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Ross, Hero and I both enjoyed meeting you---your Suburban is spectacular.I look forward to seeing your Roadster. Once I get my head painted and new gasket installed, I'll put Doris on the Ferry and come over and see the rest of your heard. BTW, The bumper Jack is a perfect fit, thanks!

On Whidbey Island, just a Ferry ride away--in a '49 Suburban

the transmission has found a home!

I had an 52 when I lived in Northern Il--she started fine on sub-zero and single digit mornings if you could get her to turn over----now shifting from 1st to 2nd when she was cold is another story...took two hands on the gear shift

I'm afraid he'll like it--he loves to sleep in his cage (I know crate is the correct term but it sure looks like a cage)

Don, Most of the programs around here tend to be independant Non-profits. The org that I am working with is Summit Assitance Dogs (http://www.summitdogs.org/). The org. provides the dog some basic dog stuff (leash, crate etc) and training. Hero and I go to classes once a week with about 5 other dogs/trainers. Our primary duty is to teach basic obedience (including "doing his business" on command) and to give the dog as many experiences as possible so he will react calmly to most stimuli that he encounters. Hero and I have been to Cruise-ins, Small airports, farmer's markets, long ferry rides, sports bars, skateparks, day care, diners, playgrounds etc. It has been a lot of fun and very rewarding but it will be tough when it's time for him to move on. I will keep him about 1 year, then he goes on to 10 weeks in a prison where inmates will give more intensive training and then 4-6 months of specialized training by a proffessional. He will have 18-20 months of training before he goes to his person. I thinkif you google "assistance dogs Tennessee" you should be able to find some local org. Mike

MR BiLL, LOL-there are moments when I might consider that offer, but they quickly pass. Actually he isn't really mine, he is going to be a Service Dog (wheelchair assistance), I just raise him for a year and then he goes on to higher education

Well "Hero"'s papers says he's a real lab but the first time he saw salt water, he got his front paws wet and turned around and went back to dig in the beach. He never did get all 4 paws wet--I think he's a gene short

oh you know just the standard: shoes, drainpipes, drapes, furniture legs

Don, This forum has taught me so much, and the people here are truly supportive of each other--so if I can keep someone here running, I'm happy to do it

I'm a bit of a packrat, anytime I updgrade Doris I save the original part "just in case" I want to return her to original. Unfortunately I only have a 12x8 shop to house all my tools etc and saved treasures. Last year I put in an Overdrive, and stored the old 3 spd tranny inside a cardboard box and a construction strength garbage bag. So the old tranny has been stored safely in the backyard for a year. Well it's no longer safe--I have a 5 month old lab puppy that like all labs eats everything. The construction garbage sack and cardboard box are shreds. So it's time to find a new home for the Tranny. Before I try to sell it, I would offer it free to anyone in the Puget Sound area, who will pick it up (or I could meet you at a Ferry dock). The transmission and parking break worked very well when I took them off of my '52 Cranbrook

JipJob, I don't think I'll see the same performance improvement, since the head is only a couple of mils off of flat and I'm not sure what the PO did to the engine I asked the machinist to only take off about .015. BTW I have an overdrive in mine and she'll drive 65 with no effort BUT 50-55 seems like the most enjoyable speed to drive her. I may go to the Port Gamble show but if I do it will be in my Honda--engine paint and new studs haven't arrived yet

I know about retorqing the bolts after the car has been run, does it matter if I run at highway speeds to warm it up or just lug around town ( and I do mean lug, People drive below the 25mph speed limit)--do you do it while the engine is still hot or do you let it cool down---

Got a question: When I install the new gasket do I use any adhesive or sealant or do I just put it on dry?

Well I got the head off and sure enough the gasket is ripped between 3&4. The head bolts all seemed to be torqued okay 55ft-lb was the lowest one I measure-most were over 70---the bolts themselves were pretty nasty, pitted and rusted. Took the head to a machinist and found it was only warped .003". He'll have it done by Friday but I'll be getting new bolts and taking this opportunity to paint the head, so I won't have it up and running again for at least a week

Would like to go, I've been to a couple of cruise-ins there. Probably all depends on the turn around time of the machinist (have to find one first)

Well JipJob your picture may be very well what I have--I hope that's it. Back..way Back when I was a kid (around 1963) my Dad brought home a $50 barn find--a 52Cambridge. He said "change the head gasket and it'll be good as new"--my response was "what's a head gasket". He gave me 10 minutes of pointers, his wrench set and let me have at it. Much to my amazement the car ran when I reassembled it. My sister and I proceeded to beat the tar out of the old flathead for the next 3 years--it's why I have Doris today. Ps the last time I changed a head gasket-LBJ was president

Thanks Niel, I'll head out now and hit it with some penetrating oil and let it sit overnight

thanks grep hope you're right--I'll take her about tomorrow if the sun comes out...BTW I did get all the accessories off the head except for the Water Temp sensor--is the sensor removed by turning the Square headed nut or the Hex head (see pic), Also on my block I have a small 5/16 square bolt and a larger hex head bolt in the area where the block drain should be--do you know which of these is the drain plug?

I haven't been on the Forum much lately, I decided to take a year off and just enjoy Driving Doris( 52 Cranbrook, 49/50 dodge power wagon engine)--well I'm back. Yesterday I decided to take my 5 month old lab puppy for a ride, we went about miles out on Hwy 101 and back. Doris ran smoothly but as we pulled away from a stoplight in town I looked in my rear view mirror and all I could see was smoke. The smoke came in copious amounts whenever I hit the gas--power was way down. I had about 1.5 miles to make it home so I kept driving. She made no noise that I could hear but died at almost every stop unless I kept her reved. Today, I check the compression: 120psi in #1, #5, #6, 140 psi in #2 and 75# in 3 & 4. I decided to retry 3&4 and as I cranked the engine I got an antifreeze fountain. I was preparing to pull the head but it started to rain (no garage) so I buttoned everything up and came here to get some advice and suggestions. I was sure the problem was a blown head gasket but expected 0psi in two cylinders--can I have a blown head gasket and get 75psi or am I looking at something more severe?

Welcome Back to the Evergreen----ever wet----ever cloudy state! Hope you didn't get burned by that evil sun

I read a report on another web site a few months back about the killer chrome. The pictures looked pretty good but the reviewer said that the nozzle on the chrome spray was not large enough, so the Chrome came out very unevenly; resulting in runs and some blotches. As I remember the real issue was with the spray can and not the "paint". Eastwood system might solve that problem by using a large nozzle air brush

Rat--I did some searching of old posts and found:http://www430.pair.com/p15d24/mopar_forum/showthread.php?t=8110&highlight=V6+swap. I was hoping that your question would get more response, a V6 seems like a good choice if someone wanted to do a swap

Booker, if you read through some of the past threads on the forum you will probably find that the most popular carb set-up here is either two of the original Ball&Ball carbs or Dual webbers from Langdon. When it was time for me to decide I saw the same equation you did and finally decided on the dual B&B set-up--check out this post: http://www430.pair.com/p15d24/mopar_forum/showthread.php?t=20053

Booker, The 230 has max HP at 3600 and "red line" of about 4000-4200; which calculates to 230 cfm Mike (aka The MGs)