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@Los_Control Yeah that makes sense. So maybe its not as long as I thought.

@D35 Torpedo LOL yeah ?

@Los_Control Three of them are Nexen tires. One of the nexen tires says the DOT is 8ELX FMCR 1719 which I believe would be the 17th week of 2019? The other two don't have date codes on them and the last one is a white wall Uniroyal tire that is blown apart with no date code. Maybe the previous owner threw some tires on to move it around? I kind of doubt it was driving them because of the plugs and the old oil filter.

@Curt Lee Thank you for the reply. To clarify, are you referring to Big A company being shut down for 30 years or the car?

@desoto1939 Oh for sure. It wasnt a matter of if I was going to replace all of these parts. I was and I have already replaced some parts. I was genuinely just curious as to how long you think this has been sitting (just a ballpark answer).

Not sure if this is the right place to ask. I'm wanting some other opinions on how long this car has been sitting. No plates. Only "clues" we could find were: -Old plugs? The plugs are AC plugs and I think those were used in the 60s? -Plug wires. I couldn't get a lot of info on the plug wires. How old do you think these are? -Big A oil filter. I think they went out of business in the early 2000s? Not sure when they started. -Thermostat box in glove compartment that had a peice of paper with 91 on the back of it. -Oktober fest flyer from 91. I know its kinda a shot in the dark. Any general thoughts on how long it's been? I'm new to this so I don't really have a trained eye. I'm thinking maybe 30 years? The gas tank smells REALLY bad. Has a "sweet" smell to it lol. *Just letting you guys know* I will be replacing all of these parts. I'm not asking if they need to be replaced, I'm just honestly curious on opinions on how long the car has been sitting.

We got it off by hammering the cap from the underside like you guys suggested. Anyone know when this filter came out. Kind of curious.

@Plymouthy Adams I think the filter element sits inside. Don't know if that's what you meant.

We are trying to remove this bolt from the oil filter and it isn't coming out. It spins and then at a certain point there is a clicking sound and it won't come out any further. We tried prying up on the bottom of the bolt with no luck. You can see from the two pictures that it does move up slightly when prying on it. Any suggestions?

@OUTFXD Ok, thank you that makes sense.

@DonaldSmith Ok thanks for the info. Our car doesnt have the tube things but they're still on the cap.

@Ivan_B yep, we were gonna do that.

@Ivan_B Ok, thanks for the info. I'll definitely measure them. Yes we are borrowing two stands from a friend and we got a floor jack. We had to be under the car removing rod bearings and prying on the flywheel to get the engine unstuck.

@Doug&Deb I will definitely do that. I'm more just curious if they are the original or not. I'm into knowing about that kind of stuff, how old something is, that kind of thing.

@Ivan_B one of wires looks like it's been cut so i have to get new ones. I'm not wanting anything crazy. I just need a direction to go in. I know there are many different brands that will work I'm just curious on your guys' opinion.

@joecoozie Oh sorry! Totally forgot haha. Reload the page and they should be there.

I'm wondering how old these points, condenser and rotor button are. They are off of a 1949 plymouth? The points might be copper? Thanks.

@DJK Ok...again, not really sure what that means. What brand do you like?

Since we just got the engine unstuck I'm looking into getting different components for the engine to get it running. I am new to all of this so I don't have a clue as to what plug wires to get. What would you guys recommend? Thanks!

@Bryan G That's what I was thinking of doing first. Doing it by hand. What material did you use?

Hey it's Cooper again with the '49 plymouth that I posted about a few weeks ago. My brother and I just got the engine free yesterday. He was down on the flywheel and I was up top banging on the #6 piston with a peice of wood and a hammer. We determined it was 6 by taking off each of the rod bearings and trying to turn the engine over. As you can see, the cylinder doesn't look to great. Now I really don't have the money to take this to a machine shop and get it re bored. I want to try to do this all at home if I can. I want your guys advice. Should I try and hone the cylinder a little? I dont have any experience honing but im eager to learn. Again, this is all a learning process. I would love to be able to save this cylinder if I could.

@soth122003 Thank you for the reply. Once i have a way to jack the car up, I will and drop the pan and look at the bottom side of the engine. I was also thinking of taking the timing cover off and removing the chain and seeing if it's the camshaft or the crankshaft.

@JerseyHarold I would ideally want to do that but I don't have a way to jack it up and it's on grass.

Hi again I posted on here a week ago about my 1949 plymouth with a stuck engine. Go read that post if you want to know the back story of it/me. Pistons/cylinders look good so now we're thinking it's valves. The two pics are of each of the valve "windows" in the side of the block. I sprayed pb blaster all over the valves, valve stems, springs. How would I go about trying to free these valves? I've heard of people prying with a large screwdriver to get them to move up but I wouldn't know where to pry and I wouldn't want to break anything! I'll advice is greatly appreciated. Again, read my previous post before this one if you want to know more details.

@Sniper Ok, ill definitely try brake fluid. They are both stuck closed though. Should I just squirt some onto the stem and from the inside?