power_hungry

I'd be interested in hearing about the glues that can be used.

My '40 D-17 came from my uncle's esate, but there was no key to be found for it (the car had 1965 plates on it when I got it last summer). There was a sheet with the lock codes, though, and an old-time local (Lansing, MI) locksmith had the blanks and code book to make the key for me. His website is www.hackskeyshop.com/

Try http://www.plymouthdoctor.com/. I contacted them for straps for my 1940 Dodge and they said they could make them up for $125. Mine won't come loose, either, but the weather turned bad before I could take a torch to them to loosen them. Don't expext to get the tank off until spring now.

Try www.plymouthdoctor.com. They cover 1935 - 1952, All kinds of sheet metal parts.

I tried, but don't have the lung power!

I freed up a very frozen Ford 8n tractor by pulling the head, putting 1/2" of Marvel Mystry oil in each cylinder every week or so until all 4 cylinders would pass the oil through the rings in a few days. I shaved the corners of a 10" 4X4 until it fit in a cylinder. Then I took a sledge hammer to the 4X4 on a piston that was not at TDC. Once I got some movement (1/8" or so), I reversed rotation by smacking a different piston. After a half hour of this, I got full rotation on the crankshaft. I continued to rotate the crank and used rags to clean cylinders walls until there was no debris left in the cylinder. I put the head back on and it been running fine for 30 years.

I wondered if there was a filter or check valve in the tank since I couldn't blow back in to the tank. I'll try the air compressor first, then drop the tank if I have to. The electric pump is solenoid-type so I think its OK. Its an Airtex E8011 that I got for $45 (deleivered) from Amazon, 6 volt, and has 2 leads so that it doesn't matter if the car is positive or negative ground. Thanks for your help, Ron

I recently aquired my uncle's 1940 D-17 that has been sitting in his barn for 40+ years. I got it running fairly easily, but am running a siphon from a gas can into the carb. Since the fuel pump wasn't pumping, I got a 6 volt ecectric pump for it (much cheaper than the mechainical). I cut the gas line near the battery and installed the pump ( and filter) last night, and found it wouldn't pump gas either. Turns out there is blockage to/from the gas tank. Is there a check value in this line? Can I just blow back into the tank with an air compressor to see if I can clear the blockage, or should I remove the tank and clean it? Thanks for any help, Ron