Questions from a new owner

[PatS....]

These stories are never boring...keep 'em coming. The history surrounding them and the way life was when they were part of life never gets old.

Thanks for the old pics, really enjoyable.

Pat

[Greenbomb]

Welcome to the forum. That is a very nice car. Great find. And your stories and pictures are not in the least boring. In fact, the are very fascinating. I'd really like to see the picture of your car in the same spot as the '42. Thanks for sharing all that.

[Andydodge]

W.F..........Welcome from sunny Sth Grafton, NSW Australia.....to the best forum on the net, these guys are a great bunch of people and are extremely knowledgeable & helpful.......and don't apologise for the family pics and stories, they are interesting & informative.........thats a real nice looking car you have............best wishes from downunder.......Andy Douglas

[1940plymouth]

W.F.

Like Andy said, never apologize, those old photos and the stories are fantastic, thanks for sharing,

Bob

[maine48ply]

WF, thanks very much for posting those floor bracket pictures, they are just what I was looking for. I can't believe the condition they are in....an amazing car you have there.

[W.F. Brown- III]

Welcome to the forum. That is a very nice car. Great find. And your stories and pictures are not in the least boring. In fact, the are very fascinating. I'd really like to see the picture of your car in the same spot as the '42. Thanks for sharing all that.

Old photo of '42 Plymouth taken Summer, 1944.

New photo of '48 Plymouth taken Summer, 2010.

The old house is unchanged. There are a couple more trees in the yard, and the shadow of the old barn (in the old photo) is no longer there (barn torn down in the early '60's). Other than the corn growing behind the car in '44, I think it's all about the same (and, if we keep getting good rain, my corn will soon be up that high).

[Joe Flanagan]

Those pictures made my day. We all know they're not just old cars.

[W.F. Brown- III]

... generally it is agreed that 00 gauge is the way to go. These can be had (or made) through most farm supply houses ...

This was great advice. I stopped by our local tractor place today and asked about having some heavy-duty cables made. They said no problem. So, I went back home and started to take the old cables off (they were fairly good size cables - bigger than what's on my "regular" car). Well, when I started to take the cable off the starter I discovered it was very loose. So, taking the advice from this forum, I tightened it down good, hooked everything back up, and ... zing, that starter zipped off just like it should. The problem all along was a loose connection. I will, however, go ahead and get the heavy duty cables made up. What the heck, "bigger is always better", right?

Again, from someone who knows nothing (but is learning) about motors, THANKS.

[Niel Hoback]

Now you can't say you know nothing because now you know about loose connections, and this is just the beginning.

[Greenbomb]

The before and after pictures are great! And all the history to go along with makes it that much better! Thanks.

[greg g]

Great story, great pics. Nest thing to chase is all the grounds you can find. Make sure they are clean and tight and with the new cables and a capable battery, your 6V system will work as engineered. While you are looking for parts, try to find some extra fuses for the headlamp switch, basically the only fuse on the car. They are longer than SAE standard and need to be 30 amp rated. If all your lights go out at once, its probably that fuse. Next time you are under the dashboard, take a good look there and familiarize your self with the changing the fuse drill.

[W.F. Brown- III]

... While you are looking for parts, try to find some extra fuses for the headlamp switch, basically the only fuse on the car ...

Thanks. That's some good advice. I'll remember that.