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A couple of years ago I converted my '36 Plymouth to 12 volts. The only thing left to do is to convert the gas gauge. I accidentily smoked it when I turned the key on after doing the conversion. Does anyone know of a source to have this repaired and coverted to 12V? The car has the sealed beam conversions in it which I've never been crazy about-is there a 12v bulb that will allow me to use the original reflectors and lenses? Thanks-Mike
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Dutch-the '52 parts truck I have came with an electric tach mounted in one of the removable dash panels(homemade installation) with the sending unit mounted on the firewall. I was going to use it, but I don't want to cut a hole in my dash, or block off my speaker panel. I was also thinking about making some type of underdash mount for the tach, but after banging my knee on the cb that I had under there I'm look for alternatives. Mike
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I've asked this before, and hopefully someone will be able to help me this time. I have a 49 1 ton that has no vent or corner windows in the cab. I bought a set of doors from CA that I want to use. These are for the 51-53 Pilot house because of the short fend flare. These doors also have the vent windows which I'm not very fond of. What needs to be done to convert these doors to the single pane style? Has anyone done this conversion, or does anyone have a set of doors with the single panes that they'd be interesting in swapping? Mike
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Yup-you've got a lot of work, but it looks like you've got a lot of very solid pcs and a good assorment of spare parts. Good luck-looks like a great project. Mike
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Dutch-I'm pretty sure its where you took it to get it inspected. I've got GREEN parking light lenses on the front (actually marker lights under the bumper and converted the parking lights to just signals-but left them clear. Mine passed-but the guy is a fellow officer in our local ATCA (Antique Truck Club of America) chapter. Mike
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Yup-I remember an old mechanic telling me that you had to shift those old vacuum 2 sppeds like you were born on them. Ok when its warm, but when its cold they're a whole other animal. I've got a '39 Dodge dumptruck that has a mechanical (lever operated 2 speed) behind a working 5 speed. That was one you could feel you way through whenever you were driving it. I actually kinda liked it better than the electrics since you could control it better. Mike
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Being behind the curve is a good thing! I live there-it's ofter easier and less expensive to learn from the mistakes that other folks make thank to make them yourself. I said I'd never have a computer in the house (wrong), that 8 track tapes were a passing thing (I was right on that one). I got a digital camera from my wife on our 25th. I said I didn't need 1 that the Minolta 35mm was fine. Wonder how women know about those things? Enjoy the camera, and the rest of your holiday season with it. Mike
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I think the equally segmented wheel is just for use with the black round center horn button. The one with the distinctive "Y" or "V" shaped spokes is the one to use with the horn ring. This wheell also has a lip around the center opening that fits up under the horn ring. The equally spaced spoked wheels do not have this lip and not only will the horn ring spokes not align with the steering wheel spokes, the center portion won't fit down to the mounting dog. Just my 2 cents. Mike
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Make sure the rubber weatherstripping (mounted on the cab for the rear side of the door) is in place and pliable. The weather stripping pushed the door out against the striker plate. Mike
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Battery cable connection locations???
MBF replied to Merle Coggins's topic in Mopar Flathead Truck Forum
That's where my connects too. I also ran a heavy jumper wire from that same tranny bolt to the firewall to make sure that I had a good chassis to body ground. Good luck -
Hi-does anyone have the NAPA or AA p/n for the driver's side tie rod end for a '36 Plymouth? This is the one with left handed threads. Thanks-Mike
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Bob-I can't tell for sure but are the lights at the top of the front grill in the bottom picture just the flat amber reflectors that were popular during this era? Mike
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I believe that NAPA has an assortment of these type of filters-p/n 1050 or 1051 seems to ring a bell. There was an interesting article in Vintage Truck a couple of months ago about how if an engine is clean inside, and a hi detergent oil is used that these "bypass" filters can be removed since they only supply limited filtering of the oil. I'm of the mindset that some is better than nothing, but with the advent of the newly formulated oils they may be right. At the time these were designed the oils aren't where they are today. I'll look in my shop and see if I can get you a definite p/n. Mike
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Reg-those deep cycle batteries don't have a lot of cranking amps. The power output of a deep cycle battery is at a lower amp rating over a longer period of time compared to a conventional automotive battery. They also have a different charging profile over the charging cycle. Likewise-an automotive battery will give you a reduced output cycle when used to power and electric vehicle. Learned this during my CUSHMAN factory training, and training with batt companies. MBF
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So I take it us '48-'50 guys aren't offered this option??? What does it require a horizontal radio cutout? Mike
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I did exactly this w/o the mixer. I put the nuts and bolts with a little soapy water to clean out the tank, and then used a high quality sealer to coat the inside of the tank. I gave it two separate coats, and let it sit for about 1 year (didn't mean to, but I wasn't ready for it until then). I haven't had any problems at all with the sealer coming loose or getting sucked up to the pump. Good luck-Mike
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Anyone have a NAPA or other p/n for the rear seal on a flr shifted 3 speed tranny (49 1 ton). Thanks-Mike
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I'd like to swap out the 3 spd flr shifted trans in my 52 1 ton with a 4 spd to give me a creeper gear for parade use. I bought a tranny the other day that came out of a 56 1/2 ton short bed. When I started measuring, the bolt ears are completely different from those in my 3 speed bell housing. How many different bell housings did they make for the small 6, and which one do I need? I have a 39 2 ton parts truck with a 5 spd in it that I'm going to check out today. I was hoping that this would be a bolt in swap with just some driveshaft shortening. Guess this is going to be a lot more. Is there a 4 speed that will bolt up to my existing bell housing? Thanks-Mike
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A work in progress
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You may want to put some type of cushion on the face that contacts the tire so that you don't leave grooves cut into the sidewall of the tire. Just my 2 cents
