plymouthcranbrook

It is often suggested to leave the nut on a few threads to keep the drum from attempting orbit.

Since for various reasons I never seem to accumulate many miles on my 52 Plymouth I tend to do changes every two to three year regardless of milage.

I just received a set from these folks for my 52 Plymouth Cranbrook four door. I haven’t been able to install them yet so seeing the pictures of yours makes me much more comfortable about my purchase.

Is it possible for you to make a drip rail and suspend it from the center rod with a slope in the direction you want the water to drain towards. Probably to the rear but I don’t know enough about your engine compartment layout to say for sure.

The Chrysler corporation we all knew and loved died a slow lingering death decades ago.

I agree with the use of Redline. My 52 Plymouth would crash going into second gear unless you shifted very slowly. Now no further issue. Also make sure your linkage is adjusted correctly as your remark about a short throw to second makes me wonder if that is part of your problem

Regarding oil 10 seems to be an awfully light oil. Especially in warm weather. Did you miss write your answer. I use regular 10w-40 oil in my 52 Plymouth and have good pressure with no usage issues.

If it is running well otherwise the mixture is likely ok. The plugs and tailpipe will tell

I would think a vacuum leak or a leak in one of the pipes is more likely. How do your plugs look? And what is the condition of your tailpipe? Sooty? Or clean.

As my ability to crawl under cars is more limited than it once was. That said I had my 52 manual trans rear seal replaced at a local shop and the cost was under $200. Just drop the drive shaft and undo the rear bolt. And replace the old seal I suspect.

You could have a valve out of adjustment probably an exhaust one. You might just have a leak in one of your pipes or the exhaust manifold. Too much fuel igniting in the pipe from incomplete combustion from rich mixture or a timing issue. Probably other causes as well. Just do a good check on everything and make sure settings are correct first.

Beautiful automobile. I love the old woodies especially station wagons.

I have switched everything I could oil filter wise to Baldwin. Supposedly comparable to Wix and of course NAPA Gold. But I need to use up the old ones first. The filters I wrote about are probably 6-7 years old. I don’t know if 52 Plymouth filters have many options but I will check next time I need to buy one in about 2030 or so.

So I noticed that the engine on my 1980 Volare was over a quart low when I checked it prior to initial start this year. It was full last fall and at least a quart was caught in the drip pan. I filled it and started it. Couldn’t see any leaks so I shut it off and went inside. I didn’t check it again for a couple of days but when I did it had leaked out another 1/8 quart or so. I put it up on the ramps but none of the usual suspects seemed to be wet or loose. I checked the tightness of the filter and it seemed fine. Kept searching and noticed a wet spot on a suspension end. I cleaned it and then took a mirror to see the underneath. Maybe the pressure sensor I thought. Nope, dry as could be. Finally decided to put another filter on. The filters are Frams as I bought several some years ago as to have them on hand. Inspection didn’t show any imperfections and the housing was smooth and clean. I haven’t driven either car much so far but having checked the oil several times now the level hasn’t changed. Fram lack of quality? Maybe so. When I go through this batch I will change brands.

https://www.oldcarsweekly.com

Good for you and your beautiful car. My 52 Cranbrook sits in the garage stewing in envy.

Well my first car was a handed down 54 Plymouth Savoy four door that my Father gave up on. And when he gave up on something it was done. Still I got two years out of it and as long as I didn’t leave town I didn’t have so far to walk home. I called it the DSP. The first word was Dilapidated, the last word was Pile. You may fill in the middle at your leisure. Since then I just call them by their make name, i.e. the Plymouth, or the year of manufacture if the makes are the same.

After a rebuild some years ago and a refresh it was determined that the B&B on my 52 Cranbrook needed more work than I wanted to do. I purchased a kit from Langdons(which I don’t think is available anymore) using an adapter and a new Empi two barrel carb. Easy switch even the linkage went great despite the instructions saying it needed welding. I think if I had it to do again I might get a carb one size bigger but for my uses(rarely over 55 or 60 mph and gentle acceleration) it does the job nicely. I have stayed with points and condenser after tales of module failure when you least expect it.

We just had one open about three miles from my house. I keep planning a sojourn to see what it is like but so far haven’t made it. I have been a Farm and Fleet customer for forty years or so so habits are ingrained.

I had friends who worked at both of them.

The Goodyear tires on my 80 Volare were bought in 2007. Now have about 26,000 miles in them. They look new and live in the garage most of the time. Never loose air nor any sign of cracking. Still have the nubs on the outside of them. And the used tires I put on my 52 in 2014 still look good, hold air, and drive well. I am torn about what to do as any new set I get will get the same use as these do. Mostly slower speeds and relatively short trips.

The cat that shares our home, or rules it depending on your perspective. In one of her favorite places. As we lovingly refer to her as 6 pounds of vicious fury. 😁

Baring unforeseens I hope to start both of my cars this week to ready them for driving. Last year due to health problems and other issues neither got much use being put back in storage in early July. Driving so start soon after weather permitting. I.E no snow or ice. Don’t laugh, it has happened here this early in the year before.

As the outlier here my two cars live in my two car garage year round. I never bothered with covers figuring that any dust buildup will just be washed off once I start using them each spring.

Our dog “Martin” had some sort of issue about 6 years ago when he was about ten years old. The regular Vet did not have any idea what was wrong so off we went to a specialty hospital. A couple of days and $4000 later he was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that ended up being controlled by a relatively cheap medicine. He lived four more healthy years finally passing away at the age of almost 15. I still miss that boy and his “sister”. Now we are down to one little cat.