dpollo

I recently removed a R10J from a '58 Plymouth 6. The bell housing will also fit the eights. Since it was no use to me in the earlier models I resold it. I can confirm the identity of the one pictured above. as being typical of 57,8. &9.

I suspect that is a 23 inch engine and it is pre war. It has head studs and nuts. Bolts were used on postwar engines. If it is a prewar 23 inch engine , it will be a 201, a 218, or a 230. Only the 230 had an eight bolt crankshaft flange which you will need. Your car had a 251 originally which had a full flow filter which this unit does not have. Your car needs the torque and power of a 251 to get it rolling. a 201 or 218 would not do the job satisfactorily. This may be the right engine in the right car, but your car needs a 251 or 265 (1946 to 1954) or later.

not all units use this spring

P23 is a 218, a suitable replacement engine if you are not into "numbers matching"

the 3 3/8 +.060 piston carried the same part number as 3 7/6 std.

I rounded one out and then I had a real problem ! I paid the machine shop to remove it. ( did not ask how)

I think you are correct. The only caster adjustments I have ever seen, is a shim placed under the leading edge of the pivot.

nothing short of a complete teardown and thorough cleanup is going to yield satisfactory results. I think your metallic residue is from the piston skirt and more will be found in the oil screen and galleries. Bits could even be lodged up against the camshaft journals. Get your crankshaft polished or reground by a machine shop and any questionable rods resized. In an earlier post I mentioned that I had torn down an identical engine . The crank was 010 and good.

pay heed to what Dodge b4ya told you about the grounding through the generator. Bad generator brushes can cause the starter to be inoperative. the reason for this odd way of wiring the starter is to prevent engagement while the engine is running. Simple but fiendish !

pressure relief valves rarely cause low oil pressure. During an overhaul the valve is removed , cleaned and replaced. Low oil pressure is most often a result of worn bearings, worn oil pump, or badly diluted oil.

ir does. but the extra weight of the bell housing did not help much. 39 to 47 "should" all be the same. earlier trucks used the same front mount but a very rigid rear mount.

if you get the axles from 53 to 56 everything will fit. (more splines).

the wiper motor is a shunt connected unit, meaning that the armature and the field coils are wired in parallel. the starter, on the other hand is a series wound unit. if you limit the current flow to the field coils , a shunt motor will speed up a series motor has no limit other than friction to its speed. All DC motors will increase in speed if the voltage is increased. most 6 volt cars except for GM were positive ground. Lucas electrics, even 12 volt were positive ground until about 1970 the radios used were only marginally affected by reversing polarity but when solid state power supplies came into use (mid 50s) radios were polarity sensitive . a choice had to be made and manufacturers chose to follow GM (1956 for Ford and Chrysler ) but some British makes, including English Ford continued to use positive ground.

that goes on the parking brake on the passenger side, a 5/16 bolt goes through it . the bolt must be drilled and wired in place

it is possible your timing chain has jumped a tooth. check ignition timing with a light and it it has changed to a severely late position there is your diagnosis. engine will start but has no power and will not drive the vehicle.

first thing I would check is the cap on the fuel tank. If the vent is plugged, the car will run only so long until it starves for fuel. next would be the flexible line. following that, the condition of the tank as it has an internal filter which may be plugged with rust from the tank itself. The heat shield is missing which might contribute to vapor lock if the weather is very hot. The stud on the pump supports the shield. The other end goes under the front manifold bolt. The engine, if it is in good shape will be just fine, possibly better than the original. Your car is a beauty. I passed one just like it in traffic near my home recently .. Not likely you since I am on Vancouver Island.

the only SPITFIRE heads I have seen in Canada were all on 49 Chrysler sixes. Other engines were known as Spitfire and some had the word stenciled on the ignition loom. To the best of my knowledge, they were not higher compression than what the specs called for on unmarked engines.

heaters were generally installed by the dealer. Cars without heaters have the holes stamped but not punched through. about all that you can do is make up a metal plate which will cover the hole.

all gasket types will give satisfactory service but only if the surfaces are true and the proper tightening procedures have been followed. the advantage of F-P 7564C is that it does not require retorting after assembly however I generally do it again hot.

the 51 is about 3 inches wider across the headlights. so is the grille and the entire layout of the grille opening

If your car was built in Canada, it uses a different engine than USA models and that engine is more akin to Chrysler and Desoto

same part all DPCD 49 through 54

as sniper said .020

40 to 56 will be a bolt for bolt swap however, the speedometer drive changes position and the ratios of the gears is different in 40 from those which follow.

the flickering gauge is not unusual. originally, the lubricant on the shaft which supports the needle was viscous and acted as a damper. Gauges from 39 to 48 were actuated by heat rather than magnetism and the needles were very steady. Not so on 49 to 56.