plymouthcranbrook

So is the YF carter carb a direct bolt on for the intake manifold on a 218? What about the linkage, fabricate or? And choke hook up? Looks interesting.

My 52 Plymouth holds about 45 psi hot or cold.. Idle sometimes on a hot engine goes to 20 or so. Never lower. Using 10-40 conventional oil

General consensus at the AACA site is carb icing. I had forgotten that it could happen. Tested the carb today and the base of the carb and also the manifold near it is noticeably cooler than the rest till really hot. Most likely the issue.

I once watched a Cooper make a barrel in person at an antique village setting. Made it look easy but I'll bet it took a long time to get good at it.

Sorry to hear of your friends passing. Good friends are really hard to find and a treasure through out life.

Although I haven't had any difficulty with my 52 Cranbrook I have noticed as the weather has gotten cooler in the mornings there is a tendency for the car to stumble or have a low speed miss while driving in gear at below 40 mph or so. Car runs great when cold and also after being used for 15-20 minutes it evens out and runs well again. It is in the area between stone cold and fully warm the stumble/hesitation occurs. I decided that since it hadn't had a tuneup for about 5 years(maybe 1000 miles or so) I would just up date everything to start. So, new plugs, wires, cap, rotor, points and condenser. One thing I did notice that I did not remember seeing before was a slight variation of the timing mark at idle i.e. a bounce, maybe 1`-2 degrees) . I don't have a distributor machine but did use the timing light to make sure that the vacuum advance was working. Mark moved about 12-15 degrees or so at mayby 1500 rpm or so.. I don't remember if this is unusual or ? so maybe someone can let me know. That said even though the issue seems like a fuel problem I checked vacuum(18-20 steady with a good drop when the throttle is opened and a leap upward when closed). Compression on all cylinders is between 100-110 psi. I replaced the intake/exhaust manifold gasket about 3 years ago and did check for leaks by spraying carb cleaner on the carb, carb base and the intake manifold without a change in speed. When you push the gas down at almost any speed (over half way) the car picks up speed right away with out hesitation. The carb was rebuilt by a local old car repair shop in 2014 and has seemed to work well since until the recent issue. I have adjusted the choke according to the manual 3 or 4 times and while watching it from a cold start until operating temp it seems to smoothly open until vertical. I have not opened the carb up to check any internals and before doing so I though that maybe someone has dealt with this type of problem and could give me some ideas where to look. Thanks in advance.

I first remember standing on the drivers seat(about age 6 or so I suspect) "driving" the `1940 Plymouth 2 door sedan(I suspect it was a Road King) while my Father really drive down the alley next to our apartment. Then at age 7 or 8 the Family went on a trip to see my Mother's family. We drove from NE Illinois to West Virginia in the aforementioned 1940 Plymouth. This was in 1958. Took three days to make the trip(Dad was a slow cautious driver) and I remember at least two breakdowns one happening on a bridge over the Ohio River and a nice old lady who used her car to push us down to a gas station at the bottom of the bridge. I remember being there for hours until late at night while the man at the gas station and my Dad repaired the Plymouth. Latest was today when I drove my 52 Cranbrook to work at the bus company garage.

My 52 Cranbrook has Cambridge script on both front fenders. Maybe someone got them cheap(in good condition) or just didn't know the difference.

i enjoy the left lane riders who suddenly decide "I need to turn right HERE" usually directly in front of my school bus.

Extremely neat car. Welcome to the forum

Very classy

What a bargain! Would love to have it in my garage

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Who says there are no Real Men left? I am 68 and would not even attempt to do the work he does. Most likely all he has ever known.

Sigh.... Darwinian selection at it's best Probably figured with the wheels on how far can it fall.

These folks are near me. I haven't used them but just for information of another possible source: https://www.facebook.com/vintageautoradio/ https://www.vintageautoradio.com/

Absolutely Gorgeous!!!!!!

I have had almost zero trouble using tubeless radials on my 52 with stock rims. A little loss over winter but almost never in driving season. Don't know if there is any difference between 49 and 52 wheels but just my experience.

Do you change enough tires to make it worth while?

Make sure that all the plug wires are fully inserted into the cap. If not spark could not make the jump all the time. I also discovered that when timing the engine unlike almost every other engine I ever did do not disconnect the vacuum advance. i did that because I always have on points ignition and had a similar problem to yours. I reread the manual and discovered no mention of removing the vacuum line. I redid the timing and the problem went away. Runs great at all speeds and loads. Small things are important.

15 years ago i bought a rebuilt direct from NAPA for $100.00. Talk about inflation!!!

In a word, No.

I couldn't justify the cost of replating the bumper guards on my 52 so I cleaned and painted them with a spray bomb. It is certainly good enough for driver quality.

Here is a link to the successor organization. Maybe they can help you find out something. https://www.guidestar.org/profile/91-1220451 https://www.manta.com/c/mmf29qv/young-american-bowling-alliance Did not find after further looking much info after 2000 or so perhaps with the loss of interest in team bowling in recent years it might be gone. Still a place to start

My 80 Volare has 100 hp net. Maybe now after I have redone a few things