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the disc in the middle is just a clear plastic of some sort.... whatever was available in 1940..... easy to improve upon, I am sure. My experience with 1940 speedometers goes back 60 years and if a generalization is valid, they all tended to indicate a speed slower than what was being traveled. My current 40 registers a speed which is half the actual speed in kilometers. So if it indicates 30 mph the car's actual speed is 60 kph ! at 50 mph the speed is 100 kph. . Since Canada's speeds are in Kph, I find this to be convenient. The odometer is accurate in miles. Confusing. You bet.

all you really need is a check valve in the line from the manifold to the vacuum tank. Then, when climbing a hill you only need to "blip" the throttle to restore full vacuum in the tank. This also helps when trying to start up when the tank has gone dry. Not all cars using vacuum tanks had this feature, but Hudson did. Greatly improved my 28 Chrysler ( which originally used vacuum created by the oil pump )

My 51 Plymouth Convertible, 50 Plymouth sedan and 51 Fargo all have R10 Overdrives all use 3.9 to 1 rear gears. The truck and the convert tip the scale at 3600 pounds each. Performance is excellent and we have a lot of hills here in BC. as for your fuse problem..... you are not trying to use 12 volts on a 6 volt solenoid are you ? In any event the solenoid is likely the culprit.

I thought you were looking for complete cylinders. Here are the Raybestos numbers WC 10580 10581 10582 10583 rear 10588 front hose BH 10595 the original cylinders have a doughnut shaped cup 1 1/8 #9700 replacement cylinders use a standard 1 1/8 cup refer to Dodge B4ya's remarks.

The sway bar from any P23 will make a difference for sure. It was an option on P22. 49 to 52 are all alike.

Any auto supply can get replacement cylinders but they will be offshore. If you need the numbers, send me a PM and I will look them up There are 4 distinct cylinders for the front and the rears are the same number on each side 46 through 56 are all alike

You can fabricate a cowl moulding if you have an extra door moulding. Stainless is hard to work with but this can look good until you find the right piece.

I drove a 37 Plymouth for 30 years and was always impressed by the way it handled. It was all stock except I changed the differential ratio to 3.9 to 1 and used 15 inch wheels from an early 50s Plymouth. I traded it away to get a 35 PJ coupe no regrets but the PJ handles like a buckboard compared to the 37.

I ran a 225 automatic in a 50 Plymouth for years. It needed the rear sump pan . No ball of fire for power but was very reliable and economical as a to and from work driver.

Chrysler part # 2240729 is a sender for auxiliary tanks and was available through the 80s and 90s. It fits and works perfectly with only a float arm adjustment. It would be worth a try to see if any are still available. I have one in my 35 and used one in a 38 with good results.

Go is in Dusseldorf has a 51 Plymouth convertible and often contributes to the Old Plymouth forum

Thank you. The metric speedometer suggests that your car was originally intended for sale in Europe. Interesting.

1950 Dodge 230 manufactured Nov 7 1950. USA

what you show in the picture is the solenoid, which does not use a gasket. The governor, on the other side does not use a gasket except under ifs cover. as for the hole shown in the picture, I really do not know what its purpose is.but have never had any leakage problems in this area. Check the long bolt ar the top. it needs a seal. A small O ring will work.

I hope it runs as impressive(ly) as it looks.

All of my early Chrysler products including a truck very much like yours are 6 volt. All start and run just fine winter and summer.

it should not need any sealer but if you want to be certain , a little permatex "form a gasket" will do the job. avoid silicones as bits of it may get into the tank and cause other problems.

Have a look at the little jumper wire inside the distributor. Very likely it is grounding out on the case. If the car ran satisfactorily up to the time it quit , there is no major issue with how it is wired.

knowledge of that "hidden " number has been of great value to many people over the years. Thank you for posting this. It also applies to other Chrysler products of the era.

I hope he is not going to expect that 201 to do what a 230 needed to do. If he is, crankshaft troubles will bring it back before the warrantee is up.

when I was first shown how to remove guides I knew that I never would have dared to use as big a hammer on cast iron. Since then, no fears. and that was 50 years ago.

I have seen pictures of a building made out of these bottles. Like bricks. don't know about the Dodge logo though.. I wonder if it would work as a fuel preservative ? I once had a leather covered ... we called it a Mickey bottle..... about 12 ounces, with holes through which you could see the level. As the level descended it read : one drink, two drinks, three drinks , half full, damned fool. drunk. Never seen another.

Recently , I spent my 70th B day at a car show sponsored by the WPC club. It was the first show for my Fargo and it won first in the commercial class. The show was great but what I enjoyed more was driving the 100 + mile round trip without incident. Remarks like " Look at that old geezer in his funny old truck make me even more determined to continue." Hang in there guys. I enjoy being the junior member of the group. ( old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill every time)

Ford and Chrysler and many other cars especially those made in England used positive ground systems. From an engineer's standpoint it may have been superior. Telephone systems were also positive ground. If you want your car to run at its best, return it to what its engineers intended. As mentioned above, Starters are not sensitive to polarity or even voltage within limits. Generators can easily be repolarized in seconds by running a clip lead from the battery terminal of the regulator to the armature terminal. A few sparks and it is done. As North American cars changed to 12 volts, they followed GM 's lead and went to negative ground more likely for standardization of accessories like radios than any other reason. Many British cars and tractors used positive ground into the 70s. This had no bearing on their notoriously unreliable electrical systems where LUCAS was known as the Prince of Darkness. .... why do Englishmen drink warm beer..... they have Lucas refrigerators. and just to be fair to Lucas systems they were far more complicated than they really needed to be. Hence the adage Simplicity is the hallmark of Good Engineering.