy of 40*, sunrise at 5 - where the sun first shines on the good ole USA. Gotta love it!

Don - I add my best wishes for you to recover as much as you can, and take care of what you can. I remember well the running battle in preparation for the big race "a few" years ago between you and Blueskies. It's one of the main things that drew me into this Forum, and ever since I have benefited from your knowledge and willingness to share it. Which makes me glad that you'll still be active with this Forum, too many have left it simply because they don't have their Plymouths or Dodges any more. Best of luck finding a suitable replacement for the "full race" Plymouth, so you can stay in the hobby!

Check your grounds and connections as well. Bad ground, or loose connection, can have same affect on electrical system as a short.

The Missus just got back from visiting our kids in Texas and New Mexico yesterday evening (primarily for the arrival of grandkid #4 with our son in Lubbock). Our daughter and her husband in NM have a mere 6 hens, but they have all the eggs they can handle and then some, so the wife brought about 3 dozen back. Being of the more recent generation, they're not necessarily on the 100% organic kick, but they see no reason to be otherwise unless necessary (in other words, our daughter is surprisingly level-headed for being one of our kids). They feed their chickens whatever is available, they'll apparently eat just about anything. They fed them fruits, nuts, and berries for a few months to see what happens, and they got the neatest variety of egg colors, and my wife says they definitely taste better, but I've yet to find out - but if all else fails, we've got the bacon grease. They're going to start selling their surplus eggs at a local market, they're already in demand just because they're "organic", and there aren't enough folks selling organic products in their part of New Mexico yet. Theirs is a back yard operation, tho, nowhere near the layout that started this thread.

Heat wave in northern Maine, too. Got up to 63 Sunday! Still not enough to polish off the snow drifts in the woods and shadows, tho, and it hasn't rained enough to wash the salt off the roads (it froze right after that last rain, and they salted the roads again, hasn't rained since, but its supposed to this week. Been prepping the ol' D24, but haven't ventured out of the yard yet. Getting antsy.

Tasted better only because I fried them in bacon grease...

Sounds to me like the worm gear / sector shaft adjustment may be too tight. (Steering box) If I remember correctly, it should only take 8 lbs. of effort to turn the steering wheel with the front tires off the ground. (double check my memory with the shop manual, I know its there, but don't have access to it right now.) There are two places to adjust this, one adjusts how the gears mesh, that is the nut w/ the star-looking lock washer under it on top of the box and is intended to adjust for wear-and-tear, age, etc. Most likely its the other adjustment, which is more of a factory setting, that is with shims between the steering box body and the end plate the steering shaft and worm gear assembly are held in with. It's very easy to omit putting those shims back in, not putting all of them back, etc. after a rebuild or other maintenance. Too thin and the steering takes too much effort, and will eventually ruin the bearings and races in the steering box.

Ayup - better cleanser than some boring bran fiber cereal...

"Viking colors" ?

I have never eaten at one, but I'm told Five Guys is indeed addicting. Personally, I'm addicted to Whataburger (with jalapenos). Certainly not the best hamburgers I've ever had, but there's just something about them. Good thing, since they're hard to find outside Texas and surrounding states. But I don't think I'd break into one to get a fix, kind of has to be made by someone else to make my mouth water. We used to take a spin once a month or so in the 'ol D24 from Carlsbad to Roswell, NM to get one after they opened a Whataburger up in Roswell.

There may also be a short in the system somewhere, not necessarily something left "on". Didn't see any photos that included your wiring or the battery cables to gauge their condition. The insulation tends to harden as it ages and wears thin or even breaks off. Fortunately, it's relatively easy on these cars to simply follow all the wires to check for condition, then just use electrical tape for a short term fix. Calls for a bit of "contortionism" when working under the dash sometimes. With 6V, our cars push more amps than 12V cars and require larger gauge wiring or you risk the wires overheating, and sometimes catching fire. Connections also have to be solid. The battery cables should be something like 0 gauge, not the 4 gauge common on 12V systems. The positive cable will indeed be warm just from running the engine, but it shouldn't be warmer than the engine compartment. If its hot, it's too small. Looks like you've found yourself a nice car, enjoy, and welcome to the Forum. This Forum will probably be your best resource for working on your new ride.