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Bingster

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Bingster last won the day on December 19 2023

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    Iowa
  • My Project Cars
    1947 Desoto

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    Singer/Songwriter in my youth. Author of two books. Professional photographer, cabinet maker and des
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    Author/speaker

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    Iowa
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    God. Cars

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  1. Maybe I'm lazy, and I am, I like the idea of not having two leads to content with.
  2. Saw a guy on You Tube using a Power Point 3 Multi-Tester that beeps when it touches a live circuit. I can't see where it tests 6v. Anybody have one?
  3. No it's not, and he may be retired as I am now, but have had to work all of those ten years and unfortunately had little time. I'm amazed it was that long ago that I got the car. I'm not sorry I did, but now that I'm putting my wife in a care center I'll have a whole bunch of time. Helluva way to get it, thought.
  4. Having a 47' De Soto myself that is, no offense, in far better condition, I understand what IvanB is saying, but something you said caught my eye. I'm 70, and have had the car a little over ten years. Thought I'd have it done by now. By saying that you might not be alive to drive it, you may be alive to find a car in better condition that takes less time to restore. You can still have the same amount of fun and bonding with your grandsons, and I'm sure they would like to take that drive with you.
  5. Great segue! I was waiting until I had more informative information so as not to bore you people, but since you asked, the starter is on my kitchen table being masked for painting. After four trips to and from S & H Electric in Des Moines, Iowa, (almost four hours per trip) I have a repaired and working starter, at least it worked when I was at his shop. Turns out that the solenoid relay that I bought from a guy on ebay who said it was tested and worked didn't work. And as we all know, these particular solenoids on this starter are harder to find than, well, anything that's hard to find. The owner of the shop - Tom - happened to have one of the solenoids in the back room that had a working relay and swapped it out for the bad one on my starter. He said he had to make a modification to make it all work and didn't charge me for the repair. That either means he's a damn good craftsman or he isn't sure the modification will work for very long. Seriously? I think this guy knows what he's doing. But as I said, we tested it on the bench and it fired right up using the proper terminals that are supposed to fire it up. Previously, I couldn't get mine to work no matter how many combinations of terminals I used. So I thought that in itself was promising. On the strength of that I debated whether or not to bolt it in immediately or paint it first and install it later. I couldn't resist the paint job. So I figured instead of boring you with what I've just written, I'd wait until later to bore you after I can report that Tom has really solved the starter problem. It was 70 degees here today, but the weather is supposed to turn like it was February. I'll have to wait until I get another warm spell. Hey, what happened to the thread from the guy who circled items on the wiring diagram that already said what they were? He probably fell for the "air grease" like I did.
  6. Thank you Los_Control. I can always count on you for an informative, straight answer. I must admit, however, that it took me about thirty seconds to realize that I was being put on. After all, is there really a grease for elbows? Are spoons really greasy at a greasy spoon? And do people really grease your palm? Why shouldn't there be an air grease? Maybe like epoxy it is activated by air.
  7. What type of grease should I put on my starter flywheel and gear?
  8. Would they have made special sheet metal just for 3500 cars? I would think that economically speaking, pulling fenders and such "off the line" wouldn't have mattered to those who bought the cars and would have saved the builder a lot of money.
  9. Laughter? That's very cool!
  10. Will there be condensation issues between floorboard and the insulation?
  11. And we'll leave it at that. The moderator undoubtedly would like us to move on.
  12. Oh, I don't know. We often talk about lacquer on here.
  13. Now, that really is a heartwarming story. A young girl on her first date is so proud of her new Mary Janes that she proudly shows them to you, and the two of you dance the night away. Touchin'! Just Touchin'!
  14. Since I do have a reliable Subaru, I think - after all the considerations presented to me here - that a daily driver that will take me around the area to do errands and stuff would give me my 1947 De Soto fix.
  15. Thanks. I'll give it a shot.
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