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...To lubricate a Trico vacuum motor,I've used this method suggested here in this thread and it seemed to help. http://p15-d24.com/topic/19520-another-little-wiper-question/?p=187243
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Sorry to hear your winter adventure has been cut short.You and Jerry have a lot of experience and past travels to reflect back on,thanks for sharing them with us.I'm sure the old Dodge isn't ready to br counted out just yet.Nice there was help close at hand.Depending on when you head back into that country,taking along a six pack of Deep Woods may be in order.lol..
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You might check out this thread from a while back..Interesting reading http://p15-d24.com/topic/15128-carb-heat-shield/?hl=%2Bheat+%2Bshield - also this, http://p15-d24.com/topic/12547-fuel-pressure-regulator-project/?hl=%2Bpressure+%2Bregulator
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Some years back,I was down in Reno,Nevado.It was getting dark and there was half dozen lowriders in a row parading down one of the streets in town.. Customs from the forties..going slow - they were chopped,fitted with swamp coolers,skirts,visors,had the hydraulics and flame throwers and put on quite a show.Probably a club from southern California, I suppose.Up to that time I'd never seen anything quite like it.These weren't "ratrods" and I was quite taken with the quality of their cars.
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Interesting article on the '39 Desoto business coupe.Thanks for posting ,I enjoyed reading it.
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Vapor lock may be the wrong term...what I visualize is perhaps that with the engine hot and fuel percolating in the carb, flooding may occur and when the ignition switch is turned on to start the engine the needle valve may not be seating properly,(everything being hot),having fitted an electric fuel pump the carburetor may be hit right away with fuel at a higher than optimal pressure and that may aggravate the problem...just saying,I can't claim this as fact
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...Think -"patina!"
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First I should mention,I have the stock mechanical fuel pump and carburetor in my '48 Dodge D25.I haven't had a problem with "vapor lock" as yet. My shop manual says the pressure at the carb inlet should be 3 to 4.5 lbs on my Dodge...(I had a '54 Lincoln Capri some years back with a 4 barrel Holley - the specs on the fuel pressure at the carb inlet on that was 3.5 to 4.5 lbs).If I had an electric pump installed with a stock carburetor,I don't think I would exceed 4 lbs. jmho
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..Off again on a tour in the "great white north"..eh? - when a lot of folks in this northern clime head south for a vacation break to get through the winter, (same as the migratory birds).Have fun guys,looks to be an interesting trip and as others, I wish you a safe journey ...Ralph
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On the after market oil pressure switches I've seen,they use a simple push button switch to bypass the pressure switch when starting the engine.
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"Vapor lock" as it was termed was mentioned in the "Manual for Plymouth Owners" published by Popular Mechanics in 1950.Blended fuels at that time were listed as a contributing factor.Today's ethanol blends may aggravate the problem.The importance of the metal shield over the fuel pump was also mentioned.
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...Phenolic is a material commonly used as a carb spacer.If you do a search on the forum "phenolic spacer" will come up with some results.Also I recall Hudson used heat shields at the base of their carburetors on their "Twin H manifolds". And I gather some have experienced coil problems as well under some conditions as mentioned...
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....Nice to hear you took Dad along and had an enjoyable trip,
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I hadn't noticed it before...Certainly grabbed my interest.Thanks for posting.
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I believe the original insulating material used may have been "fish paper". A substitute as mentioned above will probably do the job. http://www.custom-shielding.com/sedco-information/fishpaper.html
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I use the same chrome knob on my Dodge.I think that may be the correct orientation,(shown in Don's photo).Mine is installed the other way and doesn't seem to rub the dash.Either way is okay I guess unless looking for points...Of course then a person would need the correct knob installed the correct way.
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Very sorry Paul to hear the bad news - an experience we all dread. Thankfully no one was injured.
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The Driving Force Behind a Patina Surface
T120 commented on pflaming's blog entry in pflaming's Blog
This fits the definition of patina,(my Plymouth.How much patina is too much?.. -
From the album: Southern Alberta
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As for the part number,Shel is correct - according to "M0PAR STREAMLINER" (1949) the number is the same for both the 1939 Dodge and Desoto (853 295).
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I watched the game - kind of one-sided - Happy you folks in the Pacific Northwest have something to cheer about...I thought the Dorito commercial,"Cowboy Kid" was pretty good...lol
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From the album: Southern Alberta
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From the album: Southern Alberta
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Glad to hear the it doesn't smoke now,perhaps just needed a bit of running.As you mentioned ,have to be careful of old gas and residue in the tank,it can cause problems .
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...Or,the Bon Ami Chebby engine cure
