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  1. JerseyHarold
    Good luck in your new home. It looks pretty urban compared to your former place.
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    The noisiest 'el' line I ever heard is the Brown Line in Chicago. It is about 12 feet off the ground and runs tightly between buildings. I don't know how people can stand living near it.
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    Might not hurt to stuff a towel or rag into the bottom of the door so if the glass falls it will hit a cushion.
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    Send a big THANK YOU to Maok for starting this thread. I've been trying to revive my '52 Cambridge after sitting for 20+ years. It would start with gas poured down the carburetor, then die immediately. When I saw this thread discussing which direction the needle valve points, a light bulb went on in my head. I removed the fuel line at the carburetor and the needle valve was pointing the wrong way. Reversed the valve, added gas, and the engine started right up on the first attempt! I'm very pleased. Thanks again, Harold
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    Same-size flathead sixes are generally interchangeable over a wide range of years. It becomes a matter of switching around bolt-on parts, like manifolds and the oil pan, to make it work in your application. In my case, I put a '57 Plymouth engine, that was used for many years in a '39 Dodge, into my '52 Plymouth. It all fits and works.
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    Could be a loose starter spring allowing the gear to slap the flywheel intermittently. Do you have another starter you can swap in to test?
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    If the wheels are staying on the car, I lay a steel wheel under each front tire for extra support.
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    Great photos. Makes me want to jump into one of those Plymouths and drive away. Kinda strange that Chrysler included the license plate brackets on cars being shipped to a one-plate state like Pennsylvania. When I worked at dealerships in the 1980's the front plate bracket was coded separately on the factory order based on where the car was being shipped-to.
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    However you proceed, be careful on the taillight bezels because they have the reflectors crimped-in. In another thread someone found that some bicycle reflectors are the same size and can be glued-in.
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    I haven't been to a movie theater in a long time, so my choices are older films. There are more to my list, but five that come to mind are: Blues Brothers Blues Brothers 2000 99 River Street The Hitch-Hiker Split Second The Blues Brothers movies have all the essential elements I need to enjoy a film: car chases, music, and used police cars (I bought/sold a number of them back in the day). The latter three movies are all 'film noir' productions from the early 1950's featuring '52 Plymouths (my favorite car).
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    Check the little thin wire going to the points inside the distributor. It could have frayed or grounded-out.
  12. JerseyHarold
    Looking better and better. Where did you find the taillight assemblies?
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    Great looking truck. Enjoy it!
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    When I got my '51 business coupe, it had a '50 nose on it. I believe the hood was tied down instead of being attached by the hinges. The 'body man' who did the work also bent the front edge of each door inward a little bit to clear the back edge of the front fender. Luckily those bent back into the correct shape easily.
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    You pull off (straight out) any one of the middle 5 buttons and there is a small knob inside. You turn the knob to the station you want, and then put the button back on. As I recall, each button has a range of frequencies. You can't/shouldn't (let's say) use the far left button for a station on the far right of the dial. Your owner's manual should have the procedure in it. If I can dig up one of my manuals I'll post a pic of the page.
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    Might be a rod knock. Try shorting-out each plug wire one-by-one. If the knock goes away when one particular wire is shorted, you know that's the cylinder that's acting-up. I'd also check for loose flywheel or clutch bolts.
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    Get 2 bolts with the same thread as the trans mounting bolts but longer. Cut the bolt heads off and screw them into the bell housing on a diagonal (for example, top left and bottom right). Use the cut-off bolts as guide pins, slide the trans into position, and then install two original mounting bolts in open holes in the bell housing. Once they are in, remove the guide pin bolts and replace them with regular bolts.
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    Glad you confirmed that it will fit; so it's a keeper. This won't be what my wife wants to hear.....
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    Greg, I was thinking along the lines of will the bell housing itself fit a P-23 as far as starter location, rear mounting bolt locations, and clutch fork pivot point. My cars are in storage so it's tough to make comparisons. Based on what I've seen/ remember, the starter sits at a different height on the P23. I've attached a picture of the P15 bell housing I have.
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    He hasn't posted since last August and was wondering if he's OK. Does anyone know?
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    Will a P-15 bell housing (with the small circular vent holes along the top) interchange with a P-23 ('51-'52) bell housing (square opening in top of housing)? I have P23's and won't keep it if it doesn't fit my cars. Thanks for any help Harold
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    Robin, Great idea to form a Facebook group. I just joined. This comes at a good time because I'm cleaning up my shelves and will have a number of items to sell. Harold
  23. JerseyHarold
    Is that the original rear window gasket? If not, the replacement gasket may be covering the screw holes because it's larger than the original.
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    My '51 Plymouth business coupe has trim around the inside of the rear window. Basically the same body as the 2nd series '49. I'd suspect yours had it, too.
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    Nice job!
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