1948 Plymouth Special Deluxe resources

[Kool48]

Is there anyone out there today that had catalogs for these cars. I need a few things and having hard time locating them. Like for instance I want to use factory oil gauge. Someone before me took line off and replaced with the under dash guages. I need the line that runs from engine to guage. Also like the heater valve and controls. Thanks. Chris

[Young Ed]

Is there anyone out there today that had catalogs for these cars. I need a few things and having hard time locating them. Like for instance I want to use factory oil gauge. Someone before me took line off and replaced with the under dash guages. I need the line that runs from engine to guage. Also like the heater valve and controls. Thanks. Chris

The line can be made from brake line but you need a special fitting for the gauge. It's a pilot line fitting that a good hardware store should have. Heater valves are tricky to find. Then you need a temp cable to operate it. Which heater do you have? The cheaper ones probably only came with a manual valve that was operated under the hood. 

[Don Coatney]

A ball valve will work.

 

[DJ194950]

I did a quick ebay search in ebay motors/part for 1946-48 plymouth "oil pressure gauge and four showed up, used and NOS. 2nd search for -1946-48 plymouth oil pressure line- showed even more gauges and the rubber portion of the pressure line.

Did not  see the steel part that passes thru the firewall to the gauge with the Odd compression type fitting on the gauge end as mentioned in previous posts and where to find that. Perhaps posting a question to the used gauge ebay sellers to see if the also have available the line parts?  Has worked for me a few times.

 

Let your fingers do the walkin' and shopin'. 

 

DJ

[Chazz 47]

There is a guy between latham and Decatur that had a parts car for sale you might be able to buy the gauge and line from him if it's usable.