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Look up posts by 40plyrod on this forum or get hold of him He used his 40's stock suspension, lowered and with discs and relocated shocks. works very well.

Yes we do and I am sure their rates are better than Canada Post........still not as good as in the US.

Many thanks but recently I sent one of our forum members 2 inside door handle bezels $ 13. 85 from origin in Canada to another address in Canada. wt. about 8 oz. including the mailer. The only way I can see shipping this overdrive is to lug it down south and ship it via UPS . In any event, the 70 pound threshold is good advice. Thanks for the heads up. Consider yourselves lucky to have the postal rates you do.

Very informative, Thank you

not so tough if you know where to look. I have a complete setup removed from a good running 58 6 cylinder with cable and kick down It is not the same as the popular R10 but still has the parking brake on the back. Without going out to look the engineering code may be R10J Send me a PM if this is of interest. I am on Vancouver Island on Canada's west coast so shipping could be an issue.

I am finishing up the restoration of my 52 Fargo. I need to know if this originally had an insulated pad on the firewall or if the insulation was part of the floor mat which extended up the firewall as in the 57. Any other suggestions on cab insulation would be welcome.

If you have ever driven a 48 Plymouth you will find they drive very well as is. Some people like to modify the shock absorber mountings or add a heavier sway bar. For the era, they were a very well engineered car.

Thank you. That model sold in Canada would have been a Regent. The cheaper model without the rear fender shields and brightwork around the windshield would have been a Crusader. I drove a Regent 4 door for 20 years finally scrapping it due to rust. I saved all the good parts for the convertible.

Now I am curious. What body style is your Kingsway? The reason I ask is that Dodge Kingsways originally sold in Canada were all short wheelbase three passenger coupes. I have a Dodge Kingsway convertible built for export with the 23 inch engine. It is trimmed like a Regent and as the fender scripts were missing I assumed it was a Regent. Not so. It is a Kingsway and I have since obtained the correct scripts. Although Plymouth convertibles were popular enough, the smaller Dodge is a rarity in that body style.

The Dodge Kingsway was built on the same chassis as Plymouth. A 51 Plymouth would have the engine number prefaced with P22 or P23. A Dodge built in Canada for Canadian sale would be D39 or D40 and this would be a 25 inch (cylinder head length) engine. as for the exports it is possible that the code DP23 was used especially if the engine was a 23 inch cyl head length. Your car's original engine number is stamped on the frame exactly 13 inches behind the left rear axle on the vertical face. This was intended to be a hidden number which takes some effort to see. On cars which were shipped in parts for assembly there is a good chance this was a generic engine used for both Dodge and Plymouth hence DP.

When you pull the lever toward you, a selector inside the transmission allows the shifter to move the low reverse fork. Watch the action under the hood while someone moves the lever toward themselves. There will be an adjustment on this action which will allow you to shorten the selector rod. It has nothing to do with the up and down movement of the shifter except for selecting which fork to move inside the transmission. Obviously all parts must be fastened as intended and tight.

On the 49 and 50 there is a similar bracket which goes from the front body mount to the inner fender, presumably to support the inner fender.

Only Dodge and Plymouth and trucks used the six from 55 onwards. The cars used a center sump pan from 55 to 59 but I cannot be sure the 57 to 59 pan is the same as 55-6. The oil pick up may be the same as in the 23 inch engine It is not the float type and there is not much discretion as to where it sits. On a similar topic, anyone changing a 53-4 engine will find that the Canadian models use a rear sump pan which is slightly shorter in the sump area in order to clear the steering . This can be useful to know if swapping a 25 inch engine into a 49-52 which originally had a 23 incher. On these cars originally built with the 25 inch , the steering box is located further forward. And some people think these cars are all the same !

Canadian 55 Plymouths used the 25 inch engine (a 228 ) so there would be no problems fitting it into your car The radiator is a little different but the rad support is the same. What your biggest challenge will be is finding the center sump pan and pickup from a Canadian 55/6 Plymouth.They are out there, I do not have one myself, it went south to a fellow who was doing exactly what you have planned. He did not try to return it so I assume he was successful.

