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Penetrol. I applied it to my car with a foam brush. Held up for a few years. Cost me about $5.

Plymouthy, what is it? I like it a lot. My son would want to buy it from you!?

I had an uncle that worked for AMC from 1959 to 1989. He may have had a hand on it as well...

5-29-21: Well everybody, I ran across this little car and absolutely could not pass it up. It's a 1960 AMC Rambler American Super. It's powered by a 90hp 195 cubic inch flathead. It has a 3 speed "Flash-O-Matic" automatic transmission. The previous owner is 71 years old and had owned the car for 8 or 9 years. He pulled it out of a friend's personal junkyard (I'll upload those pictures later), where it had sat for more than 20 years. It was last licensed in Iowa in 1975 before the previous owner got it road worthy. So everything was wrong with the car. The previous owner said he took that as a challenge. The car has a rebuilt engine, transmission, rear differential, carburetor, all new brake system, exhaust, new aluminum radiator, new tires, new interior (less headliner and dash), new gas tank, new battery, tune up, belts hoses, voltage regulator, new floors welded in, leaf springs re-arched, new shocks, and a few other things I've forgotten by now. There's about 4,000 miles on the rebuild. It starts right up and runs perfect. The previous owner wanted to leave the original paint, or what's left of it anyway, which is exactly what I like. In 1958, which was the first year of the little Rambler American since the Nash Rambler in 1955, company members drove it from California to Florida at an average of 40 mph and achieved over 35 miles per gallon. I'm interested to see what we can get just putzing around town. I'll bet that we'll get over 20 for sure and maybe even 25 mpg. Anyway, the previous owner was reluctant to sell it, but he was downsizing and had sold his Corvette and mustang before this. He knew that he would never get out of it what he put into it so I got it for a song. I got a darn good deal. It really attracts a lot of attention! There's some rust and dents, but like I said before it's just the way I like it. I took the kids out for a cruise and each of them got a chance to drive it. It only weighs about 2,500 lb, so it actually has decent power. It would certainly beat the Meadowbrook in a race. The thing is so darn ugly that it's beautiful in my opinion. What am I going to do with it? Drive it of course....

Okay fellas, I went with the super easy things first, all the while keeping in mind the things everyone was so kind to suggest. First, my carb was loose, I mean really loose. At the base, and where the adaptor meets the carb. I went far too long before checking it for sure. It was so loose one of the adapter bolts was missing the nut and washers. Then I removed each plug and cleaned them. They looked pretty good, not overly cruddy or anything. I was going to change the fuel filter and decided on looking into the distributor first. Well guess what? Number five spark plug wire at the cap had worked itself off. Problem solved. I will keep in mind all of the suggestions mentioned for future reference. Thanks everyone.

Impressive! Thanks for sharing

I'll keep driving it fellas, and report on the next tank.

Years ago I averaged 5mpg with my flatfender PW. This has been all in town driving; stop and go. And a lot of test idling. I guess I didn't expect much more.

5-24: Out cruising with the kids. Filled up the tank. I'm averaging 7.6mpg. I thought it would be about 5, so bonus for me. Stopped for a quick photo on one of Winona's old brick streets. ?

5-24: To work and back today. No problems. I'll take a look at the rear wheel to see if that axle seal leaked. If so, then I had one problem. ? I got 2 different thumbs up and some smiles. People love to see an old truck! ?

Hey everyone, I'm having a little trouble with the Meadowbrook. I can't hardly accelerate without it sputtering heavily like it's going to die. At first I thought I was out of gas. Not so; just filled up, still had 7 gallons in the tank. But it seems like a fuel delivery issue. I haven't pulled a plug yet because I just limped it back home and its hot. Plugs, points, etc. were all replaced roughly about 1000 miles ago. The car idles perfectly, and up until this point was running better than ever. I wonder if my fuel pump is on the fritz? Any initial thoughts? I always appreciate everyone's help.

Took off my rear axle vent tube/fitting the other day. It wasn't blocked, but dirty enough for me to soak it for a couple of days. I put it back together the way the previous owner had it, with a short rubber hose over the end and a bolt with the threads ground down opposite one another to help it breathe. Just wondering how everyone else has theirs set up? Short piece of rubber hose coming off? A longer piece of hose leading somewhere? I have other problems I need to address. The driver's rear axle seal leaks.

I remember her well from the RATT and Whitesnake days. Had a crush on her when I was 17. Pretty sad to die so young.

I've had a number of young people (in person) show interest in my car. But they're not going to Google or YouTube it. Just like you and I aren't going to download gangster rap on our I-Tunes.

I'd check the pin that holds your float in place, and of course the holes in the float tab that it goes thru. Worn, sloppy, ready to fall out, etc.

Travis, you're closer than I realized. Nelson's creamery is a frequent stop for us. I live in Winona. We should think about a get together/cruise.

You look like you have great peace behind the wheel. That's the way it should be. Thanks for sharing ?

May 16: Out for a 30 minute test drive after installing the electric fuel pump the correct way haha ?

May 16: Okay everyone, thanks for all of the responses and tips. Always greatly appreciated because I'm not very good at this stuff. The problem was the wires were switched. It was that simple. After we cut and respliced everything the truck started right up. spent the day messing around hooking up another brake and tail light as well. We've also taken several short shakedown cruises to keep an eye on leaks engine temperature oil pressure etc. So far so good!

Thanks for all the responses fellas. I think we have it wired backwards. I will report back later today.

Awesome Travis! A good time had by all. That's what I like to see/read about. Thanks for sharing!?

Thanks for this advice. The fuel line isn't plugged. It's a brand new tank and was running perfectly before the mechanical pump gave out. And it was spraying gas all over the place when the last thing we did was hook up the fuel filter right at the gas tank before the fuel pump. I'll certainly try the inlet in a gas can.

I know for certain we have no kinks. We've checked and double checked that it's very straightforward. I guess it's possible the pump is faulty although it sure does sound nice. as far as it being wired backwards, now I am very unsure about that. The black wire should be the ground, and the red wire should be the hot wire which is run up to the ignition switch. My gosh do we have it backwards because my truck is a 6 volt positive ground?

My brother and I spent the day installing a 6 volt electric fuel pump in my 48 B1C. I got the pump from DCM. It does not need a regulator. It is installed correctly back near the fuel tank with a fuel filter between the tank and the pump, and another fuel filter up near the carburetor. I completely bypassed the mechanical fuel pump. I put a metal plate over where the mechanical fuel pump used to be. Everything is wired correctly and the pump sounds nice when we turn the key on. For the life of me we cannot figure out why we cannot get gas up to the carburetor. The truck ran fine before the mechanical fuel pump failed. And the truck starts right up when we dump gas down the car with a little cup. but the new pump for some reason is not getting fuel up to the carburetor, not even close I don't believe. And we have left the key on for minutes at a time to make sure that it would pull the fuel up, and there is nothing there. and yes, there is plenty of gasoline in the tank. What are we doing wrong? Is there a way to prime the pump? What have you guys done? ?

Wow, that's strange. Around here, one quick turnoff from almost anywhere and you're on gravel for miles...