Papeenun41

Picture with top lever remover to show location of adjusting screw.

I was finally able to adjust for all the gears to shift smoothly. It had to do with my transmission shifters and their adjustment. I used wd40 to loosen them since some of the paint I used to paint the transmission might have gotten in and prevented the transmission from properly shifting into reverse and 1st gear. I learned that when I pull the shifter lever towards me to place the transmission in reverse or 1st the shifter actually raises a bit to allow reverse/1st gears to go in. I loosened the bolt that is located right under the top shifter which allowed me to spray with wd40 and the lever gear popped up. I continued to shift into all gears as the vehicle ran and I depressed the clutch. I then road tested and continued to adjust the bottom shifter as needed. I will be posting photos so that people better understand what I am talking about in case anyone ever runs into the issue I had. I would like to thank everyone that took the time to a swer my questions. I appreciate you. My ride is now shifting smoothly and the clutch is as good as new. Thank you!

I checked the mounts and they seem to be okay. I adjusted the shifter a bit and its now shifting. it goes into 2nd and 3rd, but when I put it in reverse it moves forward instead of back. I ran out of day light today, so I'm hoping to get back into it tomorrow, God willing...

Can you please send a picture of the screw you're talking about? Thanks in advance.

Check your motor mounts. I had that issue, and replacing it solved it.

Can you please show a picture of where the PCV was installed?

Completed the new clutch installation, but now I am having issues with what appears to be clutch adjustment. Mli can not shift into gear it sounds like the gears are grinding. I've tried adjusting the clutch but no luck there. Any advise on whatbit might be?

Thank you Everyone it was in fact my T/O bearing. I'm going to end up buying a new kit and replacing it all.

Hello everyone, I am having clutch noise problem when pressing the pedal noise partially stops when the clutch pedal position is all the way up. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. I have a 1941 Plymouth Deluxe.

Disregard. Mission accomplished.

I need help on how to remove the key cylinder from the trunk latch assembly. I'm getting the piece re-chrommed and I need to take it apart. Thank you.

Project completed! It defenetively helped to remove the floor panel. I ended Up cutting a small piece on one of the mount's washer screws, to be able to slide the mount in place. My transmission is now shifting smoothly. My 41 is back on the road! Thank you all for the great advise. I was looking to buy a new transmission before I started my research. Now I can buy other parts for my 41.:-) Thanks again!

Project completed! It defenetively helped to remove the floor panel. I ended Up cutting a small piece on one of the mount's washer screws, to be able to slide the mount in place. My transmission is now shifting smoothly. My 41 is back on the road! Thank you all for the great advise. I was looking to buy a new transmission before I started my research. Now I can buy other parts for my 41.:-) Thanks again!

I'm working on replacing the rear mounts but I'm not able to replace the new ones since I don't have enough space to slide the new mounts. Can someone please assist? Thank you.

Thank you Casper50! I just checked the linkage, it appears to be OK, except the spring that broke in half. I disengaged the reverse and first gear link, and the 2nd and 3rd gear were working just fine, except i hand no Reverse and second gear. I noticed that the rear motor mounts are in bad shape, specially the right one is completely torn and its metal to metal. I was reading a post where someone mentioned that that can cause shifting problems. I am ordering the new mounts from Andy Berbaum today. I am hoping that when I replace them that will fix my shifting issues. I am glad that the transmission is good to go. Any tips on adjusting and positioning the linkage once i made the listed repairs? Thank you very much. Ray

My 41's transmission 2nd and 3rd gear are not working. It was working just fine during a long 20 Mile sunday cruise and then I started having problems shifting to 2nd. After being able to shift to 2nd, 3rd was shifting just fine. I parked it in my garage and yesterday I could not get it to shift to 2nd or 3rd. 1st and Reverse are working just fine. Can someone please assist? Thank you. Respectfully, Ray

Thank you Sir. I got it. Will be purchasing one tomorrow and will give it a try. Thanks again!

Yes, that's probably what it is Sir. Thank you. I can not locate the secondhand garage website. Can you please assist? Thank you.

I have never used a vacuum gage to set timing. I will look into it. thank you. Yes the H20 distribution tube appeared to be made of aluminum. It had a little gunk on it and as I was scrubbing it with the wire brush it looked like aluminum to me.

Hello everyone, I want to update the status of my 41 Plymouth. I put in a new aluminum radiator, which fixed my heating problem. While waiting for the Rad I pulled out the H2O distribution tube (It was aluminum and in great shape, so i just cleaned it up and put it back in). I boil tested the thermostat and it open with out a problem at 160 degrees. Replaced all hoses and replenished with new coolant. Now the temperature is between 175 and 185. I removed the pertronics, installed a new 12v condenser and my old points after cleaning them. I did my best setting the timing and my 41 is running once again. It still running a little rough, but Its my first time setting the timing, so any tips with setting timing would be greatly appreciated. I took the car out today for a 35 minute drive in El Paso 90 degree weather and it did not overheat. I hope to tune it up a little better this evening once it cools off. I want to thank everyone that contributed and assisted with the issues I was having. I have learned a lot from your posts. Thanks to all of you my car is running again and almost where I want it to be. I am very happy with the outcome. Thank you very much and God bless.

The pertronix was installed as per the instructions. As per the instructions there was no need for a voltage resistor to be installed if I used a pertronix coil, which I did. As I stated before it was not overheating before the conversion. I'm thinking on getting a new aluminum radiator. I'm going to get a new timing gun since the one I borrowed might be not working properly. Hopefully this will resolve my issue. Waiting to be off work to spend some time on my car.