I have indeed seen this used on other trucks. Thank you all ! ON a HAPPY note, I found my FARGO script which was AWOL..... in the opposite corner of the garage where I last saw it.

Thanks for the clutch pedal advice. Right now I am so glad to be driving it, I have simply retrained my left leg. Later I think a new bushing, a slight re bend and some lubricant will all be part of the solution as well as a rubber block which will stop the pedal from smacking the floor on its upward return. Great picures Fargo-52. I just remembered the story of the Gimli Glider.........I doubt if anyone who was there will forget.

I always retorque the head as soon as the engine is thoroughly warmed up then again after 500 miles. Over the years I have had some gasket failures but never on an engine with a resurfaced head . I always use a gasket sealer even though it was not recommended by the manuals of the day. The noise you hear is compression being blown out around a bolt and is an early warning of gasket failure. Your problems are definitely not normal for this engine and it might pay to start with another cylinder head. If you send me a PM I will put you in touch with my friend Cam who is a Fargo enthusiast in Vernon BC who previously lived in Kaslo.

If your 218 is an American engine with a 4 hole crankshaft, you may have some difficulty with the position of the ring gear This is a topic which has been discussed elsewhere on this forum. If your 218 is a Canadian model, the flywheel will fit no problem .

Sounds like you are off to the races. On some 8 3/4s I have dealt with, the ratio is on a tag fastened to a housing bolt. I do not think it is anywhere on the casting. Happy motoring.

I checked a newer pump against the 37 block, The fuel pump from the 25 inch block such as Desoto used fits the 23 inch block despite the differences in how the lever bears against the cam.

To the best of my knowledge it will although the design of the lever that bears against the camshaft may be different. I have an empty 37 Plymouth block on the shop floor and I can easily compare fuel pumps . If it appears that one pump will not work on the other, I will get back to you.

Just drove my 52 Fargo half ton for the first time after a full restoration. I am quite pleased but there are the usual shake-down issues. The truck itself had not been on the road since 1974 and had traveled only 57800 miles.... confirmed by the owner at that time. Except for the red wheels, it looks like Fargo 52's truck. I painted it Sherwood Green Metallic, a Chrysler colour, very much the same shade as the original Thistle green except brighter. I have somehow lost the F=A=R=G=O script from the front. It will turn up when I least expect it. I have discovered that 49, 50 and possibly 51 are all different. If someone has a spare, send me a PM should it be surplus. Also, is there an effective way to stop the clutch pedal arm from screeching against the floor ? The bushing on mine is good, but it still rubs. Glad the oil pressure problem worked itself out for you. I use 15-40 with good results in all my older cars except the 28 Chrysler which seems to prefer a straight 30.

Thanks, My overdrive cars both have 3.9 ratios. One is a 230,the other a 251. In OD, the effective rear drive is 2.7 which is OK when you are rolling and not bad on hills. I would not want to live with it in city traffic. Good luck with your new Dodge.

Pretty nice car. I see you have a 49 so you are familiar with our favourite flathead. I would like to know how you like the 2.92 rear ratio.Seems a little tall to me especially if your Canadian engine is the original 201 which had a 3 3/8 bore and a 3 3/4 stroke. years ago I helped build a 201 bored to 3 7/16 with the 3 3/4 stroke. It ran really well but I expected it to rev a little higher. It didn't really behave any different from a 218. The US models were longer through the rear door opening and perhaps in the quarter window.

I do not think it would be that hard to find an exhaust manifold which will fit. all 25 inch engine manifolds will fit however some vary in design. A good welder may be the easiest fix. Carter B&Bs are easy to repair. Standard Kit 101 A fits most of them. If you are a handy kind of guy it will be easy. I am not sure where Rossville is in Kansas, but if it is anywhere near Bucyrus, my friend Jerry Elwood ( Plymouth Club Member) would be very likely to help you.