JerseyHarold

Briggs bodies for Plymouths were made at a separate factory in Detroit then trucked to the Detroit Plymouth plant for final assembly. Did Briggs also have local factories near the other Plymouth assembly plants or were all bodies made in Detroit and shipped out? If they were all made in Detroit, were the bodies shipped in primer then painted during assembly, or were they painted before shipment?

In my neighborhood, if you put anything metal out with the trash it will be gone long before the garbage truck comes. When we have 'bulk night' once a year there are dozens of roving scrap pickers all over the place.

Good move. There is a scrap metal place in town and lately we've been bringing our metal there. We don't do as well as you, but it still buys a sandwich or two.

Bingo! Thanks, Tim.

We were going through a batch of vintage electronic parts that I got years ago and came across this device. At first I was completely stumped by what it is, but now I'm thinking it's a car battery cell tester. Am I on the right track or completely off base?

Looks a whole lot better than what you started with.

Looks good. Glad you solved your dilemma!

Chris, I heard that Model T's have a hard time going up hills because they don't have fuel pumps. Have you installed one on your T??

I have an '05 Caravan as well and one of my lenses is pulled away from the housing but is still firmly attached. It may have been re-attached before I bought the van. I've been watching for spare taillights when I'm at pick-n-pulls and will buy them when I find nice ones. The 2005 Caravan takes a 2-bulb unit, and earlier ones took 3 bulbs. I don't think they are interchangeable.

I just saw this ad. Somebody here may need it: http://southjersey.craigslist.org/pts/3157957863.html

The cars seem to be sniffing around their new home.

Maybe the 7 pound cap was for higher elevations to raise the boiling point of the coolant more.

The clutch was replaced recently. Does the noise get louder if you remove the inspection cover from the bell housing? Are the clutch mounting bolts tight on the flywheel?

Put a stethoscope on the fuel pump and see if the noise is coming from there. Also step on clutch to see if noise goes away or changes.

Did you brace the door opening when you cut out the rocker panel?

The fuel line could have been rerouted to avoid vapor locks.

My son and I want my get my '52 Cambridge running again before he goes back to college in another month. There is a fuel delivery issue and I need ideas on what to do next. First, a little background: In the mid-nineties I re-did a lot of the car mechanically. I sent the tank to Gas-Tank Renu and replaced all the lines (metal and rubber) as well as the fuel pump. I also had the carb rebuilt by a professional rebuilder. The engine hasn't been run since 1998 (it seems like only yesterday....). We pulled the fuel sender and there was a half-inch layer of evil-smelling golden brown liquid that I siphoned as best I could. We got about 6-7 ounces out of the tank, but there was still a thin layer that the siphon couldn't withdraw. I'm reluctant ot disturb the drain plug because I'm concerned about the stength of the tank at that point. We poured-in a little over a gallon of fresh gasoline and started cranking the engine. The carb started leaking around the throttle plate pivot and the liquid coming out was more vile than the stuff we got out of the tank. I took off the fuel inlet to the carburetor and I got some nearly-black liquid out of the line when we cranked the engine. See the attached picture. After that, I couldn't get anything out of the fuel line when cranking. My questions: Could the gallon of gas be lower than (or just at the level of) the pickup point in the tank and that's why I don't get anything out of the fuel line anymore when cranking? Should I try opening the plug on the tank to drain whatever stuff is in there, or should I siphon it again? Could the rubber fuel lines be deteriorating internally causing the "fuel" to darken on its way to the carb? The throttle plate pivot points did not leak with this carburetor years ago after it was rebuilt. You can see the fresh liquid under the carb in the picture.The needle valve in the carb may be stuck and causing it to dump gas so I shot some Gumout in there to free it. Is it safe to assume that once the engine starts running there won't be liquid gasoline near the pivots and the area will be under a vacuum so I won't have a leak? Finally, the question I'm most concerned about: Could the Gas Tank Renu be breaking down and contaminating the fuel? All thoughts appreciated. Sorry about the long-winded post.

X2. I have had two stuck Plymouth engines (one is the original out of my Cambridge) for years. I have them on cut-down supermarket shopping carts for easy moving. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

If a collectible car ever was sold at a used car dealership in its lifetime, chances are that the mileage has been rolled-back. It wasn't illegal to do before the 1970's (when federal odometer laws were enacted) and loosely enforced after that. Unless there is a lot of documentation with the car to back it up, my personal belief is that that the majority of old cars being touted as low-mileage beauties have odometers that were tinkered-with.

The Suburban was a nice body atyle and very practical. The seat folds down and you have as much or more space than a present-day small SUV. Plus, you get the rock-solid drivetrain and the enjoyment of having a fairly unique ride. I looked at a few of them over the years and regret not having bought one. My mother worked with a guy who wanted to sell us his in 1965 to replace our rough-condition '52 Cambridge. My parents hemmed and hawed, and someone beat them to it. The selling price? $5.00!

It's a little sad to think that all those cars were someone's pride and joy at one point.

My cousin was a Dodge salesman for many years and he got the first Demon shipped to Brooklyn to use as a demo. It said 'Demon' on the left fender, 'Duster' on the right.

When I was a little kid I saw the occasional '51 with the hood emblem upside down; this nonsense has been around for a long time! Didn't understand it then, don't understand it now. I once read that it's impossible to mount the 1950 hood emblem upside down due to the location of the holes in the hood, and that some cars came from the factory that way because the hoods were drilled incorrectly.

It's a beautiful place. I'm jealous. Enjoy!

I agree 100%. I've never seen any 1951-1952 Plymouth with carpeting (I've looked at literally hundreds of them over the years) and wasn't aware of carpets in the Belvedere until dodgeb4ya indicated they had it.