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  1. It was 55 degrees in Massachusetts on Thurs. and my wife and I got the old Dodge out of the garage for the first time since New Years day.  Our local dary opened for the season this week so we took a ride to get lunch.  A great way to star the 2024 old car season!

  2. It was in the upper thirties today in Massachusetts.  Sunny, dry roads, no snow or salt.  My wife and I took the Dodge for a mid winter ride.  The ground is entirely bare as it has been in the 50's since before Christmas, but still I wanted to have some snow i  my photo. The only snow we could afind was on the "bunny slope" at the  Wachusett mountain ski area.  The car ran great and we put 35 miles on it in mid winter. 

     

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  3. I think that the photo may hve been from my post.  I used one of those  kits to fix the passenger door on my car.  It worked great and is still functioning well.  The kit can be flipped to the other side, but like itsays on the box the right front kit will work on the left rear... left front to right rear. 

  4. For years I averaged around 1500 mi/yr but when I got the car inspected this last April it had only gone about 500 mi since last year.  It is only 5  mi to the ice cream stand and with diabetes I don't eat as much ice cream as I used too. 

  5. I noticed the same thing that Andyd did. I don't think it could be assembled backwards.  However, if you loosened the bolts holding the top frame to the sides of the radiator mount I wonder if there is enough "slop" to allow you to straighten up the  top frame. On the picture I posted you can see that the hole in the radiator mount is slotted.

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  6. I couldn't get a good angle for a picture, but on my 48 Dodge the e-brake cable leaves the firewall, curves down through a clamp attached to the steering column, continues to curve down and passes over the transmission cross-over between the transmission mount and the transmission.  I have no idea if that is the factory routing, but it seems to work.  I've had the car 15 years and it has always been that way. 

  7. 10 hours ago, D35 Torpedo said:

    So, I was searching last night for a replacement and found that the lighter was made by casco. It originally said casco 6v-8v on it. I assume the element with be a shorter length, and thicker metal, like all things 6v.

     

    I rewired my car completely, and fused every circuit. I used oversized gauge with modern insulation. I'd like to keep the lighter socket for a phone charger as well. Or any other device. I have a simple phone so if im going anywhere i screen shot maps ahead of time. I really should have a paper map!

     

    The element is broken completely. Replacement are on ebay, but expensive. The knob jams the unit because of its dimensions. It's to fat to slip inside the element "shell" when pushing it in. 

    Casco was an aftermarket parts company. I think it stands for Connecticut Auto Supply Company.  The visor on my Dodge coupe is by CASCO. 

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  8. Merry Christmas to everyone.   My wife and I and our son and his family are all waiting for Santa and baking cookies.  We had some freezing rain and a dusting of snow last night and the DPW dumped many truck loads of salt on the roads.  My Dodge is in hibernation until spring.  

    Dave B.

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  9. On 12/17/2022 at 9:44 AM, Sniper said:

     

    Just don't ride your brakes down a mountain.

    In the fall my wife and I took a leaf peeping ride around the local ski mountain.  Coming around the backside of the we came down a rather steep half mile long twisty slope.  Near the bottom there were a bunch of cars parked near a rail head.  After riding the brakes down the hill it was all I could do to stop before hitting them ... standing on the brake pedal, downshifting, usung the parking brake.  We stopped in time, but it was un-nerving.   I am going to inspect the brakes before spring, but I think it was just brake fade.

  10. My wife and I are taking a brief vacation on Cape Cod. Today we had lunch at a fish restaurant in Yarmouth, MA. They had ris car parked next to the restaurant.  It has been repowered, I don't know with what, but when I peeked in the window I could see a modern steering column and a floor shifter for an automatic transmission. 

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  11. Back in the day when a car wouldn't start we would turn on the headlights then hit the starter.  A good battery should crank the engine with the lights only slightly dimming.  If the lights go out it is an indication of a dead battery some problem in the battery cables.

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