Craigslist parts score

[Young Ed]

Went and bought a few P15 and some 1940 parts off craigslist today. 

[mackster]

Nice score!

[Mark D]

Nice! I just bought a speedo head as well. Figured I learn on that one before I took mine apart to fix the faded red dial light.

[Young Ed]

Nice! I just bought a speedo head as well. Figured I learn on that one before I took mine apart to fix the faded red dial light.

You don't actually have to disassemble the speedo to fix that. Just need to remove it from the housing. 

[desoto1939]

on the 39 Desoto and I would also assume on the other Mopars of this vintage. The little dot onthe speedometer point does not change color. It is clear.  If you look behind the dial you will see that the dial face is painter yellow/green/red according to the mph. So the color chnages when the pointer moves. Not any real rocket science here just some plain old simple aspect.

 

Rich HArtung

desoto1939@aol.com

[Bob D]

Ed, I would be interested in the stainless grille pieces if you want to sell them

[Young Ed]

Ed, I would be interested in the stainless grille pieces if you want to sell them

 

Yes I do and had you in mind when I bought them. I will send you a PM. Do you or anyone else know if that center bumper guard is OEM or aftermarket? The seller stated it came off the 40 ply.

[Bob D]

I don't know if it is OEM or aftermarket,  You could contact Jim Benjaminson he should know

[JIPJOBXX]

Always fun to get another toy for you car.  Or just extra parts!  I do not have many extra engine parts but I do have a fuel pump and extra keys just in case

[Don Coatney]

A few years back forum member David Maxwell did an excellent documentation on speedometer repairs. I was able to find this photo in his bucket album.

 

[Don Coatney]

Here are a couple more photos.

 

 

Edited January 25, 2013 by Don Coatney

[dudford]

Went and bought a few P15 and some 1940 parts off craigslist today. 

 

So what was the story, some guy just those parts rattlin' around his workshop?

[Young Ed]

So what was the story, some guy just those parts rattlin' around his workshop?

 

The 40 parts were left off a 40 plymouth he street rodded and later sold. This stuff was leftover. He had a bumper and splashpan laying around too. The 46-48 plymouth parts he said came with his 46 dodge. Not sure quite what the deal is there. If you look close I think 2 of the guages in the housing have been swapped with dodge units. I think one of the loose ones is a Chrysler or Desoto unit too.

[Mark D]

Thanks Don - I've seen these images and read the thread in the past, thanks for the refresh.  My cars goes from Green to Yellow - but alas no Red.  It appears and easy fix, but I did not see images reflecting the disassembly process.  My ebay speedo will serve to educate me on the process without having to scarmble under the dash (in this frigid weather) and will also give me a source of cheap parts in the future.

 

[greg g]

There was a thread from a member years back (Dave Maxwell) showing the procedure he used for renewing the dyes used to make the speedo change color.  I believe he used highlighters to renew the color.  there is a prisim that diirects light into a lucite casting on the bottom of the indicator needle, thei casting carries the colors, allowing the light beam passing through to illuminate the face. Of course brighter bulbs and cleaning up the dust will make the effect more dramatic.

Edited January 25, 2013 by greg g

[Young Ed]

Sharpie permanent markers are what David used. I used them to redo mine. I also have an NOS needle now that shows the amounts of each color.